Alexa Chung

I didn't mean to be a TV presenter, I just hated modeling. It feels very odd that it's turned into this 'It-girl' thing. What does that even mean? I wear clothes and I go out. It's so weird.

I don't like it when people don't know the difference between 'their', 'they're', 'there'.

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

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.

I'm never going to be one of those people who is good at organization. But I'm very visual. I have a catalog in my head of things I already own, so it's easy to shop and I always know exactly what I'm looking for.

I grew up in a very visual household. My dad is a designer; my sister is a designer. My brother is an amazing architect who does music. But I think in the Chung household, how things looked was an important part of who you are.

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

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.

I grew up in a miniature village in the middle of the countryside in England, quite secluded from the outside world. I was always enamored by the fashion industry.

I feel like some women do get away with doing these sexy shoots and looking like they're being really empowered. For me, I'd feel really uncomfortable in that situation and a bit like I was being taken advantage of.

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

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.

If my boyfriend finds me sexy, then I don't need that kind of male attention from anyone else.

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

If I know something's expected of me, I won't wear it or do it. It just seems boring.

People want an easy sound bite.

Every day, I think of designs, but I don't write them down, and I forget. If only I had an office.

I respect people that find writing easy, because I have focus problems. I'll spend five days eating cereal and YouTubing and two hours writing the article.

You know you've become a brat when you have a room you like at the Bristol in Paris.

I just don't like people to be dictated to. I think you should dress however you want.