ALICE by Temperley was launched last season and is new to Precious for A/W 2010.
The Autumn/Winter collection is a paean to the English eclectic, a youthful remix of the magpie style that is as much a tradition in England as tea and cake and cricket. Following up her range’s exuberant debut last season, Temperley has stocked the ALICE closet with graphic abstract and ethnic prints, military silhouettes and embellishment, and rich textures of velvet and hammered satin. Vintage drawing room sophistication is summoned in tailored waistcoats and draped jerseys. A bit of punk sneers back in studs and denim. Intarsia-knit tunic dresses and crop tops capture the insouciance of England’s Bohemia, from Hampstead Heath to Bloomsbury Square to Carnaby Street to Hoxton.
Temperley has given the eclectic tradition a shake, stamping it with her signature streetwise femininity. Hemlines are short, waists are nipped in, and layering is key. New materials add to the collection’s textural luxeness, and every garment is finessed down to its most telling detail, in typically Temperley fashion – we fell more than a little in love with ALICE
