Showing posts with label Grunge Chic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grunge Chic. Show all posts

Thursday, June 25, 2009

ALEXA IN WONDERLAND


By a reader and fellow bloggers request I am devoting a blog post over to style icon of the moment Alexa Chung. I don’t normally follow celebrity fashionistas bar Chloe Sevigny, but I must admit that Alexa is one heck of a clothes hanger. She can transform the simplest Breton top into the trendiest piece of the season, and she is indeed the girl who revamped this trend. Her exotic looks which stem from a British mother and Chinese Father can transcend every look from grunge, classic tomboy, to quintessential British chic, and couture. She has proved herself to be quite the style chameleon and holds as much esteem in the style stakes as long standing style superiors Chloë Sevigny and Kate Moss. Below are my top 8 Alexa looks.








1st Image: Alexa graces the front page of French Jalouse magazine.
2nd Image: Attending a Chanel fashion show in an Isabel Marant Paddington jacket.
3rd Image: Sporting a Breton top and Hunter Wellingtons at a festival.
4th Image: British Chic on the streets of London.
5th Image: Preppy and perfect in a Burberry Trenchcoat.
6th Image: Supporting British fashion designers in a nude dress by Poltock & Walsh.
7th Image: Looking frou frou in a Luella frock.
8th Image: Romantic and beautiful in couture Giambatista Valli for Harpers Bazaar magazine.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Stud Ambition



I don't always follow trends, but I, like the rest of the fashion press will happily endorse the stud obsession. Studs it seems are the quick and easy method to toughen up your look be it ball gown glamour, party wear, or daywear. All the luxe designers have added studs to their SS/09 collections, see Alice Temperley's odyessey belt and Alexander Wangs studded white dress in the collage above, even Nike are adding a sprinkling of gold studs to their latest limited edition high tops.Givenchy were ahead of the fashion pack with their giant gold studded blazer as worn by Mary-Kate Olsen last season.Look to Axel Rose and Slash for true studding inspiration. Long live chic grunge.




Alice Temperley SS/09