Alexa Chung’s crisis dress code: tights and rollneck

The model-turned-designer reveals a darker, more thoughtful take on a troubled world in her latest show

“I feel like I’ve aged about a thousand years in the last six months,” said Alexa Chung backstage after her second London fashion week show.

The progression from being a model and muse to designing capsule collections and, as of last year, to staging fully fledged catwalk shows has been “unbelievably intense. The behind-the-scenes mechanics of running a business are insane. Which is maybe why this is harder and less frivolous and kooky. Things are a bit less of a laugh these days.”