Alice Temperley Quotes
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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 have an obsession with details and pattern.
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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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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 can live in a bubble, I like not to know anything about financials.
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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'm really excited about the future.
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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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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 think fashion can always date, but I think if a woman has elegance, she doesn't date.
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I love long power walks in the countryside.
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I'm from the middle of nowhere in Somerset, and if I have too much stimulus or chaos, then I tend to not be as creative.
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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 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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My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.
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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.
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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.