Alexandra Roach We caught up with up-and-coming actress Alexandra Roach, of 'Iron Lady' fame, to hear all about her first London Fashion Week experience. Clock the face; remember the name. Alexandra Roach played a young Maggie Thatcher in The Iron Lady , will play a countess alongside Keira Knightley in Joe Wright's new adaptation of Anna Karenina , and in the meantime has been making waves in London as the most stylish debutant on the London Fashion Week scene. Making appearances at Emilia Wickstead, Christopher Kane, Roksanda Ilincic, Moschino Cheap & Chic and Burberry (a killer roster if ever we saw one), Alexandra is poised to take the fashion world by storm. We caught up with the fresh-faced Welsh beauty outside Christopher Kane's show yesterday and heard how she's been preparing for her first season of shows, with a little help from her stylist, Angie Smith. What are you wearing today? My coat is Christopher Kane - I just picked it up yesterday and I love it. I'm wearing a Topshop dress, shoes by Kurt Geiger, and my handbag is Mulberry. I got it at the Mulberry dinner last night; it's lizard I think, and it's the nicest present I've ever been given. The dinner was wonderful. Lana Del Rey was there and she performed her song for us. It was magical. I was one of only 80 people there so I felt really privileged to have witnessed it. What has been your favourite show so far? Burberry is always amazing, I can't wait to see that later. I love the attention to detail at Mulberry, everything is always so fun. They took the monster theme to extremes this year - they even had monster-themed rolls at the Mulberry dinner. How do you go about dressing for the front row? I think you should just wear something you feel comfortable in. It's important to make a statement, but don't kill yourself over it. You have to make an effort, but not go overboard. I always like to go for a strong lip colour - today I'm wearing MAC lip pencil in Vino. Do you ever feel the pressure to dress well for the front row? I love leaving the house in a new outfit; I don't feel the pressure at all. I think the most important thing is to have fun, and not to take things too seriously. Once you start doing that, then you'll start to crumble. What do you wear on an everyday basis? It's usually Doc Martens and a mini skirt. Almost everything in my wardrobe is from Topshop. I know it's a cliché, but I was looking through my cupboards the other day and realised that I just have so much of it. What's your top tip for surviving fashion week? Drink lots of coffee, and be in a chatty mood. There are so many new people to meet and it's always good to be friendly. Roach matches her lipstick to her clutch in Roksanda Ilincic at the Elle Style Awards, at the Burberry show yesterday.Photos: REX Features. Alexandra was flanked by her stylist, Angie Smith , who has worked with Romola Garai, Daisy Lowe, Emma Roberts and Danii Minogue in the past, and was responsible for putting Roach in Roksanda at the Elle Style Awards last week. How do you go about preparing for Fashion Week? We've been shopping together and picked out some pieces and looks that we both like. We went into Mulberry and Burberry the other day, and also picked out this coat from Christopher Kane. My job is to make Alexandra feel comfortable, and to introduce her to designers who might not have been on her radar before. Alexandra chips in: "I've always loved experimenting with clothes, and trying out pieces that I wouldn't usually wear. I wore Roksanda to the Elle Style Awards which was a shift for me. She [Roksanda] is so great though, she came and helped me try dresses on. I felt so good in that dress. Which young London designer do you think is poised for the big time? J. W. Anderson. I've met him actually, and he is so lovely. He's very London, but not in a scary way. I love his shirts; they're girly but they're not too young. Women in their thirties and forties can wear them and still look chic.