Alexa Chung
Alexa Chung
Alexa Chungis a British fashion model, television presenter, and contributing editor at British Vogue...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth5 November 1983
CityPrivett, England
kind introduction modeling
I actually found out about Ugg on a trip to Australia, which I guess is where they were born themselves. Everyone was wearing them there, kind of slightly ahead of when they caught on globally. This was in 2002 or so. Just after I left sixth form I was modeling and my best mate was Australian so I went over there to visit her. That was my introduction to the brand.
kind obvious
As soon as that was kind of green-lit, it became very obvious to me what I wanted to do and it was an instinctive reaction to my relationship with how I wear my Ugg boots. Which is in London and in New York, I wear them as soon as I get in basically.
photography fashion thinking
It's shot by Ben Rayner who I think is very talented at doing portrait photography as well as fashion photography. His images never look like a model. You know, it doesn't look like a faceless model just wearing whatever. There's always personality that comes through. That was quite important for me to capture.
couple intelligent interesting
I actually love...Well I love both of them [Paris Hilton or Britney Spears] but I really love Paris Hilton. I interviewed her once, she had a record coming out. She was DJing and promoting that. It was actually only a couple of years ago. She had her persona in tact when I was interviewing her and then after we broke she came for a cigarette with me and I just found it so... she's so intelligent and interesting and obviously is playing the game.
thinking
I think as I get older that's an area that I'd like to explore more. Going from being in front of the lens to behind it.
thinking collaboration photographer
I think because I do model for brands but it's never without input, ever. With AG I front their campaign, and obviously designed the collection for them. I did the same back in the day with Madewell. Even with Longchamp, there's a certain amount of collaboration on deciding on photographers and stuff like that. It's something that I'm accustomed to doing behind the scenes.
thinking track kind
The chihuahua and the pink velour track suit. I think it's kind of an iconic look.
cute thinking kind
English suspenders not American. Could you imagine? Just a pair of knickers and some suspenders. I don't know. How would you wear that? I think this is kind of a cute first date look. A mini sixties Ossie Clark inspired mini dress with a pair on your trotters.
fashion thinking different
I think there's more room for different representations of women within fashion imagery.
fashion thinking world
I think Ugg went out of being something that Kate Moss and Sienna Miller were wearing in high fashion circles and then they were embraced by everyone. Once something reaches that tipping point of mass popularity then suddenly the fashion world is a bit like, "Wah." As you say, you see them less kind of everywhere now so maybe it's time to bring them back.
lots ok people terms
I've come to terms with the fact that if you're on TV, lots of people like you and lots of people hate you, and once you're OK with that, you apply it to everything.
everything-happens-for-a-reason sometimes reason
Not everything happens for a reason. Sometimes life just sucks.
fashion clothes manipulation
Clothes are about manipulations: how I feel, how I want to feel and how I want others to feel about me.
nice pleasant hard
I'm not 100% nice all the time, so I find it quite hard to be really pleasant.