SHOPPING
WHAT TO WEAR FOR: dinner with a client
March 2007

In the Spring Fashion Issue of Marie Claire, the best new looks for all sizes, shapes and budgets are revealed. Gracing the cover, two time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank is pretty in pink. Having come a long way since starring in "The Next Karate Kid" and "Beverly Hills 90210" now 32, she is considered one of Hollywood's top actresses. In the exclusive interview, Hilary talks all about life, love and becoming an award-winning actress.

On her motivation to become an actor:
"As a kid I felt like such an outsider. I didn't belong. I fought for my place in the world. And part of what brought me to being an actor is that I would watch movies and there would be characters I could relate to. I felt my place within that, within them."

On her divorce [to actor Chad Lowe]
"In life we have expectations of how things should turn out... Ending my marriage isn't something I take lightly. But it was the right thing to do."

On her intense personality
"People do call call me intense. I can see why. I can. But, I don't like the word 'intense' I prefer 'focused," she says. "I am a lay-it-on-the-table kind of girl. No nonsense. I'd rather have honest relationships, because life is too short to beat around the bush. Honesty shows that you really care about someone. I live by that."

In the shopping feature, Alex Woo's gold vermeil Narissa cuff is shown as an exciting way to show class and an eye for detail to those important client dinners.

Fun fact: In the UK edition of Marie Claire, Alex Woo's Little Numbers are noted if you want to mark an important occasion or even boast about your pulling prowess!