Name: Temperley London, festive sample sale
Start: 2014-11-20
Location: Temperley London

Luxury designer, Temperley London, is holding a festive sample sale this week. For those in the know only, this fashion event is a real gem, with prices starting at as a little as fifty pounds. Temperley's luxury womenswear combines strong tailoring with elegance; silhouettes to compliment any size meet baroque prints. We love the black lace long cruz dress, coupled with a sheepskin shrug jacket.
This is a perfect place to find Christmas presents in London, or to purchase the dream christmas outfit. Not to be missed.

What	Temperley London, festive sample sale
Where	Temperley London, 27 Bruton Street, Mayfair , London, W1J 6QN \| MAP
Nearest tube	Bond Street (underground)
When	On 20 Nov 14, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM On 21 Nov 14, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Price	£2 donation for Women for Women International
Website	Browse more Temperley here

All about Alice

Alice Temperley talks through her rise to stardom in Red magazine.

I was 11 when I first discovered glamour. We had just bought a TV and I became obsessed with black and white movies. I’d dress up in my mum’s clothes, play music and pretend I was in the films.

We lived on a farm in Somerset so I had to create my own fun. The desire to be one of those beautiful women inspired me to make things. I was constantly getting in trouble for cutting up my mum’s favourite fabrics and shawls.

My dad wanted me to go into science, but I knew I needed to be in the arts. I’d heard of Central Saint Martins art school in London, although I didn’t know much about it. I didn’t realise what a big deal it was, which is probably why I got offered a place during my interview. I had naivety on my side.

I absolutely loved moving to London. I embraced it. I loved hanging out in Soho and being thrown together with people from different cultures. I did bar work throughout my studies and had the best time.

I met my husband while working in the Met Bar. Lars [Von Bennigsen] was very amorous and when guys are amorous in a bar you don’t give them a second look. But five months later, we met again at a party. He proceeded to woo me with dates and then, after some time, I decided that he was actually very special.

My life’s been full of extremes. I work hard but I always played hard, too. I’ve thrown fancy dress parties since I was sixteen. I love them all, but ‘Leather, Lace, Debauchery and Grace’ was a good one. We had another which was just ‘Sequins.’ So simple, yet everybody looked unbelievable, twinkling in the golden sunset.

My crazy party days are behind me. Gone are the days of going to work on no sleep. I still like to have fun but, after working so hard and having a child, everything needed to be much more gentle on my body. I haven’t had time to think about whether I miss those days but I certainly don’t miss the hangovers.

When I set up Temperley, it got to the point where Lars was coming home from work and the whole flat was floor-to-ceiling boxes. I was doing everything myself, and he said it had to stop or we do it properly. So he left his financier job and became financial director. He helped me build the business up.

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