Alice Temperley MBE (born 22 July 1975) is a British fashion designer based in London. Her fashion label, Temperley London was launched in 2000. Read full biography of Alice Temperley →
I have an obsession with details and pattern.
I like to be real. I don't like things to be staged or fussy.
I love long power walks in the countryside.
I loved being in London. Always walking everywhere, always out and about and always at markets, walking around Brick Lane and Covent Garden and Soho.
It should be natural, and that's how I like women to look. I like them to feel comfortable and look organic.
It's a real luxury to have a studio all to myself, somewhere to start mood boards for the next collection.
Remember, its all about you and the dress. Nothing more, so keep the accessories very discreet.
A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.
Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity.
I buy vintage - mainly Alaia and some Westwood - but 90 per cent of the time, I wear my own designs.
I can live in a bubble, I like not to know anything about financials.
I don't try to be in fashion; I don't try to follow trends. You just end up out of fashion that way.
I get up between 6:30 and 7 A.M., and my morning routine is always the same: hot water and lemon, eggs on toast and rose oil on the face.
Alice Temperley MBE (born 22 July 1975) is a British fashion designer based in London. Her fashion label, Temperley London was launched in 2000.