Alexa Chang is a British sought-after model, a popular journalist, a scandalous TV presenter, an active blogger and just a sexy beauty today is an icon of style and easily carries the title of It girl. With a height of 173 cm, it has the forms 87-60-88. Brown hair, green eyes, fervent laughter, vitality and an inexhaustible optimist lifted Alex to the heights of the fashion industry.
Biography
An average British family living in the town of Privette in Hampshire, England. The head of the family is an English-Chinese descent, a graphic designer by profession, the father of four children - 2 boys and 2 girls. Mother - an original Englishwoman, a housewife, devoted all herself to the family.
The youngest child, Alexa Chang, was born on 11/05/1983. She studied at a local school, then her parents transferred her to a school in Winchester. The next step in education is the Royal College in the capital. Here, Alex studied English. In parallel, she studied art history at Chelsea, at the College of Art and Design. Being a serious student, the girl received a decent basic education. The famous and influential German photographer and fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld speaks of Chang as one of the smartest modern models.
The beginning of a modeling career
Alexa's education was interrupted when a 16-year-old girl at the music festival was spotted by model agent Jane Duval.
Tall (height 173 cm), thin (57 kg), with expressive features she was as if born for the modeling business. Alexa Chang, whose photo graced the covers of the most popular youth magazines Elle Girl and CosmoGIRL !, considered the high-paying career of the model as a priority. Having abandoned her studies, she plunged headlong into work.
In addition to photo shoots and the catwalk, the beginning spectacular model starred in advertisements for Fanta, Sunsilk, Sony Ericsson and Tampax products. She starred in several videos of famous artists - Delta Goodrem, "Westlife" and "Streets", Holly Welance and "Reuben". In 2005, she played a major role in the reality show "Shoot Me". But after a wave of success began to subside markedly, and Alexa got bored with no offers.
Reboot
The girl did not put up with the loss of popularity and decided to use her strengths - mind and sharp tongue. Alexa Chang announced to everyone that the modeling business disappointed her, formed her a lot of complexes about her own appearance, and therefore she is leaving fashion for journalism.
As a journalist, the girl proved herself sarcastic, bold and assertive. She knew how to conduct interesting discussions on equal terms with the most significant figures in the fashion industry. A few successful interviews, and ambitious Alex noticed. In 2006, she was invited to host the Popwold show with Simon Amstell. The couple was very tough, did not disdain provocations and evil jokes. It is known that Britney Spears ran away from them in tears. Many refused to be interviewed.
The stars in a single impulse ganged up on a telecast, as a result of which it was closed in 2007. Now, Alexa Chung undertakes to lead Freshly Squeezed. There were other significant projects. In 2009, she received the Elle Style Award as the best representative of TV and the most glamorous TV show. In parallel, the journalist became an active blogger, skillfully used the social network for PR.
Having firmly settled on television and becoming recognizable, Alexa returned to the modeling business.
Alexa Chung - the face of famous brands
Now everything was different. Aleksa’s face was known to many, she acquired connections in the fashion world - she met with R. Kovally, K. Lagelfeld, Jean Paul Gaultier, Margarita Missoni, K. Lacroix, G. Holland, and the offers fell like a cornucopia.
2008 - the face of the Australian "Antipodium", Oxfam project "Revamped", the company "DKNY Jeans", presented the collection "Summer 2009" Vivienne Westwood in London.
2009 - the face of the British company "New Image", demonstrated in London a fashion collection from the modeling agency "Select", the television show of the American MTV channel "It's On with Alexa Chung".
2010 - the main model of the advertising company "Pepe Jeans" and "Vero Moda". Mulberry brand has released an Alexa bag in honor of the model.
2011 - represented the Italian brand of sneakers "Supergas".
Unique style It girl
She began to be called It girl. This concept was introduced at the beginning of the last century by the writer R. Kipling, who wrote that some women have “this” - charisma and magnetism that make them worship.
Alexa Chang is a glamorous girl with a unique look (look), it is a vintage cocktail with fashionable modern trends of the most famous designers. For a unique style, Alexa Chang received the title of style icon.
Her image is saturated with incredible elegance and grace. She somehow manages to combine things that would seem incompatible in texture, color, print and style, and look good in them. With special art, she complements "things from the grandmother's chest" with suitable accessories, shoes, hats. All her things - cardigans, large knit sweaters, dresses with white collars, asymmetric skirts, shapeless wrap coats, mini shorts, fringe, lace, mesh - inexplicably harmoniously combine and create a unique look. She is naturally endowed with the gift of wearing such things correctly, has an impeccable taste and sense of tendency, for which fashion designers are crazy about Alexa and honor her with their muse.
Natural makeup completes the look - the mineral base, a little peach blush, matte shadows, arrows and tinted eyelashes. Alexa's signature hairstyle is a ruffled bob.
Men in the life of a famous British
The strict English upbringing and Puritanism of the British obviously did not hurt the fashionable It girl. Sexy party girl Alexa Chung easily changes men. These are mainly popular musicians - Ian Watkins, James Ryton, Adam Brody, David Titlow, Josh Hartnett and other young people whose novels were fleeting. But with all she parted without scandals and with many still maintains friendly relations.
Alex and Alexa
The model meets Aex Turner, the leader of The Arctic Monkeys, in 2007. They have a stormy romance. Together they were whole 4 years. Turner's friends did not take Alex into their circle, calling her nothing more than a bitch and a swindler. It is known that Turner paid the bills of his girlfriend and gave her expensive gifts.
The couple did not pay any attention to the gossip of ill-wishers. Young people everywhere were together, although in recent years they have been increasingly scandalous in public.
In 2011, Alexa Chang and Alex Turner broke up. The girl did not miss. She immediately started a new affair with the vocalist of the band "Hurts" Theo Hachcraft. She was later spotted in the company of guitarist Albert Hammond.
What about today?
Alexa Chang already took the initiative in her own hands when she and her girlfriend Tennessee Thomas created their own clothing line in 2009. But so far, Chang has not become a fashion designer.
Having been in the role of editors of such well-known magazines as British women, Independent and British Voque, today Alexa decided to try on the role of a writer. Without hesitation, she published a book called "It." The book contains the author's reasoning about fashion, styles, music, guys and inspiration.
Alexa Chang, whose book "It" immediately became popular with customers, herself illustrated the publication, provided it with unique photos from the personal archive. Chang herself commented on the idea of writing a book so that she was bored. Writing a book, according to the girl, is very funny and even fun.
Her mail is still full of agent offers. In 2014, she will be introducing Nails Inc brand nail polishes, advertise Longchamp's handbags, and will release another collection of clothes.
Judging by the energy, courage, assertiveness and ambitiousness of Alexa Chang, in the future she will still show herself.