Alexa Chung For Madewell Has Arrived!

September 9th, 2010 | 0 comments | Posted by Jen

Gals. If you’re into what “trend forecaster” Nina Stotler calls the “quirky coquette” look that seems to be everywherrre this fall and is, as Stotler says, “currently embodied by young stars like Alexa Chung”–who’s our kind of babe–you can buy it for a reasonable-ish price at Madewell, J. Crew’s younger sister store, which launched their Alexa Chung for Madewell line today.

(And, no, this isn’t a sponsored post, although Madewell really should pay me for this shit and also Diana for being a walking advert–and a hot one at that–for their jeggings, which she wore when we appeared on the cover of Hyphen.)

Since I couldn’t sleep last night, I ended up scouting out the collection early and buying this top instead:

Probably not the best shopping strategy, but it did make me forget, for a second, about my crippling and increasingly infuriating insomnia.

I also toyed with the idea of getting these velvet hot pants:

But then I remembered that I had almost an identical pair of shorts in the 90′s and they were a little too throwback, which is another way of saying I’m a little too old for them. Same goes for these cute coveralls, because suspenders over thirty are a big hmmm:

Though maybe I’ll photoshop my face onto that Asian model’s body–which is EXACTLY like mine, let me assure you–and see if “I”can pull them off.

And to complete your Alexa Chung-wannabe look, pick up some of our pal Hannah’s Hansel from Basel tights, which are now being carried by Madewell. Yay, Hannah!