The model of the moment, Agyness Deyn, is talking me through her outfit. “I’m wearing men’s lace-up boots from a secondhand shop in New York, white punk pants from Trash and Vaudeville, a Clash T-shirt, a vintage spotty shirt, a man’s cardigan with an old brooch, a coat from a brand called Buckler, and a leather cap I got in Tokyo,” she says in her broad Coronation Street accent. It’s a typical Agyness ensemble – “Proper mad,” as she might say – made up of random, inexpensive bits thrown together on the spur of the moment. She should look like a walking jumble sale, but instead she looks like the fifth Beatle.

The Manchester supermodel is having a day off from the Milan catwalks and explains that this is her version of comfort dressing. The day before, when she starred in the Burberry show, she made a big effort. Most models slip between shows in slouchy jeans and tees, but Deyn treats life as one big catwalk. “I was wearing serious Burberry heels and a dress that was this short,” she says, gesturing at her crotch. “It’s nice to go looking the part.”

Deyn’s rapid ascent to fame over the past year has seen her anointed as the Kate Moss of the MySpace generation. Like Moss, she is a one-woman trend factory. “Sometimes, I think it would be funny to do random stuff and see if it catches on,” she jokes. It’s all a long way from her Lancashire childhood; even 18 months ago, she was still a jobbing model. Deyn is only just getting used to signing autographs. “I never know what to write. I always say, ‘Nice to see you, to see you, nice. Aggy.’ Then I put a love heart.”

She now lives in New York with her boyfriend, Josh Hubbard, guitarist with the Paddingtons, and misses the British high street like mad. “It’s great for English kids. You’ve got your New Looks and your Claire’s Accessories. And if you love fashion, they reproduce it so fast, you can get it before the designer stuff comes out. I used to buy loads of stuff from New Look before I moved to New York. That’s why I did the Giles thing,” she says of her latest gig as the face of Giles Deacon’s Gold range for the high-street chain.

Deyn can’t remember not being into fashion. “My mum was always trying to get me into Laura Ashley floral dresses, and I’d be, like, ‘No, Mum.’ But now I love those floral dresses – with a pair of Dr Martens,” she says. For her, it’s not so much what you wear but how you wear it. These days, she loves slipping on men’s cotton or silk pyjamas with a jacket and heels. Her own fashion icon? The Queen, of course. “I love her Barbour jacket and welly thing when she goes out walking her dogs. Ladylike, but a bit quirky.” She collects royal memorabilia, which she displays next to Sex Pistols souvenirs in her apartment. “Plates, coronation pictures, tea towels and flags. It’s bonkers,” she says. And very Agyness.

Get Agyness Deyn's look from the High Street

LOOK 1

1 Ciaté Paint Pot in 3am Girl, £7.50; 020 8466 5200.

2 Graphic top, £270, by Balenciaga, from Matches; www.matchesfashion.com.

3 Memphis tuxedo, £895, by David Szeto, from Browns.

4 Black skinny jeans, £45, from Topshop.

5 Blue patent-leather shopper, £635, by Pauric Sweeney, from Browns.

6 Plastic sunglasses, £15

7 black-and-white pencil skirt, £35, from Topshop.

8 Dress, £60, sunglasses, £12, and earrings, £5, by Gold by Giles at New Look; available from March 19. Ribbed over-the-knee socks, £2.50, from New Look

LOOK 2

1 Studded bag, £25, by Red Herring, from Debenhams.

2 Guns N’ Roses T-shirt, £20, from Sugar Bullets; www.sugarbullets.co.uk.

3 Stripy blazer, £35, from New Look.

4 Flared jeans, £40, from Topshop

LOOK 3

1 Scarf, £1.50,from Beyond Retro; 020 7613 3636.

2 Long stripy socks, £5.50, by Pamela Mann; www.mytights.com.

3 Tux trousers, £135, by Buckler; 020 7377 2767.

4 BlondieT-shirt, £25, from Truffle Shuffle; www.truffleshuffle.co.uk.

5 Roxanne tote, £395, by Mulberry.

6 Brogues, £35, from Beyond Retro, as before.

7 Stripy vest, £18, print wedges, £30, plastic sunglasses, £12, and bracelet, £6, by Gold by Giles at New Look. Tights, £3, from New Look

LOOK 4

1 Croppped jacket, £40, from Debenhams.

2 Pearl brooch, £18, from www.madaboutjewellery.com.

3 Armani Privé Bois d’Encens perfume, £160, by Giorgio Armani.

4 Chine dress, £25, from Boohoo; www.boohoo.com.

5 Jazz shoes, £335, by Christian Louboutin, from Browns.

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