There are few It girls whose style commands such ardent devotion as that of Alexa Chung. Heaps of blogs and Pinterest boards chart her every look, while her signature, quirkily cool brand of je ne sais quoi has spawned its fair share of high-street imitations. So when word broke this morning that Chung would be starting an eponymous clothing line, the Internet was abuzz with speculation about what form it might take. After all, she’s nothing if not eclectic, slipping from looks demure (à la Deneuve in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) to boyishly grungy (e.g., her Glastonbury attire) with the bat of a cat-eye–lined eye. The clothes won’t launch for some time (check back next May, when the inaugural collectsion will be released), but we tapped a handful of Vogue.com staffers to tell us what they’re hoping Ms. Chung will whip up.
Photo: Courtesy of Alexa Chung / @chungalexa1/6“Alexa Chung has a way with ballet flats—I love how she wears them with jeans, cutoff shorts, or even fur-trimmed Simone Rocha dresses. A good pair of ballets is surprisingly hard to find, so I’m hoping she offers a few new styles to refresh my collectsion!”
—Emily Farra, Fashion News Associate
Photo: Fame Flynet2/6“Queen of the printed long-sleeved cocktail dress; she has one for every occasion!”
—Janelle Okwodu, Fashion News Writer
Photo: Getty Images3/6“Of course I expect to see Peter Pan collars and dungarees, but Alexa, if you’re reading this, my fingers are crossed for some ethereal, empire-waist dresses, like this Valentino number.”
—Julia Frank, Associate Social Media Manager
Photo: Getty Images4/6“I feel like her tailoring chops are sorely undersung. I hope we’ll get some great shrunken suits in an offbeat fabrication or two—maybe with prints derived from one of Chung’s adorable sketches?”
—Kristin Anderson, Fashion News Writer
Photo: Getty Images5/6“Alexa Chung has cycled through a lot of looks—pretty Renaissance, ultimate normcore, ’70s babe—but my favorite has to be when she does sexy Sloane Ranger. It’s buttoned up, but naughty, which is something I consider to be quintessentially British, and thus, quintessentially Chung. I’m hoping her collectsion is filled with the kind of high-neck-but-slitted or pinafore-frilled-but-supershort numbers she wears on red carpets and in real life alike.”
—Steff Yotka, Fashion News Writer
Photo: Getty Images6/6“I want her legs. Barring that, I hope she does some cool high-waisted jeans.”
—Nicole Phelps, Director, Replica Handbag Store Runway
