Elegantly Eclectic: Cate Blanchett Poses In Silk Turban-Style Headgear For Vogue Cover

Hollywood actress, Cate Blanchett, who is unequivocally a style icon despite persistent denials, has just adopted a baby daughter to add to her brood, and still manages to look impeccable. The 45-year old Oscar winner donned a striking silk headpiece by milliner Rosie Boylan and posed in an array of designer threads as she opened up to Vogue Australia about the beauty of children.

The Cinderella star, who plays the wicked stepmother in the Disney classic remake, tells New York-based Australian author Anna Funder she 'would rather presently live life this way', as she spoke of the trials and tribulations of parenthood.

'Children teach one about compromise. Before having children the idea of compromise rubbed shoulders with weakness or deception. They are spirited, passionate, political and demanding. They constantly extend parents and so parents are constantly confronted with their failures,' she says.

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