PARIS — Everyday life is jeans and T-shirts for Penélope Cruz. “And shoes that I can use to run — because I am a mother,” she said. Same for jewelry: “I don’t wear a lot, just small things that can be special for me, that have a meaning.” Of course, the red carpet is a different story altogether. “When there is a premiere, you feel like there is a reason, you know, because you’re wearing a couture gown and it asks for more,” was how she described it. The Spanish actress was in Paris to show her Atelier Swarovski collection of fine jewelry and spoke to WWD in a lounge of Apicius, a Michelin-starred restaurant decorated with leopard print chairs and gilded chandeliers. “It’s a dream to be able to wear your own collection,” explained Cruz, who on Wednesday morning also attended the Chanel show, as the latest ambassador to be named by the fashion house. Cruz took pieces from the jewelry collection to the Cannes Film Festival this year, wearing earrings made from fair trade gold and Swarovski-created diamonds and rubies, showing the first pieces from the partnership on the red carpet. By Cruz’s account, the jewelry carries her imprint. The earrings worn by Cruz in Fair

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