Mulberry Street

It seems that one way to cement yourself as a style icon is to collaborate on a bag design. Kate Moss is doing it with Longchamp and now Alexa Chung is joining the ranks with the Alexa Bag for Mulberry. The bag emulates Alexa's downtown preppster look and the British cutie has already been spotted carrying around her namesake tote. Add that to the recent showing of Chung's collaboration with denim darling Madewell, that has been getting rave reviews, attests to the fact that she isn't going anywhere soon. But the best way to start snagging Alexa's signature style is by taking a trip down Mulberry street.

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The Jegging

In one of the smartest moves this holiday season, J. Crew has begun offering a few select pieces from their sister store, Madewell, online. Though I have been hesitant to embrace jegging trend, the traditional 5 pocket styling of this Madewell pair may be enough to call me a convert.

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Short Story

Girl searches high and low for jorts. Girl spies Madewell's Boyfriend Shorts at their SoHo store. Even with the impending fall girl can't find her size, so she orders them via phone. Island mail is so slow, girl doesn't receive shorts for over a month. They arrive and girl falls in love. That's the story of my hunt for jorts and my new Madewell Boyfriend shorts, which I love even though I am almost always adverse to buying things pre-distressed. The denim is so soft, a great wash, and the fit is incredibly slouchy and comfortable. Madewell also does denim collaborations with ShopBop from time to time so check them out. The End.

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