Pictures of Alexa Chung in Silver Dress and Shoes on Jimmy Fallon: Steal Her Head to Toe Metallic Look with Shopstyle Australia

We usually wouldn't encourage you to go to town on metallics, especially high shine silver — but Alexa Chung has the styling know-how to make us reconsider. The Britster appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon today in this laser-cut eyelet detailed silver coat dress from Marc Jacob's Spring/Summer '12 line, and coordinated her dress and peach lips with just-as-shiny kitten heel pumps (also by MJ). The reason it works? The textural finish makes it more ladylike than sci-fi, and her opaque tights prevent shine overload. Clever, non? In case you were feeling inspired (and brave) we've found five ways to make your metallics do double duty.

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