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.

Alice Temperley

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You have to stay true to your heritage, that's what your brand is about.

Alice Temperley

stay-true brands heritage

I'm a morning person, really alert. by Alice Temperley

I'm a morning person, really alert.

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morning-person persons morning

Lingerie is that inner, secret glamour. by Alice Temperley

Lingerie is that inner, secret glamour.

Alice Temperley

lingerie glamour secret

I try to take care of myself, and I lead a healthy lifestyle. by Alice Temperley

I try to take care of myself, and I lead a healthy lifestyle.

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healthy care trying

Clothes can transform your mood and confidence. by Alice Temperley

Clothes can transform your mood and confidence.

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clothes mood

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.

Alice Temperley

oil eggs morning

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.

Alice Temperley

clothes beautiful thinking

My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history. by Alice Temperley

My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.

Alice Temperley

antiques favourite pieces

Eclectic yet classic with a playful bohemian twist is how Id desc... by Alice Temperley

Eclectic yet classic with a playful bohemian twist is how Id describe my style.

Alice Temperley

twists classic style

I think fashion can always date, but I think if a woman has elega... by Alice Temperley

I think fashion can always date, but I think if a woman has elegance, she doesnt date.

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elegance fashion thinking

As far as accessories are concerned, I think it is always best to... by Alice Temperley

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

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best think always accessories

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

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

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be-real things like real

A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not... by Alice Temperley

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

Alice Temperley

self-importance like industry fashion

I can live in a bubble, I like not to know anything about financi... by Alice Temperley

I can live in a bubble, I like not to know anything about financials.

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live bubble know i-can

I was always in trouble at school for what I was wearing; I was never made a prefect because of the way I used to dress - I ripped my tights, my skirts were too short, all sorts of things.

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dress short way school

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.

Alice Temperley

loved always garden walking

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.

Alice Temperley

think home people way

I like the things around me to be beautiful and slightly dreamy,... by Alice Temperley

I like the things around me to be beautiful and slightly dreamy, with a feeling of worldliness.

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feeling things me beautiful

If you took some of the behavior that you see in the fashion world and put it anywhere else, it would just be embarrassing.

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you fashion behavior world

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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start fashion work religion