Quotes by Alice Temperley

About Alice Temperley:

Alice Temperley is a British fashion designer based in London. Her fashion label, Temperley London was launched in 2000.
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When I was a child, I was always nicking my mum's jewellery to wear, and I loved to drape a massive Chinese shawl around me from our fancy-dress box. I was obsessed with a feather and rabbit-fur collar from the age of three and attempted to make one ...

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My mother has always encouraged my creative side. She is a very eclectic, creative woman and looks incredibly glamorous, even when trudging about in wellies. Our family home is full of items from her travels and her amazing etchings and drawings.

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As far as accessories are concerned, I think it is always best to be as minimalist as possible.

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I don't think many people would think I'm a designer. I behave in a different way. I'd get knocked down and cut to pieces if I went home and flounced about; this industry is known for the flounciness, but I've got my feet on the ground.

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My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.

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I'm really excited about the future.

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I love long power walks in the countryside.

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Lingerie is my next love after clothing; I think it is what is worn underneath that really inspires a woman to feel beautiful in her clothes - that inner, secret glamour.

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I like the Hotel Costes, on rue Saint Honore, a boutique hotel near the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and the Tuileries. I love the dark, moody decor as well as the fantastic scented, candlelit pool in the basement.

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I love trawling through markets and vintage shops, and I make super-quick decisions about buying clothes. I also have my usual haunts I go to when in specific cities.

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I buy vintage - mainly Alaia and some Westwood - but 90 per cent of the time, I wear my own designs.

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With celebrity being our new religion, it's increasingly difficult to start up on your own. Talented young designers are more likely to either go and work for celebrity brands or huge fashion houses than ever before.

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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.

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I'm a morning person, really alert.

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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.

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I think fashion can always date, but I think if a woman has elegance, she doesn't date.

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I think that a woman that is elegant herself is somebody who can dress herself easily and effortlessly.

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I like to be real. I don't like things to be staged or fussy.

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A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.

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Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity.

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Author Bio

  • NameAlice Temperley
  • DescriptionBritish fashion designer
  • BornJuly 22, 1975
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionFashion Designer
  • AwardsMember Of The Order Of The British Empire