Temperley London
Temperley London launched during London Fashion Week in September 2000 and has quickly grown to become an internationally renowned fashion house. ALICE by Temperley, sister line to Temperley London, was launched in September 2009. The company operates four stand alone stores in London, Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi and Dubai as well as online boutiques for both lines, www.temperleylondon.com, www.alicebytemperley.com
Temperley London and ALICE by Temperley are currently sold in more than 220 of the best boutiques and department stores across 35 countries. These include Selfridges, Harrods and Harvey Nichols in the UK, Neiman Marcus and Saks 5th Avenue in the US, Harvey Nichols and Boutique 1 in the Middle East, Isetan in Japan as well as leading boutiques such as 10 Corso Como in Italy and Montaigne Market in Paris. Both lines are also available online on Net-a-Porter.com.
Alice Temperley was born in England in 1975, trained at London’s Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and finished her studies with a Masters degree at the Royal College of Art. Besides a thorough training in the traditional disciplines, Temperley specialized in fabric technology and print. Temperley has been awarded several times from a young age including the Award for Innovation from Central Saint Martin’s, English Print Designer of the Year 1999 at Indigo, Paris, Glamour Magazine Designer of the Year Award, the Elle Magazine Young Designer of the Year Award in 2004 along with The Walpole Award for British Design Excellence. In the 2011 New Year Honours, Temperley was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the fashion industry.
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TRUE BRITISH: ALICE TEMPERLEY
This October Rizzoli New York is proud to celebrate a decade of creativity from British fashion designer Alice Temperley, MBE; one of the UK’s most celebrated designers. Alice Temperley’s distinctive, feminine designs combine meticulous detail and embellishments with an English eccentricity and personality drawing on everything British from Aubrey Beardsley ethereal prints to edgy vintage punk; Temperley London is the modern day ‘Cool Britannia’.
The past ten years have earned the house of Temperley critical acclaim and devoted fans around the world, dressing Royalty to the red carpet. Lavishly illustrated, this monograph is as layered and vibrant as Temperley’s designs, tracing the development of her style from fashion into interiors and lifestyle, and the growth of her company over the last ten years.
The book includes a foreword from Lucy Yeomans, Editor of Harper’s Bazaar, images from leading international fashion magazines, Temperley campaigns featuring leading names in the industry, and star studded events. These sit alongside a more behind the scenes examination of her textile designs, embroideries, and iconic Temperley pieces all collated in Alice’s signature magpie style.
Daring, provocative, and always with a sense of wit, her designs have made her one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British fashion.