She came under fire from fashion critics after wearing a ’90s-inspired ensemble on the red carpet of the Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden in December.
And Katie Holmes has now opened up about the outfit choice, which included a satin blue dress and jeans, sharing that women need to look beyond what they wear.
The 44-year-old actress opened up about the stylistic mishap in a recent interview with Glamor magazine, describing the backlash as “powerful language.”
She also spoke about image and role stereotypes in the industry and said she has never had a desire to be “the sexy young thing”.
“I didn’t want to be the sexy young thing. I’m not sexy,” explains Katie, who rose to fame in the 1990s sitcom Dawsons Creek.
‘Let’s look a little beyond what we’re wearing’: Katie Holmes declares she’s ‘not sexy’… as she addresses backlash over THIS racy dress and denim outfit
Critics: She came under fire from fashion critics after wearing a naughty-inspired ensemble at the Madison Square Garden Jingle Ball red carpet in December
While Katie was scrutinized not to fall into the stereotypes of playing a young woman in Hollywood, Katie revealed that she was careful not to be portrayed as sexual.
“A friend of mine came to all my photoshoots to make sure they weren’t trying to make me look like that. Yeah, I think I just wanted to be an actress,” she explained.
The actress also opened up about her recent fashion reaction, which made headlines after her performance at Jingle Ball in December.
Katie wore a Y2K style navy mini dress over jeans and trainers to the event.
Breaking the internet with the viral ensemble, many declared that the satin dress was an interesting mix with the jeans.
Her stylist previously spoke out to defend the look, saying: “We decided that the rich color and subtle bust-like effect details of the top would be elegant and fun with jeans.”
But less excited to talk about the look is Katie, who has been pretty quiet about the look and still isn’t ready to talk about it.
“That’s strong language,” she says, after hearing many allegations about her ensemble, before telling the women to “stick together” rather than keep talking.
Stunning: Katie looked ultra chic as she posed for a photo shoot with the cover story
Young fame: When she came under fire for falling into the casting stereotypes of a young woman in Hollywood, Katie revealed she was careful not to be portrayed as sexual
“That’s strong language,” she says, after hearing many allegations about her ensemble, before telling the women to “shut each other up” rather than discuss more
She added: “Let’s look a little beyond what we wear. It’s our duty to each other. I feel the woman’s journey is deeper.
She added: “Let’s look a little further than what we wear. It’s our duty to each other. I feel the woman’s journey goes deeper.”
Elsewhere during the interview, she offered a rare glimpse into family life with her 16-year-old daughter Suri – who she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise.
Katie said it was very important to “protect” her because her only child was “so visible at a young age”.
While the actress added that she is “grateful” to be her parents because she is such an “amazing person”.
Loving mum: Elsewhere in the interview, she shared a rare glimpse into family life with her 16-year-old daughter Suri – who she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise
Important: Katie said it was very important to “protect” her because her only child was “so visible at a young age”.
Source: Daily Mail
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