Model turned award-winning-actress Diane Kruger is Allure’s gorgeous July cover girl, which makes sense given her past. The German-born stunner, who graced the pages of Allure back in her days as a model and was once the face of Giorgio Armani’s Acqua di Gio perfume, dons a thick navy cashmere Michael Kors sweater for the magazine, and, naturally, a flawless face painted by Gucci Westman. Inside the issue, Kruger, who also wears an off-the-shoulder taffeta and tulle gown by Jason Wu, gives her beauty and fashion tips.

“I must be very careful with my skin from modeling and working under hot lights,” says Kruger, who will be the new face of Calvin Klein’s Beauty fragrance come this October. “I break out easily. I never go to sleep without taking off my makeup.”

As for style versus comfort, Kruger says the former wins out every time.

“Two years ago, I wore an haute couture gown to the Venice Film Festival, and it had a full-on corset — it was gorgeous, but it was a runway piece and it hadn’t been made for life,” she remembers. “The bodice didn’t have one of those openings at the bottom. I nearly fainted because it was so tight, and I had to go to the bathroom so badly, but it would have taken an hour to get out of that dress. But! It was soooo gorgeous!”

Head over to Allure.com and pick up the July issue on newsstands nationwide on June 22. (Source)