By Danielle Radojcin

When I arrive at the Antipodium shoot, Alexa Chung, dressed in a pair of skinny Balenciaga jeans, a long-sleeved cotton striped T-shirt, frilled smock and brown leather Topshop Brogues, is sitting patiently having her hair make-up done. She's been pals with Antipodium co-founders Geoffrey Finch and Ashe Peacock ever since she DJ'd for them at one of their infamous club nights; now, she's modelling the Spring Summer 2008 collection, a nautically-inspired ensemble of breezy, striped cotton dresses and jackets in a palette of red, white, blue and grey, which will, by the time you read this, be on sale in Liberty and Harvey Nichols. Model Valentine Fillol-Cordier, meanwhile, is here to pose for the Autumn Winter range.