Alexa Chung

[AnalogBubblebath]

^Wow, thanks Diamonsea! i was really curious about this bag since back when i first saw it, thought it was an Urban Outfitters bag! Peaches Geldof was sporting it too. It is truly gorgeous to me.

 

[XxpinktinksxX]

She looks good

 

[lollicandy]

^^^That last outfit looks terrible, very sloppy.

 

[cette fille]

^ i'd like it better - without the coat

 

[Navygreen]

That bag is slightly tacky and the coat is terrible. I kinda dig the dress though.

 

[DiamondSea]

The ethical fashion documentary will be broadcast on June 1 on Channel 4

9.00pm
The Devil Wears Primark
Documentary presented by Alexa Chung uncovering the conditions in Indian factories that supply the UK's leading budget clothes retailer, Primark.

custardtv

Also, this Saturday (May 24) at 12.25pm on Channel 4-

4music Presents... Usher

R&B superstar Usher chats with Alexa Chung and performs songs from his brand new album Here I Stand.

channel 4

 

[DiamondSea]

Some new old pictures

Alexa Chung at a World Aids Day charity event - a £500 gift box raffle - in association with high-end skincare brand Kiehl's at their store in Covent Garden London, England - 01.12.06

Steve Jones and Alexa Chung leaving the T4 Christmas party at the Soho Revue Bar London, England - 18.12.06

Alexa Chung, Alex Zane and Sadie Frost at the Cuckoo Club for the Oasis Brit After Party London, England - 14.02.07

belga

 

[fairy]

Sadie Frost

love her hair-do in the last!

 

[DiamondSea]

Sadie Frost

I know! Alex Zane was dating her at the time...

Alexa Chung arriving at a TV studio London, England - 30.05.07

Alexa Chung walks in the sun while chatting on her mobile phone London, England - 06.06.07

Alexa Chung at Celebration of Matthew Williamson's ten years in fashion at Bungalow 8, London, England - 19.09.07

belga

 

[fairy]

i love all her shoes

 

[DiamondSea]

Alexa Chung and Blake Wood leaving Bungalow 8 Nightclub, London, England - 09.10.07

belga

Scanned from Heat Magazine

Scanned from Observer magazine

Scanned from Look magazine

 

[fairy]

omg her eyes in the first pic

she looks pretty cute in the last pic!

 

[Navygreen]

Turner shops from Primark. [Or he used to]

 

[modela]

i think that whole documentary loses its purpose when the presenter is a highstreet shopper herself.

 

[DiamondSea]

i think that whole documentary loses its purpose when the presenter is a highstreet shopper herself.

I completely disagree. I think it would be much easier to stomach a documentary made by someone who understands the attraction of the high steet, as opposed to some preachy, ethical-only goddess. I'm sure the programme will make reference to the fact that Alexa (like almost everyone) shops on the high street. You should at least wait until you've seen it before criticising, you don't know what angle the subject will be approached from yet. Also, I don't think I've ever seen Alexa wear anything from Primark.

 

[laisla]

^well said. theres nothing worse than some "holier than thou" celebrity preaching to us.

 

[lainasda]

i agree, and even if she did purchase clothes from high-street labels, clearly she's trying to make up for it. it's not like she's denied shopping at topshop/h&m/etc, she's just getting the facts straight =)

 

[modela]

i agree, and even if she did purchase clothes from high-street labels, clearly she's trying to make up for it. it's not like she's denied shopping at topshop/h&m/etc, she's just getting the facts straight =)

with all though respect , making a documentary about workconditions is hardly of her making it up for shopping at chains like thesebecause she continous to buy there...(yes im aware she doesnt wear primark , but primark isnt the only chain that works this wayflower:

 

[DiamondSea]

with all though respect , making a documentary about workconditions is hardly of her making it up for shopping at chains like thesebecause she continous to buy there...(yes im aware she doesnt wear primark , but primark isnt the only chain that works this wayflower:

Yes, other high street chains are unethical, but Primark is the worst offender. Apart from the workers' conditions etc., Primark's exteme "budget" approach drives prices down across other high street stores too.

Other high street chains do make (token) efforts to be more ethical eg. Fairtrade ranges.

I agree that it is simplistic to say that the documentary "makes up" for Alexa's high street purchases. However, I also think it is simplistic (and overly cynical) to suggest that Alexa is not in a position to make an ethical fashion documentary because she wears Topshop clothes. I'm no expert, but boycotting high street chains is not the answer to the problem.

Boycotting products made in Bangladesh – or China or any other of the countries known for low-cost garment manufacture – would endanger entire communities. Instead, McRae (Simon McRae, senior campaigns officer at War On Want) advises, consumers should write to the Government demanding legislation to ensure better working conditions and to the chains themselves. "Tell them what you paid for a garment," he says. "And then ask them how much the woman who made it was paid."

independent


Oxfam's Reinvented clothing range. Photographed by Kai Z Feng.

oxfam

 

[fairy]

at the end of the day, it doesnt matter who presents it and who makes us aware of the fact that cheap clothes come from poor countries...we'll still gonna buy them anyway