Brave New Girl.(Jessica Biel)

Byline: HANNAH MORRILL

Who? Jessica Biel. What? The June cover of allure, shot by Michael Thompson. When? February 24. Where? Aes Alamitos, an electricity-generating plant in Long Beach, California. Why? This summer, she stars as Englishman Colin Firth's shockingly sexual American daughter-in-law in Easy Virtue. Rastafarian: Biel was dressed head to toe in William Rastboyfriend Justin Timberlake's clothing line. The allure team was particularly impressed with her fringed ankle boots. "These were the exact ones they had at the show in New York," she said. "They sent me a pair the models wore, because they haven't been produced yet, but I loved them so much." Bra and Order: Biel asked for a cup of green tea and debriefed with her publicist about the blogosphere's response to the Prada dress she wore to the Oscars. When Biel studied the racks of clothes at the shoot, she zeroed in on a jacket by Louis Vuitton. "I'm wearing a new Eres bra that would look great under this," she told allure creative director Paul Cavaco, who had brought lingerie from the same line. (The actress ended up wearing her own bra for the photographs.) No Vertigo: "I hope you're not afraid of heights," Cavaco told the star after he and Thompson inspected the four-story-high platform she would be posing on. "Oh, I'm fine," she said. Biel did forgo the Christian Louboutin pumps, instead picking Dolce & Gabbana platform wedges that wouldn't slip through the grates. Food Networking: When the crew said they were in the mood for Mexican food, Biel suggested Lula Cocina Mexicana in Santa Monica for dinner. The team invited her to join them. "I wish I could, but I have dinner plans with my parents," she said, and headed home to West Hollywood.

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