Alexa Chung cements her style icon status in a chic structured blazer and leather scarf belt as she heads to Chloe afterparty at Paris Fashion Week

She's long been held as one of the 21st-century's most definitive 'It Girls'.

And Alexa Chung proved she still deserves the esteemed label as she displayed her effortlessly cool aesthetic on Thursday, while heading to Chloe's afterparty during Paris Fashion Week.

The model, 42, cut a radiant figure as she left her hotel for the bash, oozing sophistication in a black structured blazer with bold shoulder-pads. 

She teamed the jacket with a chic pair of cream tailored trousers and added an extra trendy touch by tying a black leather scarf around her hips as a belt.

Alexa completed her stylish ensemble with a beige designer handbag, minimal jewellery and a pair of quirky see-through heels.

The TV presenter's outing comes after she attended the star-studded Chloe Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show earlier in the day.

She dazzled in a peach dress with a lace trim with a matching belt tied around her svelte waist and tied in a bow, with dramatic red eyeshadow to make her eyes pop.

She was joined at the runway presentation by a host of famous faces including pop star Olivia Rodrigo, actresses Aimee Lou Wood and Brooke Shields and chat show host Oprah Winfrey.

Alexa recently opened up about her career in fashion in a candid interview with Elle magazine for their October issue, revealing her one major regret.

Although she has long been considered a muse to many top designers thanks to her distinctive sense of style, she admitted that she once believed her 'career would be over by the time she was 20'.

When asked whether she had a picture of what her 40-year-old self might look like when she was 22, she replied: 'Yes, because when I was younger, all of the women I admired were older. 

'I had older friends and I loved their style, and even my mum, I just thought she was the coolest. Because I started modelling so young and thought my career would be over by the time I was 20, I always thought about what my next steps would be.

'I used to really want to host Desert Island Discs, so I didn't do anything that might mean I wouldn't get to – so, I used to be prudish about doing shoots that were a bit wilder back in those days. 

'You weren't allowed to be the type of woman that could present Woman's Hour and be foxy on a cover. That's my only regret, not being foxier.' 

Alexa also got candid about being referred to as a 'style icon', recalling: 'I remember other people pointing it out more than me noticing it. My mum would say, “Oh look, that girl looks like you.” 

'Obviously, it was very flattering. I have it with other people, where I’m like, “I want to look like Gabbriette”, or something. 

'It’s nice to borrow and it’s sometimes helpful to use someone else’s style as a springboard to discover your own personality and style journey.’

Reflecting on Popworld, which she co-hosted on Channel 4 from April 2006 to July 2007, she said it was something she 'really loved'.

She explained: 'I’d gone from modelling, which is great for some people, I’m sure, but I found it quite frustrating.

'I preferred being in script meetings where I was around at a table being asked for my opinion. Alex Zane and I used to write the scripts. It was such an amazing vote of confidence and that was what meant everything to me.’

Speaking about her fashion on the hit show, the model said: ‘On that show, we were really lucky because we were given a budget to buy clothes. 

'It was the dream. I went straight into Topshop – I wanted to look like how my friends and I did in real life. I remember people on TV at that time were making an effort. 

'But I was like, “It’s Saturday-morning TV, why aren’t they wearing Saturday-morning T-shirts? It’s weird to be in heels and a dress, because we’re all hungover.” 

'It was an active decision to feel normal, so that I could be bolder, because a lot of the interviews were quite punchy and you had to be brave. I had to feel like I was myself.’