Posts Tagged ‘Alexa Chung’
Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on November 29th, 2011
Alexa Chung always looks “phenomenal”, according to designer Christopher Kane.
The TV presenter-and-model wore one of Christopher’s creations to last night’s British Fashion Awards and he says he was thrilled when he saw it on her.
He told Grazia: “I think Alexa looks pretty hot tonight actually. She’s wearing the last look from the [Spring/Summer 2012] show.
“It was just one of those things. She contacts me, she wanted to wear something so it’s great. She looks phenomenal, she always does.”
And it seems Alexa’s efforts paid off as she won the British Style Award, brought to you by Vodafone, for the second year running and she admits she was very flattered with the accolade.
Talking about the award – which is the only one voted for by the British public – Alexa said: “It’s just nice that I’m still relevant in 2011, isn’t it? I thought 2010 was a big one but now it’s got better.
I think this is the only one that the public voted for so it’s such an honour, it’s crazy, it’s so nice.”
Alexa beat nominees including Adele, Daisy Lowe, Florence Welch, Lara Stone, Stella McCartney and Tilda Swinton.
Tags: Alexa Chung, Britishh Fashion Awards, Christopher Kane, style
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Tags: "Kate Middleton", Alexa Chung, Duchess Catherine, Florence Welch, Harper's Bazaar, Kate Moss, Keira Knightley, Princess Catherine, Tilda Swinton, top ten best dressed women
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Celebrity Style
By Andrea Petrou on October 25th, 2011
Alexa Chung dresses for herself, according to handbag designer Luella Bartley.
The British model-and-presenter is known for her unique laidback style and Luella says she is a classic example of how English women should look.
Luella – who the best-selling Gisele style bag for Mulberry in 2002 – told the Observer newspaper: “English women are more concerned with looking cool and interesting than sexy or alluring. Alexa dresses in a very stylish way that is not about being sexy. I like to think she dresses for herself. That’s quite English. Men don’t come into it in a way. English women are feminists without thinking about it. We spend more time trying to make statements than looking nice. But not all English girls are like that – there are still the Cheryl Coles.”
And despite designing an iconic bag, Luella – whose own label closed in 2009 – insists she’s not a fan of It-bags.
She said: “It seems awful – I mean the It-bag, that’s the beginning of the end of culture in general. My label Luella was supposed to be lighthearted and all about individuality – not about the most wanted handbags.”
Tags: Alexa Chung, Alexa Chung fashion, Alexa Chung style, Designers, Handbags, Luella Bartley, style
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style
By Andrea Petrou on October 17th, 2011
Alexa Chung has a “terror room” of clothes.
The 27-year-old beauty spends much of her time working in the US, but back in her home in the UK she has a space so full of outfits she is scared to go near it.
She said: “‘Back in London, I had what I called a ‘terror room’. It was floor-to-floor with shipped boxes from the USA, still unpacked one year on, with clothes spilling out of them-basically, a mattress of clothes up to here. I’m worried that if it’s neatly arranged, I won’t be able to get dressed.”
However, it is not the only problem for the British star – who split with Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner earlier this year – she is also scared to take out the Mulberry bag named after her because she thinks it seems too showy.
She joked: “It just seems a bit much now, like, ‘Hey guys, guess what I’m carrying?’
Despite her clothing issues, she also has trouble with the paparazzi, especially when they catch her on a bad day.
She told Teen Vogue: “The annoying thing is that whenever I do spot a pap, I’m like, ‘Ugh! Today wasn’t a good day. Why didn’t you get me yesterday?’ “
Tags: Alexa Chung, American fashion, closet, clothes, style, walk in closets
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Celebrity Style, Gallery, Top Five
By Andrea Petrou on October 12th, 2011
Evan Rachel Wood attending the premiere of 'The Ides of March' at the Ziegfeld theater in New York
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Tags: "Evan Rachel Wood", Alexa Chung, Kate Moss, Lea Michele, Michelle Williams, Top five best dressed
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Celebrity Style, Gallery, Paris Fashion Week
By Andrea Petrou on October 4th, 2011
Alexa Chung attends the Stella McCartney Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2012 show
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Tags: "Lou Doillon", Alexa Chung, celebrities, Celine, Emily Blunt, Kylie Minogue, Paris Fashion Week, spring/summer 2012, Stella McCartney, YSL
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Designer Fashions, Designers, Events, Gallery, New Fashions, New York Fashion Week - Runway
By emilyborrett on September 15th, 2011
3.1 Phillip Lim Spring/Summer 2012
If effortless, edgy city-girl style is what you’re all about then you’ll appreciate the new 3.1 Phillip Lim collection which was shown at NYFW yesterday. For a label junkie he’s an absolute must-have, having proven very popular so far with the likes of Olivia Palermo and Alexa Chung.
There was a definite androgynous feel to Lim’s Spring/Summer designs, with sweet feminine twists in the form of sugary pastel tones and bright whites. To balance heavy masculine shapes such as slouchy, wide-shouldered shirts, straight-legged city trousers and padded coats, they were deftly teamed with cute silk tees in pale peach and lilac or short white shift dresses.
Dresses-wise, we were shown a cool, low-key collection of playful black silk pieces, flowing grey jersey dresses and navy-white optic floral prints which were really cool. What we love about 3.1 Phillip Lim designs is that there aren’t any frills or showiness, just simply elegant, fashion-forward and wearable pieces. You don’t need to be a mad Isabella Blow type or a Parisian couture princess to wear his designs – Lim designs for every woman out there in the city streets, and we think that’s really cool.
Check out the gallery above to see the new 3.1 Phillip Lim collection.
Tags: 3.1 Phillip Lim, Alexa Chung, androgyny, blazer, city style, edgy, mercedes benz, New Fashions, New York Fashion Week, NYFW, pastel colours, Urban
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Celebrity gossip, Gossip
By emilyborrett on September 15th, 2011
Alex Turner had better get back on the dating scene soon, because his newly exed love Alexa Chung is already in a sneaky relationship with Theo Hutchcraft from the electro Brit band Hurts.
We have to admit we were a bit choked when we found out that Alexa and Alex had called it a day on their relationship – fashion’s best couple!- but we like Theo’s style, so maybe he will be a reasonable substitute for Miss Chung.
A source leaked to the Sun newspaper: “It’s still early days but Theo is really keen on Alexa. They met at the American music festival Coachella in April and Theo has been spending a lot of time in New York, where Alexa lives. They share the same interests – music and fashion – and get on really well. But the relationship is still raw and they’re not putting too much pressure on each other to make it work at this stage.”
Awww, you guys. Now your relationship isn’t a secret anymore, can we see some his’n'hers matching denim outfits, please? Thanks.
Tags: 80s, alex turner, Alexa Chung, celebrity couple split, celebrity gossip, electronica, Gossip, hurts, theo hutchcraft
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gossip, Models
By emilyborrett on September 5th, 2011
Alexa Chung says that 60s-style clothes flatter her slender figure best.
The model and TV presenter has a fondness for classic 60s fashion because it was a decade that favoured leggy, gamine girls such as Jean Shrimpton and Twiggy who have a similar figure to Alexa’s.
Alexa told Harper’s Bazaar magazine: “My ex-boyfriend [photographer David Titlow] showed me Antonioni’s 1966 film ‘Blow-Up’ in my late teens. I remember seeing Jane Birkin. And I couldn’t believe it. She even made just wearing a pair of tights look sexy. . . I think the 60s vibe suits my body type, which is skinny legs and a boyish frame. It’s the groupie vibe that I’m attracted to. They had these amazing love affairs, and both the men and the women were made amazing by them. The girls in the 60s were never overshadowed by the men they dated. You can talk about Jean Shrimpton without having to mention Bailey or Terence Stamp first.”
Alexa understandably tried to distance herself from her classic 60s dress sense because every teenage girl in the UK began copying her – oh, the perils of being a style icon! She said about the Alexa copycats: “I fell out of love with the 60s for a while. I think because I was so identified with it. It’s like Sienna Miller when she did boho, then suddenly stopped because she was like, ‘F**k. What else can I do, because I’ve done it?’ Everyone copied my sodding coat for a while too. It was my Harrods kid’s vintage one. Every girl suddenly had one and I was like, ‘Arrgh!’ I got really bored of smock dresses and loafers for a while. But I feel like I’m ready to fall in love all over again.”
Yeah, I feel like that whenever thousands of teenage girls suddenly start dressing like me too, Alexa. I totally feel your pain.
Tags: 1960s, Alexa Chung, Celebrity Style, chanel, Gossip, Harper's Bazaar, Jane Birkin, jean shrimpton, loafers, skinny, slim, smock dress, trendsetter, vintage
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gossip
By emilyborrett on September 1st, 2011
Alexa Chung has said that she finds the term “It girl” flattering, not insulting.
The 27-year-old TV presenter and model said: “It made me uncomfortable at the beginning … I always thought of ‘It’ girls as daughters of rich patriarchs who like to freeload. Now I think it’s a very nice compliment but it applies to a moment in time. One day I’ll be an old lady showing my children photos, going, ‘Look, I used to matter.’ I’m just enjoying the moment.”
Alexa is one of our absolute best style icons that the UK has – her clever combinations of boyish androgyny and classic, beautiful couture and vintage has got every teenage girl across the country in a spin.
The phrase is normally a slightly snide reference to a rich, pretty “DADDY BOUGHT ME TEN PONIES” kind of girl that is famous for not doing anything. But we have to say that Alexa is more than just that.. after all, she’s masterminding her own television show! Plus without her we wouldn’t all have dip-dyed hair or brogues.
We absolutely can’t wait for her new 24 Hour Catwalk show to hit our television screens.
Tags: 24 hour catwalk, Alexa Chung, celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, chanel, couture, it girl, model, Paris Hilton, Project Runway
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Ad campaigns, campaign, Fashion News
By shinychris on August 31st, 2011
The fashion department’s been busy recruiting some new meat, namely the high-street players. We bring you a round-up of pretty visages to look out for.
Marks & Spencer are going all out, it seems, for their Autumn campaign. According to the Telegraph, Transformers star Rosie-Huntington Whiteley will front M&S’s Autumn campaign alongside David Gandy and Ryan Reynolds. Yes you read right, Ryan Reynolds for Marks & Spencer! It’s a superstar line-up fit for the store’s high-end line called Autograph. The ad may risk lacking credibility mind you. Rosie comes fresh from a stint with Burberry, David from D&G. Meanwhile, it’s hard to believe Ryan (voted the Sexiest Man Alive no less) even knew what an M&S was before he was cast, being Canadian and, well…being Ryan Reynolds.
Next up we have supermodel Gisele Bundchen, a Victoria’s Secret gal like Rosie, looking fantastic for Esprit Fall/Winter 2011. Not that we need a reason why, she’s a Brazilian beaut, but nonetheless she was picked because ‘she embodies easy elegance, charisma and naturalness’ befitting of the brand’s spirit. Oh that she does.
Alexa Chung, ever the restless fashionista, will be the star of Vero Moda. She’s hard to keep track of, now unseen, now stateside with her own TV show, now breaking up with Alex Turner. Now though, she’ll front Vero Moda’s AW campaign, which was Gisele Bundchen’s role formerlyby the by (a lot of links amongst celebs here!). It’s safe to say any retailer fortunate enough to bag Alexa for their campaign is guaranteed a nice surge in business. The campaign launches in November.
Tags: Alexa Chung, Esprit, Gisele Bundchen, Marks and Spencer, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, vero moda
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Celebrity gossip, Fashion News, Gossip, Project Runway
By emilyborrett on August 24th, 2011
Anyone who’s seen every episode of Project Runway and is now having major fashion-TV withdrawals will be so, sooooo excited about this news – the Lifetime network that Project Runway is a part of have got a new show in the pipeline – and it’s going to be fronted by our very own Alexa Chung.
The show, which is rumoured to be called “24-Hour Catwalk”, will show designers competing against each other in runway challenges, with the iconic designer Cynthia Rowley apparently taking part in the show. No doubt Alexa will pull out all the fashion stops when it comes to her outfits for the show. She’ll also need to get a cute little phrase she says at the end of each show, like when Heidi Klum says “Auf Wiedersehen!”.
We hope that this project goes ahead SO MUCH. Nothing beats sitting in your PJs on a Sunday night eating ice-cream and watching tearful designers screaming at each other while they huddle over their sewing machines like prisoners of war.
Tags: 24 hour catwalk, alex turner, Alexa Chung, celebrity gossip, fashion project, Heidi Klum, Lifetime, Project Runway, reality TV
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Features, Footwear, Gallery, shoes
By emilyborrett on August 10th, 2011
See by Chloe Fringed Buckle Ankle Boots
These boots are expensive but worth the money if you can afford it - wear with a 90s sundress and shades for a cool New York look. They're sold at Urban Outfitters.
The one thing I’m desperate to get my hands on for the next season is a really great pair of ankle boots; I’ve been wearing the same brown leather chelseas for the past two years and they have quite literally fallen to bits. But thanks to boot-lovers like Alexa Chung, the trend is alive and well and there are some really gorgeous pairs on the high street.
What I love about ankle boots is their absolute versatility. A black patent pair or some brogue-style boots with a cuban heel can be worn during the day with a pretty tea dress or skinny jeans, but also worn with a mini-dress in the evening for a cool and youthful party look.
My absolute wishlist pair are the See by Chloe ankle boots on the Urban Outfitters site, made out of contrasting tan and dark brown leather with fringing and buckle details. Unfortunately they are incredibly expensive -so I think I’ll have to settle for a studded pair from Topshop (it’s a hard life).
Check out the gallery above for our top 10 ankle boot picks.
Tags: Alexa Chung, ankle boots, autumn/winter, biker boot, chelsea boot, leather, see by chloe, studded, TopShop, Trend Alert
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Celebrity Style, Fashion Crush, Gallery
By emilyborrett on August 2nd, 2011
All this tweed, men’s tailoring and classic English footwear that’s on trend at the moment has totally got me all patriotic and proud of the United Kingdom’s style, from Vivienne Westwood and the birth of punk through to the happy acid-neon world of Henry Holland. As the fashion industries go, Britain’s is amazing. And on that note, it’s about high time we paid tribute to the UK’s sense of style with a countdown of our best dressed celebrities. Here we go…
10. Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley
Good old Rosie is a recent addition to our style radar, following her pretty sensational entrance into the modelling world. Men want her and women want to be her - but we also want her wardrobe too. Never without a literally jaw-dropping red carpet outfit (such as the one pictured above, which made even me fancy her a little bit) to show off that killer body, she also knows all about cool day-time dressing, supermodel style, in leather trousers, skinny jeans and cool khaki separates for a look that's laid-back and effortless. Welcome to the list, Rosie.
Tags: Alexa Chung, best dressed, Best of British, english style, Kate Moss, London, Red Carpet, top ten, vintage
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gallery, Gossip
By emilyborrett on August 1st, 2011
Alexa has slouchy dressing down to a fine art in this dungarees/shirt combination and Alex looked cool and understated in this simple jersey top with skinny jeans
If you’re like us you were sad and surprised to read today that UK super-couple Alexa Chung and Alex Turner have ended their four-year relationship (they seemed so happy!), so we are paying tribute to the end of their relationship the only way we know how – a style spotlight on one of the past ten years’ best-dressed couples. After all,we’re talking about Alexa and Alex here!
From the time that they first got together, Alexa and Alex were always right at the top of our style radar, rocking a his and hers blend of indie and Britpop style, jazzed up with a little bit of Alexa’s fashion know-how and magic.
It’s sad news, but they’re both very beautiful, popular and talented, so it will be interesting to see what happens to the pair next. Check out the gallery above for our countdown of our favourite looks from one of the coolest couples from the UK.
Tags: alex turner, Alexa Chung, break up, Celebrity Style, couple, fashion, style file
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