Ella Alexander

London

Journalist at Freelance

Freelance journalist and Digital Contributing Editor at Harper's Bazaar (UK)

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Freelance journalist and Digital Contributing Editor at Harper’s Bazaar

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Articles

When is a career side-step a step up? Meet the women who gave up the traditional career path

1 day ago | harpersbazaar.com | Ella Alexander

We are constantly told that our career paths are linear. The career ladder is, after all, upwards. Success is often seen through the lens of leadership roles, grand titles and large pay packets. The truth is, sometimes, the higher up the ladder we go the further we get from the work we love. Recently, a rising number of high-profile women have questioned the traditional formula, creating their own benchmark for career success and fulfilment, through taking side-steps.
Brooke Shields: Celebrating 60 with a year of adventures

2 weeks ago | harpersbazaar.com | Ella Alexander

Taking risks, experiencing the unfamiliar and pushing boundaries never grows old so, as part of a new digital series, we're celebrating adventure at every age. Every month, we speak to a different woman who embodies that sense of adventure, and next up is Brooke Shields. Having landed her first job in a soap advert when she was 11 months old, Shields has spent six decades in the spotlight. Despite intense scrutiny about her appearance, she has never yielded to what has been expected of her.
The most dazzling evening bags for big nights and elegant celebrations

3 weeks ago | harpersbazaar.com | Ella Alexander |Abigail Southan

What we look for in the best evening bags is not unlike what we look for in the perfect party guest. They contribute but they don't dominate. They're fun but they're not too much. This accessory should be something that brings your look to life without overshadowing that carefully chosen evening dress or perfectly coordinated separates.
How FARM Rio became London’s fashion-girl favourite

3 weeks ago | harpersbazaar.com | Ella Alexander

FARM Rio has one simple mission — to create clothes that make you happy. We’re talking energising, uplifting colours, vibrant, tropical prints and distinctive silhouettes that capture the sun-kissed casualness of its Brazilian heritage. These are pieces to have fun in — the wardrobe equivalent of sunshine, and the antithesis to the quiet luxury aesthetic that has reached saturation point.
Le 10 migliori commedie romantiche di tutti i tempi: i titoli da rivedere assolutamente

3 weeks ago | elle.com | Clara Strunck |Ella Alexander

Clive Coote/Polygram/Kobal/ShutterstockÈ sempre il momento giusto per fare rewatch di una commedia romantica. Storie senza tempo che scaldano il cuore (anche se fuori fa caldo), le rom-com ci tentano al cinema e sul divano da decenni. Esistono innumerevoli titoli, ma poche riescono a diventare film brillanti: troppo spesso, il genere è colpevole di vantare personaggi irrealistici e monodimensionali e trame stanche e prevedibili.
Why the Fashion World is Still Obsessed with Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

1 month ago | harpersbazaar.com | Ella Alexander

When Sarah Pidgeon was cast as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy just over a month ago, dozens of global news outlets covered the news. She is to star in Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story, about the tragic relationship of the late Calvin Klein publicist and John F. Kennedy Jr. The casting announcement went viral and few noticed that the role of the other half of the central couple was still undecided. More than 25 years since her tragic death, the enigmatic Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy is still magnetic.
Why the fashion world is still obsessed with Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

1 month ago | harpersbazaar.com | Ella Alexander

When Sarah Pidgeon was cast as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy just over a month ago, dozens of global news outlets covered the news. She is to star in Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story, about the tragic relationship of the late Calvin Klein publicist and John F. Kennedy Jr. The casting announcement went viral and few noticed that the role of the other half of the central couple was still undecided. More than 25 years since her tragic death, the enigmatic Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy is still magnetic.
Binnenkijken in de immens stijlvolle woning van Margherita Missoni

1 month ago | elle.com | Ella Alexander

Valentina SommarivaZes jaar geleden bouwden Margherita Missoni en haar man, autocoureur Eugenio Amos, hun droomhuis in het Noord-Italiaanse Varese — de stad waar ze allebei opgroeiden en zelfs trouwden. Op slechts een kwartier rijden van het Missoni-hoofdkantoor en een uur van Milaan, is hun woning met vier slaapkamers een ode aan alles waar het modehuis Missoni voor staat: kleur, patroon en uitbundige vrolijkheid.
The rise of 'Good On You': how the app became the Ofsted for fashion

1 month ago | harpersbazaar.com | Ella Alexander

Ten years ago, Gordon Renouf and Sandra Capponi came together to launch a brainwave idea: an app that would rate fashion brands based on their impact on the environment, workers and animals. At the time, there was a deficit of trustworthy information about how our favourite labels were making our clothes. Renouf and Capponi both felt that what shoppers wanted from their clothes was changing; all we needed was more information to make better choices.
"My career has been one very big adventure"

1 month ago | harpersbazaar.com | Ella Alexander

Taking risks, experiencing the unfamiliar and pushing boundaries never grows old so, as part of a new digital series, we're celebrating adventure at every age. Every month, we speak to a different woman who embodies that sense of adventure, and next up is Twiggy. The original British supermodel, working-class Leslie Hornby was just 16 when she became Twiggy, the defining face of the 1960s.