Alexa Chung's Changing Looks

By Instyle
Updated Nov 05, 2016 @ 2:00 pm
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See the fashion It-girl transform through the years.

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2007

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The 23-year-old Brit sported long locks-and eye-grazing fringe.

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2008

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Chung center-parted her grown-out bangs for the Brit Awards.

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2009

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The newly bobbed trendsetter went stateside to host MTV's It's On with Alexa Chung.

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2010

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For the Costume Institute Gala, Chung contrasted her messy ombre locks with ultra-precise berry lips.

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2010

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She hit the Burberry Prorsum show with a fashion-forward tousled updo.

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2010

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She debuted a perfectly imperfect chin-length cut at the British Fashion Awards.

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2011

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The "It" girl chose a messy updo and soft liner to celebrate Francois Nars’ new beauty book.

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2012

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For a London event, Chung complemented soft ombre highlights with barely-there makeup.

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2012

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For the British Fashion Awards, Chung sported a shiny, defined look that still held her trademark tousled edge. To enhance Chung's natural wave, her hairstylist George Northwood added a volumizing mousse to damp hair, then rough-dried as he scrunched her strands with his fingers. A few passes with the dryer and a round brush gave her bangs a sleek inward curl, then Northwood added further definition by wrapping random sections around a curling iron. Volumizer was spritzed at her roots to give the style lift, then he brushed through Chung's curls with a boar-bristle brush to loosen them. "A pea-sized amount of hair serum worked through the ends adds a high-shine, luxe feel," Northwood added.

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2013

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For the launch of her first book 'It' in New York City, Chung pinned her signature bangs to the side and wore a bold orange-red lipstick.

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2014

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The style icon topped off her Met Gala ensemble with boho waves and metallic shadow.

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2015

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Rocking her signature short 'do and a bold red lip, Alexa was all-class upon arriving at the BALMAIN X H&M Collection Launch in New York City.

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2016

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The fashionista gave us hair envy with retro honey-colored waves and polished off the vintage-inspired look with a classic red lip.

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