I have a confession to make. I bought my first ever ELLE magazine yesterday. *gasp* ;)
I'm always a little bit cautious with the glossies like ELLE and Vogue etc, simply because im a word person. I like thought provoking articles, strong opinions (whether i agree with them or not is irrelavent) and interesting interviews. I don't like it when theres photos and nothing else. I dont see the point. I want to know why you chose the outfit, pose, setting and anything and everything else. I couldnt decide which magazine to buy, i was torn between Vanity Fair - simply because the magazine had a Marilyn Monroe feature - and ELLE. In the end i decided on ELLE because, honestly, it was cheaper. And besides Alexa Chung is on the cover of Novembers issue, and i love her influence and impact in fashio. I mean she's got a bag named after her!
Anyway, on to the feature. I loved the interview! It ranged from how she one day wants to start her own label, but do it properly, to being in the mud at glastonbury. Needless to say Alexa is gorgeous and her fashion sense is so different and yet impecable. Howeverrrrrr, i wish the editorial was more adventurous. It was all black, which is not necessary bad thing, the shoot is lovely and Alexa looks stunning as per usual, but i just wish it showed more variation in her outfits and style.When they describe the outfits that she wore to the interview and shoot, they
sounded so well put together and thought about and yet so effortless at the same
time.
To the shoot:
" She yells a cheery 'hello' before throwing her Chanel bag, a bit of
an old-lady number with long gold chains, irreverently onto the
floor. She's wearing a Stella McCartney button-through denim mini, a washed
out meat is murder T-shirt and two-tone Churches brogues. A camel cardigan is
clutched in one hand. "To the interview:
"She's wearing a little-girl dress thats trimmed in red velvet, as though for
Sunday best (Pearl Lowe for Peacoks, £8, can you believe it?) plus black strappy
Vivienne Westwood flats and a tangle of silver charms and chains, accessoried
with chewed pink nail polish and a very grown-up beige Louis Vuitton hadbag,
which used to have a furry dangling bit before she hacked it off with nail
scissors. "
See what i mean? They sound so intricate! I just wish they would have put a bit of this into the shoot.
Anyone else read the article? Opinions?
V xo
PHOTO FROM SASSIAMBLOG. CREDIT TO THERE.
