The 31 year-old actress spoke to the magazine about her style and fashion tastes. Just don’t call her quirky – Deschanel says that code for “weird.”

On her personal style: “I would say girly, flirtatious, colorful. Feminine, maybe, and soft. But yeah, definitely colorful.”

On her “style test” for an outfit: “What if I need to run away? Just take off at any minute? I want to be able to run away and dance at all times.”

On dressing up as a child: “I wanted to be really girly, like Dorothy from ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ I’m still the same way.”

On her favorite party dress: “I was 14 and wanted to wear a red dress to a party. I was just determined. So I found all this old material from Christmas stockings, and I taught myself how to sew. It had white lace at the top and an empire waist, and it was knee length — it was actually really cute.”

On LA’s new fashion trends: “I’m not a leather-dress, bondage-pumps type of person. All those straps and zippers look horrible on me. Am I going to kill someone with that shoe? I like things that are pretty. I like dressing up.”