Alice Temperley Quotes
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Paris is one of the fashion capitals of the world and such an incredible breeding ground for designers. You can't help but find it an inspiring place.
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It's a real luxury to have a studio all to myself, somewhere to start mood boards for the next collection.
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I grew up in the countryside and always used to wear my parents' Barbour jackets. It is a fantastic British heritage brand.
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I have an obsession with details and pattern.
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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 that a woman that is elegant herself is somebody who can dress herself easily and effortlessly.
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I used to be frustrated about being called bohemian, but I don't really care now. If that's what you are, you should celebrate it.
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My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.
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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 think fashion can always date, but I think if a woman has elegance, she doesn't date.
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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 with my friend, whose father was a gamekeeper.
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I can live in a bubble, I like not to know anything about financials.
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I love long power walks in the countryside.
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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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Remember, its all about you and the dress. Nothing more, so keep the accessories very discreet.
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I'm a morning person, really alert.
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You have to stay true to your heritage; that's what your brand is about.