Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson Don't Do 'Tarty Relationships,' Just Tarty Covers
Which of these things is not like the other? Hard to tell upon first glance at W's S&M-inspired, unisexy cover shoot featuring Boleyn girls Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman, both decked out in heavy kohl liner, slicked back hair, and matching not-in-the-mood-for-love glares. The punky dominatrix aesthetic is a far cry from their powder-faced Boleyn characters' makeup and style, but these vampy get-ups are one of ScarJo's trademarks. Not to mention that over-stuffed cleavage look she favors. But Natalie? Going along with W's art direction to look "tough! Bitchy! Like someone stuffed a sock down your pants!"? After a brief memory of those panties and that pink wig from Closer, the initial shock wears off. What doesn't make sense, however, is the dichotomy between this cover look (bad, naughty girls who will whip you and you'll like it!) and the actresses' repetitive, insistance on their sobriety and good girl qualities in the actual interview.
After Natalie coolly proclaims, "I'm into monogamy," Scar rips into those infamous comments she made in Allure more than a year back: "The response was, like, 'What a ho-bag!' I didn't mean that I don't practice monogamy in my own life — of course I do! I'm not going to be in some tarty relationship." Not going to be in "some tarty" relationship? Care to discuss a talented little man named Justin Timberlake, and equally bosom-blessed Jessica Biel? As for comparisons to members of the Bimbo Summit, Scarlett was just as venomous: "You're never going to find me at the Ivy. I don't care how good the Cobb salad is. These tabloid magazines — I think they're hideous and the downfall of society." Which reminds us: didn't Gloria Steinem once say, "for women... bras, panties, bathing suits, and other stereotypical gear are visual reminders of a commercial, idealized feminine image that our real and diverse female bodies can't possibly fit." Kudos to ScarJo for contributing to society's rise by dressing like girls-for-hire on the cover of a national glossy.
