Freida Pinto: Karl Lagerfeld Believed In Me When No One Did

Freida Pinto graces the cover of InStyle magazine. She looks great, but that’s not really new news is it?

Freida has been making the rounds promoting her latest flick, Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

On the cover of the mag, she’s sporting a beautiful black lace Emilio Pucci dress. Inside the mag, Freida discusses where she shops, her favorite designers and her relationship with her man Dev Patel. She reveals that she gets a 40% discount at Topshop(lucky!) and she loves high-end labels like Prabal Gurung and Chanel.

You can read some excerpts from the interview below or pick up the mag, which hits stores today.

On her love for Chanel: "I tell you why I like Chanel so much: When I started off, no one wanted to give me clothes to wear. Absolutely no one! All the labels said, ‘Who is she?’ But Chanel believed in me from the very beginning. For the very first red carpet I did at the Toronto Film Festival [2008], they dressed me up in their very current season collection. It’s a massive brand: Why would they invest in someone who is nobody?”

On her impression of Karl Lagerfeld: "I always have a good time with Karl because he’s so appreciative and he wants me to try different things.”

On Skyping with her long distance boyfriend Dev Patel: “We use it a lot – and we hate it as well! It’s like a tease. I also feel it’s this pressure: ‘Oh my God, he’s seeing me after two weeks, I hope my hair is okay’. It’s just hideous. I think even the most beautiful person looks stupid on Skype.”

On Dev not being allowed to give stylist advice: “He’s not always bang-on! I buy for him all the time – I got him some Sanchita and he really likes it. He’s got his own very good sense of fashion. He loves his Burberry; he wears it to most events – Burberry should give him a contract.”