Julia Roberts goes makeup-free in new Givenchy campaign

PARIS, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Julia Roberts is the new face of Givenchy.

The 47-year-old actress stars in the brand's new spring 2015 ad campaign, as announced by its creative director, Riccardo Tisci, on Instagram Monday.

"WELCOME DEAR JULIA," the designer captioned a shot form Roberts' campaign. "@givenchyofficial @mertalas @macpiggott @katy_england #juliaroberts #gang #icon #love #family #welcometothegang"

"Julia, you don't see her much, she doesn't do fashion campaigns, she has this big contract for many years which we all know with Lancôme. When I asked, I was very surprised that she said yes," Tisci told Style.com.

According to the designer, Givenchy's spring collection will be "very black and white."

"A powerful woman, with sex appeal but at the same time with masculinity, which is my style," said the designer, adding that he chose to contact Roberts to represent the campaign because "the first time Julia contacted me to work with me was for the red carpet and she wanted my tuxedo," a piece that is very much the bread and butter of the new collection.

The August: Osage County star went make-up free for the ad campaign, which features mostly black-and-white images of black-and-white outfits.

"She saw the first picture and she liked it, she said because 'I can see myself, my real self,'" said Tisci. "Which was the concept, not to try to make her glamorous. We wanted her more cool, more masculine, more real, more American, if I can say, more urban, more New Yorker."