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"My FOMO is slowly transforming into FOGO (Fear of Going Out) and I didn’t see that one coming. Some days I feel 80, some days I feel 18. Life is relentlessly messy and fun and mortifying and hopeful—so be kind, be honest and, above all, don’t let the patriarchy get you into a spiral about turning 40."

— Alexa Chung on turning 40 (2023)

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"Birkin first exploded into my consciousness as a teenage model frolicking on the colorama in Blow-Up, a movie recommended by a photographer boyfriend when I myself was a teenage model. Her tomboyish beauty, her nothing-but-tights-on bravado, her vibe. She possessed a low-key glamour and exuded a confidence that convinced me gangly brunettes could be sexy too. I think at a time when I was play-acting at being an adult, she offered me a self-assured example of how to be."

— Alexa Chung on Jane Birkin

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Submarine (2010) dir. by Richard Ayoade

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Nana Komatsu photographed by Inez & Vinoodh, for Chanel Fall/Winter 2023 Ready-to-Wear collection