Barbra Streisand is W‘s December cover star. (Photo: Steven Meisel)
At 74, Barbra Streisand’s “the gift that keeps on giving,” according to W.
The
legendary singer-actress appears on the cover of the magazine’s
December issue sitting cross-legged, perched on a stool in nothing but a
men’s white dress shirt, a black tie, sheer tights, and her own Jimmy
Choo pumps. Shot by famed photographer Steven Meisel, the stunning
image proves that the triple threat (Streisand’s won a number of awards,
and is a certified EGOT, having taken home an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar,
and a Tony) is still a very relevant force to be reckoned with.
In
a second shot, she again posed in the shirt as dress and no pants look,
one that’s favored by young “it” girls such as Kendall Jenner and Gigi
Hadid. This time she wore an Escada trench coat, a Preston & Olivia
hat, fishnet stockings, a camisole, and thigh-high Jimmy Choo boots. The
magazine called her the “original fashion risk-taker.”
In
the issue, the Broadway star discusses everything from the sold-out
stadium tour she is currently on in support her 35th studio album, Encores: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, to how she sings only if it’s for “a purpose.”
Seeing
as Streisand has been extremely vocal on her passion for women’s rights
and her frustration with the wage gap in Hollywood, it comes as no
surprise that she also enjoys playing strong women in films. “It’s a
more interesting part to play! Strong women are, simply, women with
opinions. And they have always been treated with suspicion,” she said.
One of her directorial projects also stemmed from her feminism. “The last movie I directed was The Mirror Has Two Faces,
and one of the reasons I took the job was because she got the guy at
the end,” Streisand admitted. The 1996 romantic drama not only allowed
her to pursue one of her career-centric passions, but it also led her to
her husband, James Brolin. “I thought, Hmm, I’ve been alone too long. I
think I’ll do this movie, and then, in real life, I also got the guy at
the end! I wound up getting married. In a sense, I believe you can
manifest your reality,” she revealed. “My husband and I were set up on a
blind date. I met him at a dinner and expected a bearded mountain-man
type, and he had cut off all his hair and was clean-shaven.” She added
that she thinks he fell in love with her when she asked him, “Who
screwed up your hair?” Streisand said, “He later told me that’s when he
fell in love with me. My fella likes to hear the truth, which is
unusual.”
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