SCARLETT That has been my greatest insecurity. I create a glance and instantly assume: “It’s too easy. Individuals will assume I’m a hack.” It has taken me a very long time to personal it.
How do you navigate all of the egos in your business?
McMILLAN Let’s be clear: The celebrities usually are not the issue.
Bryce and I really work with the identical stylist. She’s good, however she at all times has some good, esoteric thought, and I’ve completely no thought what she’s speaking about. Her references are at all times from the Renaissance or some Seventeenth-century girl. I’m like, “Um, I’m from the seaside.” Identical factor with some photographers — they’ll go to some obscure mental reference, and I’ll must say, “Please dumb it down.”
SCARLETT The photographers and the artwork administrators, that’s the place it may possibly get extra — how do I say this? It takes extra finessing. The primary time with a brand new photographer or a brand new stylist you’ve actually acquired to seek out your means slowly. I allow them to come to me with their concepts and I course of it, and do the perfect I can, whereas nonetheless staying true to myself.
McMILLAN You need to keep true to your genuine self. We don’t often work in style — we work with trendy celebrities. It’s completely different. Style individuals —
SCARLETT Will be very exhausting.
I’ve labored with unimaginable photographers, stylists, artwork administrators. I’ve been within the room with legends. More often than not, I’m there as a result of the actress requested for me, which is a tough dynamic. Years in the past, I did Claire Danes for American Vogue, shot by Steven Klein. Let me let you know, they didn’t need me there. I walked in and wished to say, “I’m sorry you’re compelled to have me, however belief that every one I wish to do is make you cheerful.” It was not simple. The photographer was good, however the Vogue stylist tortured me.
McMILLAN Bear in mind, the one transferring half on a photograph shoot is the hair.
SCARLETT Hair is the toughest job on set. In the event that they don’t just like the picture, the very first thing they don’t like is the hair.
