Alexa Chung

[gossiping]

according to the cut blog she'll be at phillip lim and marc jacobs shows

Last Fashion Week, Alexa Chung previewed her Madewell collection for editors and those who were connected enough to be invited to the shindig. Last night on Fashion's Night Out, she finally celebrated the line's arrival in stores. She hadn't heard that Madewell's parent company, J.Crew, had banned employees from purchasing it, in anticipation of its smashing success. "I know that it’s already sold out online," Chung gushed, wearing a T-shirt from the collection with one of her drawings on it. But the "Hello" bat is probably the line's most iconic doodle: "I was absentmindedly drawing something in a meeting and it ended up getting its way onto a T-shirt," Chung explained. Did the bat mean anything to her? "No."
Chung was unsure whether she'd design the Madewell line for another season after this. "It depends on a lot of factors, mainly how busy I am, because I like to be really involved in the design process. So if I’m not around then it can’t happen, and obviously if they don’t want it then it’s not going to happen either," she explained. The television host just signed a deal for a new show, filming in New York (she's not allowed to talk about it yet), and is working on two other shows in England. She still lives in Williamsburg but is looking forward to the glamorous bicoastal lifestyle in her future, when work begins on the still unannounced New York project.
Chung is also looking forward to breaking out her cold-weather wardrobe. "I don’t really know about trends, I just wear things I like," said Chung, who will attend the Marc Jacobs and Phillip Lim shows next week. "I really like jackets and layering anyway. So I’m looking forward to being able to wrap up, really. Because in summer, I don’t really know what to do with myself because I don’t really like sexy things." We told her we haven't seen a whole lot of booty shorts on the runways yet, but wondered how she felt about the lingerie-as-outerwear trend and very skimpy bottoms from the last spring season. "I change from day-to-day my opinions on fashion, so I can’t really give a solid answer," she said. "But today I don’t mind sort of underwear as outerwear, as it were, as long as it's teamed with something chunkier and heavier on top. I don’t think I would condone just wearing your bra out, but if it’s with denim shorts and a lumberjack shirt maybe it would look all right."

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[alyshalee]

Lovely outfit at the Madewell Launch Party. Anyway, here's a photo i don't believe got posted.

derek blasberg's twitpic

Roland Mouret, Alexa Chung and myself at last night's dinner for my book CLASSY (Thanks @Harvey_Nichols @LucyBazaar)

 

[palestarsrising]

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Madewell store window, yesterday at the launch party on FNO. It was all decorated for the line..really cute!

source: my photos

 

[palestarsrising]

Oh and I forgot who made mention of this earlier, but yes.. Binki Shapiro, Albert Hammond Jr, and Nikolai Fraiture were there as well as many others. But here's a shot I got of just them behind the dj booth..

 

[ipsofacto]

wow her and liv tyler look like sisters in that pic

 

[carte_postale]

We asked Alexa which piece was the cherry on top the collection and she said the fisherman’s knit sweater.

“I’ve loads of those kinds of sweaters but they’re all vintage and hang funny round the tummy, so we made this one cropped so it’s flattering and you can actually wear it,” she said of the cream knit. If you’re going to buy one piece she says that’s it, but if you’re going to indulge in a few more she suggests the black polka-dot silk blouse and the charcoal grey pea-coat.

As for her fashion week plans, she says we can expect to see her front row at Phillip Lim’s womenswear show on Wednesday.

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[inwhiterooms]

^I like how she picked her favourite piece.

 

[BrittanyJadex]

Absolutely LOVE the long white skirt! Looks so good! Just bought myself a very similar skirt in black looks great with ankle boots and it's such a nicer alternative to trousers in winter.

 

[ellcez]

Help!

I was wondering if any one could help me, I'm dying to get my hands on some of the madewell collection but live in the UK. Any ideas how I could get it online?????? xx

 

[matou]

Can anyone Id the coat, I love it.

She already wore it a few years back.

alexa's fansite.

 

[spiteville]

the picture on pg 154 with alexa being styled and kanye west present, is it possible that the outfit she is wearing, will be the outfit she wear's to phillip lim on wednesday? the shoes are almost certainly the one's from his resort 2011 collection.

 

[pennyroyalty]

thecobrasnake

 

[loonaka]

Looks like she had a lot of fun

 

[hotlipz]

mwhahah! i love how Karl looks totally uninterested and bored whereas Alexa looks so happy! Cheer up old man!

 

[inwhiterooms]

LOL I love the Alexa/Karl photos!

 

[themannequin]

I love her and erin wasson. Two great beauties and style icons

 

[matou]

A few pieces of her collection are already on ebay!

 

[gossiping]

yeah at what price. i said i'd buy it but..wow

 

[jasmin5327]

Alexa looks happy and un-tired...finally!

 

[Virginielle]

Where were those taken? Someplace where you can still legally smoke indoors, I assume..