Model/TV presenter Alexa Chung has confessed she has an “insatiable appetite for shopping” and is constantly looking to fill “gaps” in her wardrobe.
Alexa Chung has an “insatiable appetite for shopping”.
The 42-year-old model/TV presenter is constantly looking to fill “gaps” in her wardrobe and often turns to fashion design to create pieces she can’t find in stores.
During an appearance on The Good Buy podcast, Alexa explained: “There are always gaps in the wardrobe, that’s why I have an insatiable appetite for shopping, but it’s more that I’ll imagine what I want and if I can’t find it, that’s why I love design so much.
“I’m like, ‘I really want the dream fringe leather jacket’ and so then I get to make it. The thing I’m low on at the moment is skirts, because having spent a lot of my youth in ultra miniskirts, suddenly I’m very attracted to a knee-length number. I actually invested in one from Chloé the other day.”
Alexa went on to reveal her shopping habits have changed a lot over the years, saying: “There was a bit of character play when I was younger. I understood at the time what it meant to be young, what you can and can’t get away with, and I do think a lot of vintage stuff you can carry better when you’re younger.
“At the time, I was shopping at Topshop and H M and a lot of high street stores. I just would cut things up and rework them and whatever.
“Now I think I’m probably more mindful of what I’m buying and making sure that it is of quality and could last me longer. But the style in general then was a bit more DIY, a bit more smash and grab … but I was also playing the part of someone young.
“So I could dress like a granny then and it would be ironic, whereas now, if I put on the same thing, I would just look … a very proper woman.”
Alexa went on to talk about expensive designer handbags – insisting no one should feel like they have to carry a “posh” pricey purse just so they can feel good about themselves.
She added: ” I have a handbag that I love at the moment, and when I carry it, I feel like a million dollars and I love it, but I just feel like it’s mean that you need a status symbol …
“I’m really fortunate that I have access to these handbags, but I can tell you for a fact that they don’t fill a hole. I never will get to the point where I feel sated by what I consume.
“It’s a trap, it’s a trick; you don’t need a posh bag to feel good. Just get a canvas bag and hope for the best.”
Alexa Chung has an ‘insatiable appetite for shopping’
