The French actor and OhLaLa favorite Gaspard Ulliel does a one-man show, piling on the best of the season’s nouvelle vague looks for the New York Style magazine photographed by Paolo Roversi. Click on the photos for the full size.
Gaspard Ulliel’s only American production so far is the 2007 film ‘‘Hannibal Rising,’’ but the 25-year-old won the 2005 César award for most promising newcomer; has starred alongside leading ladies like Isabelle Huppert, Audrey Tautou and Vera Farmiga; and recently filmed Bertrand Tavernier’s medieval love story, ‘‘La Princesse de Montpensier.’’ He strayed from acting last year, to appear in a Longchamp campaign with Kate Moss, but don’t expect to see him on the runways anytime soon.
‘‘I’m not really a model,’’ he says. ‘‘When I’m doing a photo shoot, I’m not playing a part. I’m just trying to be myself."
The actor found Paolo Roversi’s way of shooting this story, using digital video and then selecting still images, a stimulating challenge. ‘‘When you’re posing, usually you change your attitude when you hear the shutter click,’’ he says. ‘‘Here I never really knew when the picture was taken. It was odd but fun.’’
Though he professes fashion ignorance, Ulliel’s mother is a stylist, and his father is a former fashion designer. ‘‘I credit my parents with my sensitivity to art and creativity,’’ he explains. A more recent influence on his style is the custom-built Mecatwin motorcycle he bought two years ago. Since then, everything he wears must pass the bike test: ‘‘Your clothes must match your lifestyle.’’ Enough said.
