Anna Dello Russo does a great job of deflating the politically-correct, American blogosphere criticism of why she taped Crystal Renn’s eyes in a recent Vogue Nippon editorial. FashionEtc, a driver of the headline, sat down with Russo to chat up her new Macy’s campaign and her new life as the Anna Dello Russo brand.

Now, about taping Renn’s eyes:

FE: You recently sparked some controversy when a video came out from a shoot with Crystal Renn for Japanese Vogue, where you taped her eyes.

ADR: Ah, this was controversial? Why?

FE: Well, some wondered why you didn’t cast an Asian model rather than using a white model and manipulating her eyes to look Asian.

ADR: Really? I didn’t know. I put it on my blog, but I didn’t read the comments.

FE: What was your intention by taping her eyes?