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Emma Watson, actress and former Burberry model, covers Nylon this month and uses the forum to explain her take on that special blend of celebrity job titles in a branded world: "I think the line between what being an actor is and what being a celebrity is has gotten so fuzzy that people don't even know what we do anymore. Models are actresses and actresses are models and actresses are designing sofas and it's crazy. Guess that means the Emma Watson for Pottery Barn collection has been put on hold. [Nylon]