The second collection by the model and broadcaster launches next week at Marks & Spencer. Here, the Guardian’s fashion editor gives her review
Alexa Chung’s first raid of the archives got a thumbs up for bringing some much-needed cool to M&S, but this second season is the one that has us reaching for our wallets. Think same purity of fashion content, approximately 50% more wearability.
Take the pie-crust blouse, an Alexa signature. Last season, it was a trophy piece, but tricky IRL, thanks to the stiff back-fastening collar and the slim sleeves. In this collection, which drops on 1 November, a pale-blue style fastens down the front and an elasticated button loops at the cuff, a practical detail borrowed from the M&S school-uniform department.