Millie Mackintosh, former Made In Chelsea star, talks fashion, body image and reality TV

SHE’S the darling of the fashion world, with more than a million Instagram followers, and now Millie Mackintosh has some style advice for Aussie women.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Millie Mackintosh attends the Children In Need & PANDORA launch event on September 22, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for PANDORA)

SHE is known for her boho style but for Millie Mackintosh, there are a few signature looks we should be wearing this summer.

“I love dresses hardened up with biker boots,” the former Made In Chesea star said.

“I love flares ... I love wide-legged trousers, I think they’re really elegant.

“You shouldn’t feel that you have to always wear a dress to a smart event, I think tailoring can also be a strong look.

“And more hats — I love hats.”

Head turner ... Mackintosh at The Ballet National de Paris Opening Season Gala in Paris last month. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

The stunning fashion designer and Made author, 26, appeared on four series of British reality series Made In Chelsea and is married to UK rapper, Professor Green.

This week, Green made headlines after debuting his deeply personal BBC documentary, Suicide and Me, about the death of his father seven years ago.

Mackintosh is down under to attend Derby Day and the Melbourne Cup as a guest of Emirates’ British-themed VVVIP marquee.

She has her eye on Aussie designers including Zimmermann, camilla and marc and Yeojin Bae while she’s here.

“My friend Erin McNaught was telling me all of the ones (designers) to look at online,” Mackintosh said.

Creative couple ... Mackintosh with husband Professor Green. Picture: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

STYLE STAR

Mackintosh has no regrets about getting her break on reality TV (she left Made In Chelsea in 2013).

“It was just really a fun time. I’m just so glad I did it. I didn’t do it thinking I want to be famous,” Mackintosh said.

Since leaving the show — a British take on The Hills — in 2013, Mackintosh launched her own fashion line, sold on ASOS and soon to be shipped internationally from millie-mackintosh.com. One of the best-selling pieces this season is a fitted navy velvet jacket with ’70s-inspired flared cuffs.

She’s got flare ... Mackintosh in her fitted navy velvet jacket at the launch of Coach at Selfridges, September 18. Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett / Getty Images for Coach

“It’s been such a hit. It was a bit of a risky piece — it was like, will people like it or not?

“It’s just whether it’s commercial or not, I would wear it but would every other girl I think about (wear it)?

“It’s really low cut and it’s like, would the customer wear it with something underneath or be confident to just wear it with tit tape?

“It’s part of business ... you just learn as you go along.”

Mackintosh attends the Catwalk to Cosmopolitan fashion show as part of the Cosmopolitan FashFest at Battersea Evolution, September 17, 2015. Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images

MADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

She has 1.1 million followers on Instagram and is known for regularly posting workout shots.

“They get the most comments on Instagram, more than any of my other posts,” mackintosh said.

“And I love that most of the posts seem to be girls like tagging their friends, saying let’s do this together.

“I get really nice messages from people saying that I helped them get into fitness or made them feel good about themselves.”

Mackintosh hits the weights hard but admits there’s one move that has so-far eluded her.

“I can’t do a pull up still. I was like, I’m going to do a pull up by Christmas,” she laughed.

“You need quite a lot of upper body strength to do it.

“I think weights are great to get that strong, athletic lean look.

“You can still be curvy but have like muscle definition in the right places.”

Fit and fashionable ... Mackintosh at the GILES show during London Fashion Week, February 23, 2015. Picture: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

BEAUTY TIPS

The former make-up artist landed in Melbourne on Friday after a long-haul flight from Heathrow.

So what are her tips to looking fresh-faced (and she definitely does) post-flight?

“Hydration, for the skin, and taking all your vitamins and probiotics.

“I took Elle Macpherson’s Super Exlir — I had one on each flight — and it’s all your green supplements and powders.

“She was like, ‘this will really help with your jet-lag’, so I was mixing it up in a water bottle on the plane drinking that.”

Mackintosh is sure to pull focus during the Melbourne Cup as a guest of Emirates’ British-themed VVVIP marquee. Picture: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images