Alice Temperley MBE is a multi-award-winning fashion designer and the creative force behind her eponymous luxury fashion label, Temperley London. With a modern elegance shaped by virtuoso craftsmanship, extraordinary fabrics, and a resolutely British bohemianism, the Temperley brand is renowned for its seductive, wild prints and whimsical styling that project unabashed femininity, and appeals to women for whom freedom and fantasy rank high on the agenda.
Alice was hailed as "the designer making the biggest waves in British fashion" by US Vogue and has been described as the "English Ralph Lauren". Wearers of Temperley designs have included The Duchess of Cambridge and her sister Pippa Middleton. She has also dressed some of the world’s most influential women including Florence Welch, Penelope Cruz, Madonna, Beyonce, Michelle Obama, Thandiwe Newton, Portia Freeman, and Natalie Emmanuel. Other fans of the brand include Eva Mendes, Halle Berry, and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Temperley has received several awards including English Print Designer of the Year in 1999 at Indigo, Paris, and Elle magazine's Best Young Designer of the Year Award in 2004. She was named one of Britain's top 35 female business leaders in 2006 and Designer of The Year at the Hollywood Style Awards in 2011. Sister labels under the Temperley umbrella include Temperley Bridal and Somerset by Alice.
Temperley was appointed an MBE for services to the fashion industry and is a member of the British Fashion Council Advisory Board. She enjoys speaking at key industry events