The next designer we are looking at for this week's fashion inspirations is Central St. Martin's graduate Alice Temperley. Alice Temperley was born in July 1975 and grew up in Somerset before moving to London to attend university, where she studied for her fashion degree. Once she had graduated, she set up her own company and named it Temperley London, alongside her then boyfriend (now husband) Lars Von Bennigsen in 2000. She met Von Bennigsen back in 1998 when she was working as a cocktail waitress at The Met Bar to help pay for her studies at university, and she then married him in 2002 in a 20's style wedding covered by British Vogue.

Alice Temperley is popular for her designs which focus on using the best fabrics and special hand finishes, and she has been hailed as "the designer making the biggest waves in British Fashion" by American Vogue. Her collections, which are four per year, are sold in 300 stores in 37 countries, with four stand alone boutiques in London, New York, LA, and Dubai. She launched a Bridal shop in 2007 next door to her London store, and her headquarters are based in Notting Hill next door to her home. She has won several awards for her designs, including English Print Designer of the Year (1999), Best Young Designer of the Year (2004), and is named as one of Britain's top 35 female business leaders of 2006. Alice hosted her first fashion show in Notting Hill in 2003, but them moved her shows to New York and there she has hosted an online multi-media video launch instead of a traditional catwalk show.

Celebrity fans of Alice Temperley includes Scarlett Johansson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Lopez, and Nicole Richie to name just a few! She is a great fashion inspirator for her work has been nothing but exceptionally fantastic and famous, and she has only recently launched a sister brand called 'Alice by Temperley' which is more affordable fashion for a younger, London-look audience.

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