Alexa Chung – the British beauty, TV-presenter, rock star girlfriend, model and IT-girl. When it comes to fashion, the 26 year old Brit’s style has gotten rave reviews from all sides. Her tomboyish, yet feminine and chic outfits never seem to disappoint, making Alexa one of the latest trendsetters to come out of Britain.
How to get Alexa’s style?
Alexa’s style has an effortless vibe to it and she accomplishes that by mixing the items that you would normally not pair together, whether it’s colours, materials, sizes or patterns. It seems as if she just ‘throws’ something on, and even though it’s probably not the case, it’s pretty easy to emulate:
- Cardigans are one of the key elements
- Use odd shapes – Let your cardigan be shorter than your top and the other way around
- Don’t wear clothes that are too tight (except jeans)
Show off legs
Alexa is very tall and skinny and she uses her sometimes awkward figure to her advantage. She loves to show off her skinny long legs and does that by wearing a lot of short skirts, dresses, and shorts. She also wears leggings and skinny jeans. But even though Alexa is showing off her legs she still looks very angelic and not at all provocative. And how does she manage that? She always makes sure to cover the rest of her body.
- Make sure your skirt/dress is not too tight
- Only show legs, when you’re showing off legs
- Use colours like nude pink, beige
- Use black tights with denim-shorts and mini-skirts for a day/winter look
- Wear socks in your high heels
Oversized items
Alexa is often seen wearing oversized items. Thy make her look edgier and give her otherwise very feminine style a different feel; the feel of effortless. What oversized items are you to choose?
- Cardigans – I’m not thinking about long cardigans here, but slouchy cardigans
- Jewelry – Wear long necklaces, and even several different at a time
- Mix skull-head jewels, animal rings etc. with very feminine designs
What about her beauty-style?
Alexa is a very natural girl – she does use make-up, but manages to maintain a natural look at all times. If you want to get Alexa’s natural and fresh look, you need to:
- Avoid too much foundation – use a mineral foundation as it looks more natural than fluid foundation
- Use a little blush on your cheeks to get the freshness
- Focus on your eyelashes – use a good mascara that elongates them
- Smudgy eyeshadow, but don’t overdo and make sure to use golden, black and brown tones
- Wear eye-liner to shape your eyes. Wear it with no eyeshadow to have a less dramatic look. Drag it out a little for the Alexa-cat-eye effect
Hair
When it comes to Alexa’s hair, it is too very simple and natural, just like Jennifer Aniston’s hair. She is a huge fan of bangs and they look great on her, however bangs are not for everyone, including yours truly. Her hair always looks clean and shiny, but messy, which again gives her the effortless vibe. Here are some suggestions to have fresh-looking hair:
- Before blow drying and/or ironing use a heat-protection product – helps the hair a lot!
- If you can avoid it, don’t put your hair up too often. It damages the hair.
- Something you’ve heard before: don’t wash it too often. Two times a week should be enough. Hair gets used to not being washed all the time after a couple of weeks of training, so if you can endure your hair feeling a bit unclean for a little while, it would be a great thing to do.
- Use a dry shampoo, in stead of washing the hair too often.
- Don’t use hair spray – make sure you can run your fingers through your hair and mess it up.
Details
With Alexa, it’s all about detailing and thinking out of the box. She manages to have this style by mixing feminine items like small purses and bags with edgy shoes, socks and biker leather jackets. She wears a lot of girly colours and odd shapes, as well as the fact that she is great at layering. She never looks bulky because she layers the right way.
So what do you think about her style? Would you dress like her? Is she inspiring?
I personally find her style very inspirational, however it is not suitable for every occupation and occasion. Wearing denim shorts to a business meeting is probably not the best fashion idea!
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One important part of getting that casual look is the correct cut. If you have wavy hair, find a stylist who understands hair well enough to cut if to wave or curl. If it’s done right, you don’t need anything that would damage your hair (blow drying, curling irons)
Yes, the correct cut is very important! Get to know your hair dresser and let him get to know you!
she is cool! i like her :-)
I do like some of the things she does, like layering, detailing, and the way she likes to keep things simple and natural… However I’m not too fond of her style, exactly because it looks like she threw on whatever she found. I don’t know if that made any sense.
But I do like her make-up! I think that when it comes to make-up it’s just better to keep it natural instead of caking it on.
Personally to me hair is super important, and taking good care of it is essential. I do agree that using heat protection when using hot tools can really help. Whenever I use my diffuser or straighter I always use heat-protection products.
Hehe ‘caking it on’ :)
Yes, natural is best and that doesn’t mean that you can’t wear make-up. It just means that you shouldn’t wear everything you have at the same time. So funny to see people wearing the same ‘face’ during day and night! (And to the gym!!)
One thing I’ve learned from Alexa is that a nude/pinkish lipstick is very sexy; and I have absolutely sworn off red in favour of a colour much like hers. I saw her wear red lipstick to a party (I saw this in pictures, obviously), and it looked terrible. She has made the case for a soft nude (but not really) lip and she should stick to it; it’s a stunning, winning look. I also admire the eyeshadow: done but not too much – her makeup brings out her natural looks rather than disguising them. She really is the best celeb for makeup – bar none, in my opinion.
However, I don’t like her accessories – especially the bags. The very small cross-body Chanel that she wore to Coachella looked ridiculous on that yellow jumper – and what is a 26-year-old doing wearing a yellow jumper? The whole outfit looked super silly, as did the Marc Jacobs granny dress she wore. I love her cardigans and layering of tops with them, but the evening outfits don’t work for me.
Nevertheless, as for makeup I believe she leads the pack and I will continue to watch her and admire the graceful and elegant makeup that she wears, because she certainly has captured my imagination on that score.
I like her make- up, as it’ s not very hard but it makes the eye “is”.
I also love, loove her style! It’ s marvellous and different than other stars’. I like how she selects accessories, and shoes. Often she wears heavy boots and delicate dresses.
I love this tutorial, and I love Alexa Chung’s style. This is a really great post!
Thanks, E! Happy you like it :)
Great blog and great article about Alex’s style!! Very inspired!! :) The September issue of People Style Watch did a little highlight on her and here are some other keys for trying her style that they suggested:
-Go for the unexpected… whether combining prints and textures, layering jackets or rocking a bold bow, she always makes a statement.
-Switch it up… she embraces a slouchy knit or long dress one day; sharp and fitted the next.
-Carry a great bag… From a relaxed satchel to a sleek clutch she never forgets the finishing touches.
Again, GREAT BLOG! You’ve found another avid reader! :)
Thanks so much for this Liz! Great tips :) And thank you for the compliment! Looking forward to more of your comments! Xx Milana
Milana,
Can you tell me what designer bag Alexa is holding in two of the photos? The light pink-colored bag with a bow.
I’d love to know :)
Thank you.
I really like her style, how she can put together girly pieces with more boyish ones. That’s something I’m trying to go for, so she is inspiring for me.