Zoë Kravitz poses on Harper’s Bazaar cover in completely unretouched photo shoot
The photoshoot is accompanied by an interview conducted by Reese Witherspoon
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Your support makes all the difference.Zoë Kravitz has posed on the front cover of Harper’s Bazaar without undergoing any re-touching.
Unlike most cover images, which will have undergone assiduous editing processes, Kravitz’ image on the latest issue of the magazine has been left completely unretouched in a bid to champion authenticity and subvert industry norms.
The photoshoot was accompanied by an interview conducted by Kravitz’ friend and Big Little Lies co-star, Reese Witherspoon, in which the actor confesses to being “a little scared” about the unedited snaps.
“What scared me most was that I was scared about it,” she explained.
“That made me sad."
When asked whether she’d had any negative experiences with retouching, the actor said she hasn’t had any “drastic experiences” but recalled occasions when her features have been edited without her knowledge.
"I did a cover of a magazine once and noticed that my eyes were this beautiful hazel-green colour, which would be great, but they're not that colour!," she told Witherspoon.
“I've seen my hands be changed before. It makes you think, 'What's wrong with my hands? Or my eyes?’”
Witherspoon responded by describing the retouching process as “so arbitrary”, adding that she’s had moments where she feels she’s been so heavily edited that she is no longer recognisable in magazines.
Kravitz also touched on the lack of diversity she felt characterised Hollywood when she was growing up, describing everyone as “white and blonde and big boobs”.
This led her to question her own value in society, she explained, given that she didn’t feel represented in films as a child.
“I’m not necessarily trying to point the finger at anyone,” Kravitz continued.
“I just want to make these writers, most of whom are probably white, aware of the things that affect me and likely affect other people as well.
“I’m trying to speak my mind and shift things so Hollywood can be more conscious about things.”
The photographs from the shoot have been widely shared on Twitter, garnering a flurry of praise from Kravitz’ extensive fan base, with one person describing the Californian actor as “literally the most beautiful woman in the world.”
“Zoë Kravitz could slap me and I would say thank you,” joked one person.
“Imagine being Zoë Kravitz,” enthused another, “like just try to think of what it would feel like to be THAT gorgeous.”
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