{"id":157592,"date":"2018-03-20T08:49:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T12:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=157592"},"modified":"2018-03-20T08:49:52","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T12:49:52","slug":"eva-longoria-weaves-empowerment-throughout-her-clothing-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/20\/eva-longoria-weaves-empowerment-throughout-her-clothing-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva Longoria weaves empowerment throughout her clothing line"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eva Longoria (Photo By Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Eva Longoria is a master of multitasking.<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old actress is producing a new pilot, continuing her work with the Time’s Up initiative, launching her clothing line on HSN and preparing to welcome her first child with husband Jose \u201cPepe\u201d Baston.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have two babies,\u201d said Longoria with a hearty laugh. \u201cMy line and my actual baby in my stomach.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Longoria, who has been sewing and designing since she was 7, everything comes back to championing women.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to be comfortable not only physically in what you’re wearing, but like comfortable in your skin. Does that empower me? Do I feel like this is my best self today? And that’s what my collection is meant to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former \u201cDesperate Housewives\u201d star has been rallying for parity in Hollywood and beyond alongside the Time’s Up campaign, which raised $20 million and helped 1,500 women with harassment suits. She gave an impassioned speech at the recent women’s march in Los Angeles and called out E! over a pay equity dispute with former anchor Catt Sadler during an interview with the network at the Golden Globes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not a moment, it’s a movement,\u201d she said of continuing the momentum after Hollywood’s awards season. \u201cIt needs to be celebrated and applauded every time we have an accomplishment. But at the same time, we just need to keep moving it forward and we need to keep making real change.\u201d<\/p>\n

The thread of female empowerment is also woven throughout the Eva Longoria Collection.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to really get inspiration from real women in the world and I wanted to use my global travels to, you know, give it a personality of not only Eva’s DNA, but a global DNA of like women everywhere doing everything,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her spring line features ruffled sleeves, graphic tees, floral patterns and feminine pleated skirts meant to be dressed up for work or down with a pair of sneakers.<\/p>\n

During an interview in Los Angeles, Longoria showed off patterned crepe jumpsuits, which she calls \u201conesies,\u201d wide-legged pants and comfy stretch denim she promised will ward off the dreaded muffin top.<\/p>\n

Longoria sported one of the collection’s popular bomber jackets in floral-print jacquard, joking that it’s the only thing that fit her growing belly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m in the golden months of energy! And the glow\u2014 although that’s my highlighter,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel great. I feel good, you know, and I feel my best when I’m working. So people are like, ‘Slow down! Slow down!’ And it’s just not who I am. It’s not in my DNA.\u201d<\/p>\n

There’s little time to relax as she’s currently producing a pilot for the ABC drama \u201cGrand Hotel,\u201d launching her collection live on HSN on March 22 and 23 and starring in the remake of 80’s comedy \u201cOverboard,\u201d which premieres in May.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I can really relax and just bake the baby,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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