What do you get when you cross a series of classic outfits with an injection of cool-girl-coded individuality? Alexa Chung . The millennial style icon has influenced our style agenda for every occasion for the last two decades, from Glastonbury to glamorous nights out , she's the epitome of a versatile muse. The 40-year-old is currently on a summer holiday aboard, living her best life on a luxury boat with friends (cries in tears of London rain), and shared her enviably sunny trip with her Instagram followers, which of course included an epic summer outfit.
In a look that said Parisian chic meets classic It-girl, Alexa posed with her model pins on show, wearing a pair of high-rise crochet mini shorts - a holiday staple piece of clothing that puts a summer twist on this season's micro shorts trend. MORE: Alexa Chung's denim LV bag proves she's the ultimate cross-generational style icon READ: Alexa Chung just shared a Noughties throwback photo featuring utterly iconic Chanel look "Ah, the micro short, as seen at Stella McCartney and Isabel Marant," says H Fashion 's Clare Pennington , "You may well be wondering what the difference is between a micro short and a pair of knickers? I’m afraid we can’t help there much, except to say that there is a touch more cheek coverage on the former, although that entirely depends on how you like to wear your undergarments quite frankly. All we will say is perhaps give these a swerve for Sunday lunch at Grandma’s.
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Proving she's the definition of not just a girl who can do both, but literally anything and everything when it comes to fashion, she also shared images sporting a cap by celeb-adored skateboard brand Palace paired with a dopamine-inducing red bikini. We're certain to find a pair of crochet shorts on the market - if only we could purchase a pair of legs as long as hers..
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