Having superstars for parents would be any kid’s dream — but for Alexandria Jones,
the daughter of David Bowie and Iman, it’s a reality. With deep family bonds
and her own starry artistry, here’s Jones’ story so far:
Iman had an illustrious modeling career, working with brands such as Versace,
Calvin Klein, and Donna Karan throughout her 13 years in the industry. Both Iman
and her husband, David Bowie, were adamant about maintaining their daughter's privacy,
while simultaneously carrying on high-profile careers in the music and fashion world.
For Alexandria's 18th birthday, Iman posted a rare picture of her on her Instagram account.
Iman told Porter that after doing so she received several calls and messages from
designers and modeling agencies hoping Lexi would want to model for them.
Iman’s response? A simple, yet firm: quote, "No, she doesn't."
Iman later implied that Lexi may have had some interest in participating in the fashion industry,
but eventually decided against it. According to Porter, she urgently advised her daughter:
"Have a life that is private while you can,
because one day soon it is going to be public, so enjoy this.”
David Bowie passed away in January of 2016, just two days after releasing his
impactful final album, Blackstar. The musician had been working on the album,
as well as an off-Broadway play called Lazarus, throughout his fight with liver cancer.
In 2017, Alexandria Jones and Iman got tattoos to commemorate the anniversary of Bowie's passing.
Lexi got a crescent moon tattoo with the script "Daddy xx" inside the moon, alongside Bowie’s
life dates of 1947 to 2016 underneath the writing. Her mother, Iman, got a tattoo of a Bowie knife
with David’s name written on the handle. Iman captioned her Instagram post of the tattoos:
“You will always be a part of us."
Since getting the tattoo dedicated to her father, Lexi has also gotten a tattoo of a lion on her
shoulder, with Arabic spellings of Lexi's and Iman's names concealed in the lion’s mane.
To say Alexandria Jones comes from an extremely creative family is definitely an understatement.
Her father was a world-class musician with a penchant for fashion, and her mother, Iman,
modeled for top brands during her career, before starting her own cosmetics line.
Lexi is a talented illustrator and painter, sharing her gifts on her public Instagram.
Lexi's original art can be purchased through her Depop account, where she sells paintings
and upcycled clothing. Her unique style of painting involves distorted faces and
abstract proportions of figures. She credited Tim Burton's unique art style as an inspiration
for the development of her own artistry in a philosophical Instagram post, writing:
"My meditation is painting, illustrating, and sketching.
During these times I feel freed from my mind and am able to convert the pent up
negative energy into something positive, something I end up feeling proud of."
Alexandria Jones is not just an incredibly talented visual artist, but a poet and musician
as well! Jones began sharing her poetry on her public Instagram in December 2020.
Her freeform poetry examines feminist themes of autonomy, love, and intimacy.
In February 2021, Lexi shared her first song with the world, revealing her stunning singing
voice at the same time. She posted a song she had written on her Instagram feed with the caption:
"I'm absolutely terrified to post this. I keep going back
and forth between hating it and liking it…”
Her video received over 150,000 views, and began picking up popularity when her older half-brother,
Duncan Jones, took to Twitter to give his sister a shout out:
"Just found out that my sister can SIIIING! So THAT'S where those genes went."
Like her mother Iman, Alexandria isn't afraid to stand up for her beliefs.
After receiving a vulgar DM from a follower over a recent bathing suit picture,
Lexi posted a screenshot of the message to her feed with the caption:
"Feels good to love my body after years of hating and disrespecting it.
No shame in liking how I look in my cowboy swimsuit,
but a shame that you're able to twist it into something so perverted and vulgar."
Lexi has also demonstrated feminist values and intentions in both her poetry and visual
artwork. Many of Lexi's illustrations and paintings center on semi-nude women with
bodies of all shapes and sizes, promoting a vision of body positivity in her work.
Her mother, Iman, demonstrated values of inclusion throughout Lexi's childhood,
as the founder of a color-inclusive cosmetics line, IMAN Cosmetics.
Before even starting her makeup brand, Iman also used her platform as a supermodel to join forces
with Naomi Campbell and Bethann Hardison, and put pressure on the fashion industry to include more
women of color in runways and advertising. Iman's hard work paid off, and Lexi carries the legacy.
Alexandria Jones is extremely close with her mother, Iman. Lexi regularly posts pictures
of her and her mother together on Instagram, during special occasions or just to spread
appreciation. During the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns in Spring 2020, Lexi was just 19 years
old and taking time off in between high school and college — and was separated from her mom.
Lexi was living in New York when the first wave of COVID-19 cases hit the U.S.,
on Mother's Day in 2020. Alexandria captioned an Instagram picture of her
and her mother with a plea for people to follow guidelines and stay safe during the pandemic.
"Everyone [please] stay inside[.] I haven't seen my mom for 6 months because we live on opposite
coasts and it is very difficult to leave NY right now[,] but I'm a child and I miss her dearly."
Alexandria Jones posted a cute throwback picture on her Instagram with her half-brother,
Duncan Jones, in August 2021. Duncan is David Bowie's first son from his previous marriage
to Angie Bowie, from whom Duncan has been estranged since he was 13 years old. Duncan
reaffirmed in an interview with The Sun that he had not had contact with her since, saying:
"She was a corrosive person.”
Duncan began building a stronger relationship with his stepmother, Iman,
and half-sister, Lexi. However, because of the 30-year age difference between Duncan and Lexi,
he joked in an interview with The Sun:
"My relationship with her is more like a fun uncle"
Porter also reported that Lexi was considering moving to LA,
where she could be closer to her brother.
Alexandria Jones's childhood dog, Max, had one blue and one brown eye. Her father, David Bowie,
famously appeared to have two different colored irises, making for a fun coincidence.
“He’s a lively little chap, I think I’ll call him Jareth. He’s got my eyes.”
Iman told Harper's Bazaar that she would get comments
about Max's appearance while taking him for walks.
"You couldn't make it up. When I walked him, people would stop
me in the street and say, 'You planned this!'"
Contrary to popular belief, the late musician did not actually have two separate eye colors.
Rather, one of Bowie's eyes was permanently dilated due to an injury from a fight that
he suffered as a teenager, resulting in the appearance of two differently colored eyes.
Sadly, Max died in February 2021 at age 14. Lexi wrote in a post paying tribute to the pup:
"Maxipoo, the best boy a girl could ask for. Thank you for making me smile these past 14 years.”
Alexandria Jones was born to David Bowie and Iman, who were 53 and 47, respectively, at the time.
The two were madly in love, and found themselves ready to take on parenting together.
“All I can let you know in on the — the secret is that we’re
blissfully happy, it’s a fabulous marriage.”
Bowie told Hello! Magazine that he had already begun thinking of
potential children's names when he met Iman for the very first time.
"My attraction to her was immediate and all-encompassing[.] [...] That
she would be my wife, in my head, was a done deal."
Bowie had favored the name Alexander in particular, and was pleasantly surprised to
find out that Iman was on the same page. He said in his interview with Hello! Magazine:
"I can only ask you to believe that when lman and I talked about names,
she suggested that if it was a girl then it should be Alexandria,
after the Greco-Egyptian city. She had no idea how close it was to my own choice.”
Lexi's middle name, Zahra, was actually almost Iman's name.
Bowie told interviewers that the Arabic name means:
"inner light; luminous; fair and beautiful; blossoming; or even shining.”
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