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"It&amp;#x27;s been said that London girls are such experts at layering because of the chilly, unpredictable English weather. So basically, they have to. Or maybe they&amp;#x27;re all just following the lead of Alexa Chung and her, dare I say, unmatched and effortlessly cool layering talents. I know that multiple tiers of jackets and dresses over shirts aren&amp;#x27;t for everyone, but it&amp;#x27;s hard to not admire her adventurousness and creativity&amp;amp;#8212;and basically zero fear of wearing whatever she wants, when she wants. And I have no problems admitting that I&amp;#x27;ve stepped out of the house on more than one, or 10, occasions wearing an outfit totally stolen out of the Alexa Chung layering playbook (hey, a button-down shirt layered under a dress is totally OK at wear to the office, right?), and don&amp;#x27;t even get me started on how many times I&amp;#x27;ve brought a photo of her in to my hairstylist. And, yes, Alexa has always had really good hair. So it&amp;#x27;s about time that we crown Alexa Chung as the Glamour Style Icon of the Week&amp;amp;#8212;and celebrate with her top layered looks, of course. Alexa moved to New York City (yay!) in 2009 to host It&amp;#x27;s On With Alexa Chung on MTV. Here she is at the Emmy Awards wearing a fuzzy leopard-print coat over a sparkly one-shoulder cocktail dress, both by Topshop, and layers of delicate pendants. She really likes animal-print coats. From Karl Lagerfeld to Phillip Lim, the designers love Alexa too. Here she is at the Met Gala in 2010 wearing an inventively feminine (and suspender-ed) take on a tuxedo by the latter, with the jacket draped around her shoulders cape-style, of course. Alexa&amp;#x27;s embroidered dress bubble dress over a black long-sleeve top at the Proenza Schouler show in September 2011 may have been the first shirt-under-a-dress Alexa moment, thereby launching a thousand copycats. I mean, it makes sense. You want to show off a pretty dress, but it can be drafty inside. The jacket-over-a-jacket look that she sported in London during the holidays looks unexpectedly hip, while also serving a functional purpose. (Note also: the sweater over a button-down, making for quadruple layers.) Hey, designer Joseph Altuzarra thought so when he layered a moto jacket over a trench for his fall 2013 runway show. While Alexa&amp;#x27;s Marc Jacobs lace off-the-shoulder dress over a crisp white button-down shirt ensemble for the 2012 Met Gala was a bit divisive, I still give her props for taking the risk. The overall look is quintessential Alexa Chung. For a party on the High Line that year, the layering pro went with the girly dress over a casual shirt formula and then threw a moto jacket on over it. Why not? (I&amp;#x27;m stealing this one too.) Mulberry loves Alexa so much that it named a satchel after her, and she&amp;#x27;s a front row regular at Mulberry shows. She attended the brand&amp;#x27;s fall 2013 bash earlier this year in a tailored double-breasted coat over an edgy leather miniskirt and silky ombre shirt with the cuffs exposed. And carrying her namesake bag, natch. Along with being a master at layering, Alexa is a pro mixing casual with dressy too. I love how she basically made two outfits out of one by throwing a chunky sweater on over a sexy, leather bustier dress by Jonathan Saunders. Which layered look is your favorite? What&amp;#x27;s the maximum amount of layers that you would wear?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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