Tracee Ellis Ross Covers Good Housekeeping In Adidas Stan Smith
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Anyone who knows us knows we LOVE us some Tracee Ellis Ross. The woman is seriously my favorite play auntie in my head. So, when the 'Black-ish' star, 44, donned the May cover of Good Housekeeping (in adidas Stan Smith's, nonetheless) we knew it would be a thing.
In her interview, the groundbreaking actress talked candidly with GH about beauty in her own words, the power of playing a strong black woman on a hit TV show, and the sneakHER style that makes her unique. Take a look below at some of our favorite excerpts.
On Her Definition of Beauty
“There are times I put on tons of makeup; there are times I don’t. The larger conversation is about the idea that we have to manipulate ourselves to be lovable and worthy. My life has worth because of who I am as a human being, not because I am an object of desire. I’d love to be in a delicious, romantic relationship, but it is not the point of how I choose to look or feel beautiful.”
On Her SneakHER Style
“I wear what makes my heart sing. I can come to work at 5 in the morning in a fabulous outfit because it’s what makes me happy. There’s always an element of comfort and an element of glamour. I’ll wear sweatpants with a tuxedo jacket or a wide-leg tuxedo trouser with a pair of sneakers and a sweatshirt. I love an Adidas Stan Smith.”
On The Importance of 'Black-ish'
“I think that as a black woman, my beingness is a form of activism in and of itself. The fact that I am on a show called Black-ish, that I’m playing a woman who is both a wife and a doctor, a mother and a person, a partner and an individual, and that I am playing a joyful black woman on television who is not just surviving but thriving is by definition a form of activism. If I take that and ripple it out further in an amplified way, I can’t help, from my beingness, to not be a form of activism, because that is who I am.”