Quotes from Alexa Chung

I spend most of my money in Prada or plane tickets.

When I used to work in television, a tip was rather than looking down the barrel of the camera and imagine people watching, which is terrifying, imagine your most discerning friend observing you, and imagine you're just talking to them.

It's a weird day and age when you can tire of icons simply by overexposure.

I was at school when Britney Spears' 'Baby One More Time' came out. I changed my uniform to look like hers. I just looked slutty after that, so thank you, Britney.

I worry all the time that I'm going to run out of ideas, you know? I always tell my mom my fashion ideas, because I know she'll remember them.

I'm rubbish - I'm really not good at my beauty regimes.

I don't want to say, 'Yeah, I changed at 30,' because no, it was chronically the same. But I got more relaxed about things.

My father taught me how to draw horses - for this I shall be eternally grateful.

A bad outfit can really get me down. If I'm wearing something really normal and boring, it's like torture.

People comment on my voice. They always ask me if I'm ill.

I'm interested in aesthetics, in the way things look, in finding something in an image that maybe people haven't seen.

When I was a teenager, I used to come to Selfridges, and it was very swanky and overwhelming, and I'd think, 'Wow, this is amazing.' I would never have imaged having my own area in the beauty hall! It's incredible.

I mix my own lipsticks, so I don't really keep track of the brand as it's usually a number of them I've smushed together.

When I was a model, I started with an opinion, but was encouraged to lose it. It began as play-acting, but then I lost sight of myself a bit: so when I did the audition for 'Popworld' and they asked my opinion, I felt like crying with happiness.

I'm indie through and through. I've always gone out with boys in bands.

I prefer using cream-based products on my skin. I love having that summery dewy skin - I like using cream blushers as well.

I'd love to interview Mick Jagger, but that might be scary.

I only ever involve myself with brands I truly adore.

I tend to splurge on fancy dresses because I always think I'll get a lot of wear out of them, but it's false logic. You should really spend more money on the things you wear every day, like jeans.

Stick to the classics, and you can't ever go wrong. I see old ladies on the street who have fabulous style and realize it's because they are probably wearing really classic items that they've had for years and years. I think if you find something that suits you, you should just stick to it.

I'm bad at trends. Just wear what you want and what suits you.

Clothes are about manipulations: how I feel, how I want to feel and how I want others to feel about me.

My look is pretty low maintenance, I have a great team around me for hair and make-up, and they have also taught me some great tricks over the years for when I'm doing my own.

London Fashion Week is so different from any of the others. Compared to the strictness in New York, London seems freer from commercial constraints. Truer to the process, to street style, to a sense of humour.