Jeff Goldblum Did His Homework and Aced the Dress Code

You look unbelievable.

Really, Emma? This is so cool.

So do you, thank you so much. I appreciate it.

So, are you, like, a big accessorizer?

I feel like the glasses are so chic and so special.

Is this something that you incorporate

into your day-to-day life? Yeah. Yeah.

I wear glasses.

These particular ones are by Jacques Marie Mage.

A great company.

And I have, I collaborated, believe it or not,

there's a Jeff Frame that Jacques Marie Mage does.

That's amazing. Yeah. Yeah.

But I read that, did did you read that story

from which the theme is partly--

Yes, yes. Derived.

Garden of Time. Yes.

The main character is Count Axle.

Yep.

Tall and imperious, you know.

Yes.

And living a kind of a beautiful life with his wife.

Yep.

But there are kind of Goya esque, you know, Goya,

the Spanish artist, you know? Yep

The artist. And there are hordes

that are coming toward the house.

But they, you know the story.

[Emma] Yes.

But they pluck these magical crystalline flowers

that then become liquid but it makes you go back in time.

Yes.

And forestalls, kind of delays,

the inevitable destruction of their lives.

Of their beautiful lives and gardens.

Yeah. Yeah.

I love that you read the short story, which is the theme.

Yeah, yeah.

And you kind of did your homework.

So were you super involved in bringing the theme to life?

Well, I was interested and involved,

but without much time to do it.

I've been doing a bunch of other stuff.

Andrew Vottero is my stylist. Amazing.

And he thrilled to this challenge and assignment.

He knew the story and devised this thing with Prada,

you know, with whom I've worked a little bit before.

I love them. And we kind of came up with this.

Ooh.

Including this Tiffany watch.

[Emma] That is unbelievable.

I know. Isn't that something?

Unbelievable. And these, you know,

on loan, these Tiffany little broaches.

The little, like, green broach with the green glasses

is unbelievable. You think so?

I love it. They're great.

I do have one more question for you.

Shoot.

So this is based on a short story, right?

The theme is based on a short story.

Partly, yeah.

Do you have a favorite short story?

Do you know that short story by JD Salinger,

who wrote Catcher in the Rye, called--

Oh yes.

Called Perfect Day for Bananafish?

Never heard of it. Yeah, that's,

I haven't read it in a while, but that's something.

Yeah.

How about those ones I, you know, came to know in school.

Gift of the Magi, O Henry and The Monkey's Paw.

Yes. Ooh.

Ooh. [laughs]

And you know Edgar Allen Poe?

Oh, I mean, love, yeah.

Masque of the Red Death, which is a little--

You have so many good ones. Adjacent to this.

That's right. The Telltale Heart, oh yeah.

Yeah. [Jeff purring]

Not to mention The Raven. You know The Raven?

Let's recite it together. The Raven, ready?

Oh God. Don't make me recite this.

I'm just gonna dance for you while you recite it.

Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered,

weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume

of forgotten lore, oh, that's good.

That was fucking amazing.

Okay, well this is gonna be the best interview of the night.

You're so good, Emma.

You're the best. Thank you so much.

I can't thank you enough.

[Emma] You're amazing. Go have so much fun in there.

You are.

See you in there and we'll party.

Have a good time. Mwah. Good to see you.

Good to see you, Emma.

[Emma] You're so fun.

I love you. Thank you for letting me dance.