CLEMENCE POESY

"I don't believe in ordinary women. I think every woman is extraordinary." Actress and fashion model Clémence Poésy aligns with our vision that every woman is special. Herself a strong believer in female empowerment, she mentors actress and singer Ava Hervier, helping her write her own extraordinary story. Discover more with Vogue.

The Ones Below (2016)

Clémence Poésy at Stella McCartney as part of Paris Fashion Week - September 30th, 2019.

Clémence Poésy for Elle Russia Ph. Lucian Bor Style: Pia Leonie Knoll Hair: David Delicourt Mka: Gregoris Pyrpylis

“It’s just that I’m always worrying about sounding arrogant or too big in myself… I can’t find the words. What I’m trying to say is that I want to utilise my mind in different ways. Cinema-wise, I don’t want to direct films, althought I’d love to make a documentary. But I love acting, for both selfless and selfish reasons.”

Six Legendary Chanel Muses Pay Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld Clémence Poésy met Lagerfeld shortly after appearing in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in 2005. While attending Lagerfeld’s final presentation, staged just two weeks after his death, the actress was struck by the many public displays of emotion in the usually impassive front row. “It was moving to see together so many women who had collaborated with him and been part of his life for a very long time,” she says. Working with Lagerfeld over the years, Poésy observed that the designer had developed faithful, long-standing relationships not just with Chanel VIPs like herself but also with the workers of the house’s famed ateliers, many of whom had been with him for decades. “Karl created something at Chanel that went beyond the clothes,” Poésy says. “There is a sense of family there that I really hope survives without him.”

Clémence Poésy for Elle Germany Ph. Lucian Bor Style: Pia Leonie Knoll Hair: David Delicourt Mka: Gregoris Pyrpylis

Clémence Poésy attends the Stella McCartney show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2019/2020 on March 04, 2019 in Paris, France.

Clémence Poésy, circa 2007

As part of the jury of Venice’s section for Virtual Reality works, experimenting with VR. One day ago.

Clemence Poesy, Leila Bekhti,Jasmine Trinca, Clotilde Courau, Celine Sallette and other filmmakers walk the red carpet in protest of the lack of female filmmakers honored throughout the history of the festival at the screening of 'Girls Of The Sun (Les Filles Du Soleil)' during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2018 in Cannes, France.

For me, it’s about not being too aware of what you look like because if you are, you’re trying too hard and I don’t think that actually makes you look good… I’ve known from very early on that I don’t look perfect.