Alexa Chung Quotes

French women have been made beautiful by the French people - they're very aware of their bodies, the way they move and speak, they're very confident of their sexuality. French society's made them like that.

The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control.

I just wear what I like, and lots of it is British.

What I like about the American woman is she usually has a lot of dynamism. In the U.S., women have a tendency to go forward, to be more exaggerated than in Europe. Many times the rough ideas come from the States, then they are refined in Europe. The American women and the French women are still the best-dressed.

It's very hard to describe your own style. And I'm young, so I'm still experimenting. But I think it's quite British and very much about individuality.

Buy one pair of knickers or underpants from Marks & Spencer. Then you'll truly be like a Brit!

If a French woman wears jeans, it's never with flats - always heels.

I'm an Isabel Marant woman: I love her style so much.

I can do whatever I want, but I'm a French girl. It goes with everything.

I love fashion because it can change to suit your mood. I'm very drawn to classic silhouettes, menswear-inspired pieces, and anything that feels a little French. I'm also inspired by Brit girl style.

I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It's easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair.

You can hit as many revolutions as you want, but women are always going to wear uncomfortable shoes that look good.

I love the way girls in London dress; it's so different to the American 'blow-dry and immaculate grooming' thing.

Many women are pear-shaped and tend to wear jeans that are too loose. They need to focus on what jeans will re-proportion their body.

If French women had not shown their thighs in the vaudeville and swimming pools of Paris, where out Republicans were educated, if there had not been so much tennis played by the American women who have filled our cinema screens for years, if Nordic women had not thrown themselves into the cult of the sun, perhaps our horrible Spanish Civil War would not have broken out.

France is the most civilized country there is.

We have a lot of love for women who wear Marc their way.

It would be a sad day if we British stopped being cynical, but you sometimes wonder whether we overdo it.

I've never felt like a French actress.

The British invented the classic look. Men's apparel was created in London, the great English style. You have to respect this country's suits, shirts, shoes, luggage.

We are ambassadors of American style, but we're in awe of British style.

I think my style is probably more of a classic look.

One of the maddening things about being a foreigner in France is that hardly anyone in the rest of the world knows what's really happening here. They think Paris is a socialist museum where people are exceptionally good at eating small bits of chocolate and tying scarves.

You may hear from my fabulous accent that I'm French!

You can be an American or an Englishman or Canadian and be a Parisian. It's a very admirable culture, and people want to identify with it.