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Feb 07, 2008
With Julia Stiles, Christy Turlington, and Candace Bushnell.
Feb 20, 2009
With Milla Jovovich, Michael Stipe, and Barbara Bush.
Alice Temperley launched Temperley London 2000, and it didn’t take long for her ultrafeminine party frocks and separates to be embraced by fashion darlings like Helena Christensen and Jacquetta Wheeler as well as high-end luxury stores, including London’s Harvey Nichols and Bergdorf Goodman. Past seasons have showcased classic draping and a bit of rock-and-roll edge in pieces like detailed boleros and jumpsuits; however, the label has since veered in a more romantic direction and has come to include the Temperley London Black Label, a line of dresses made for the red carpet and a bridal collection. (Her wedding garb has gone down the aisle at many British socialites’ weddings, including Emilia Fox and Jodie Kidd.) Temperley London has since launched an accessories collection, which includes handbags and sunglasses, and opened up stand-alone boutiques in London, New York, and Los Angeles. Its runway shows have also become an international endeavor; the label showed in New York from 2005 until 2008 when it returned to the U.K. for the spring 2009 season.
“She has a head for business and a heart that appreciates what women really want. Her style is unconstrained and you feel she has no desire to follow the leaders. Accordingly, her creations, which are governed by elegance rather than the fickle demands of trend-setting, are granted a rare longevity.”—Susannah Constantine and Trinny Woodall The Daily Telegraph
“Alice Temperley is London’s answer to Zac Posen, in female form: an out-of-nowhere designer who has already gathered an adoring posse of young socialites, fashion eds, and models who whip around town, flipping their pastel-hued, scallop-edged hems and passing on her name with delighted sighs.”—Sarah Mower Style.com
Alice Temperley