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"  Photo: Getty Images Alexa Chung has an affinity for personality-driven design. Perhaps that&amp;#039;s why, at Saturday night&amp;#039;s intimate dinner for Christian Siriano, the style expert paired a citrus yellow mohair turtleneck with a jacquard mini and kitten-heel Mary Janes. The look was a bit retro, a bit girly, and 100% Siriano\u2014a designer who, in the six years since winning season four of Project Runway, has created a multimillion, high-low fashion empire to rival Jessica Simpson. Related: Natasha Lyonne Feels Sexy in Christian Siriano &amp;quot;His personality comes out in the clothes he makes,&amp;quot; Chung said of Siriano&amp;#039;s fall collection that included cocoon coats, refined cocktail dresses, and a handful of long-sleeve, black tie gowns. &amp;quot;I feel like he has a real affinity for old school glamour. You can tell he&amp;#039;s quite passionate about that aesthetic. His collection is quite aspirational in that sense,&amp;quot; Chung continued. &amp;quot;I think people can be snobby about the way people got to where they are. No designer was a designer before they were designer. Coco Chanel came from an orphanage, for example. This day and age, people should just be like, &amp;#039;Well done. People love your clothes.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Related: Christian Siriano is Taking Over the World In between gabbing with pals Harley Viera-Newton and Leigh Lezark, Chung also touched on the differences between American and British fashion: &amp;quot;In America, when I read Us Weekly or People, the best dressed list is often the most boring list. And then in the back, on the Fashion Police page, I&amp;#039;m like, &amp;#039;They look great!&amp;#039;&amp;quot; she said with a laugh. &amp;quot;People like Chlo\u00EB Sevigny are really big in the U.K. because people really appreciate that eccentric juxtaposition of items,&amp;quot; she explained. &amp;quot;I find it hard to connect with people who have a stylist,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;They can look cool, but you can tell that they&amp;#039;re not expressing themselves. When I see someone wearing a paper doll outfit, I think, &amp;#039;You look great, but I don&amp;#039;t know if you, personally, would choose it.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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