The Industry meets Alice Temperley, 19 September 2016
The Industry will be holding an exclusive in conversation event with leading British designer Alice Temperley on 19 September, the day after her London Fashion Week catwalk show.
Alice will be interviewed by fashion broadcaster Scott Wimsett who will be quizzing her on her career so far, her plans for the future and her thoughts on London Fashion Week and the fashion industry in general. Guests will also be offered the chance to put their questions to her.
The event will be held at The Grooming Room: Women's Edit at The Century Club, Shaftesbury Avenue at 4.30pm on Monday 19 September and the talk will be followed by cocktails and networking.
About Alice
Alice Temperley is one of Britain’s best know fashion designers having established her label, famed for its modern bohemian aesthetic, in 2000.
A graduate of the Royal College of Art, Alice is a champion of artisan techniques and intricate hand-worked embellishment. The core business focuses on women’s ready-to-wear collections, which have evolved to offer a comprehensive range of daywear, cocktail and eveningwear. Temperley Bridal launched in 2002.
The brand operates five standalone stores, including its flagship store on Bruton Street in Mayfair and is distributed in over 30 countries with more than 150 wholesale accounts.
It is worn by a wide range of women including Florence Welch, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Helen Mirren, Penelope Cruz, Dree Hemingway, the Duchess of Cambridge, Sienna Miller, Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani, Naomi Campbell, Miley Cyrus, Kate Hudson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Adele, Halle Berry, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Mendes.
In 2012 Somerset by Alice Temperley, a collaboration with John Lewis, was launched and is the fastest-selling collection in John Lewis' history.
Alice is a member of the British Fashion Council Advisory Board and is involved with several charitable organisations, including recently becoming Ambassador for Women for Women International. Alice was awarded an MBE in 2011 for services to the Fashion Industry.
About Scott
Scott Wimsett
Scott Wimsett’s career in TV and online has spanned almost 20 years from early exposure hosting on MTV through to today being a firm favourite within the international fashion reporting circuit.
Having cut his teeth on ITN News and an exclusive with Vogue TV, Scott realised the true potential of informative and high-end fashion reporting online. Scott and his business partner, Sam Orams launched now internationally renowned Bespoke Film and Communications Agency, which today boasts a portfolio of some of the fashion world’s most visual campaigns and has worked closely with major fashion talent from Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne and Karl Lagerfeld with Scott securing the interview exclusives for international fashion portals.
As a fashion story breaks Scott and his agency are very often the chosen ‘go to’ digital film, communications and solutions agency to get the content full visibility. Scott is invited to be a regular voice on broadcast, print, web seminars and online media being asked to talk on the subject of fashion and has his own social commentating platform on Hello TV as its international fashion reporter called The Scott Report.
Scott has launched a new platform, ‘Inspirational Women’ with Bespoke Banter and is the founder of the Feel Good Fellowship initiative which is a positive video sharing platform for the next generation (millennials) to impact social change.
Given the anticipated high demand for seats, this event is open to members of The Industry and select VIP invites only. To become a member of The Industry for £300/yr, which will grant you free access to all events over the next 12 months plus a host of other benefits, please refer to our Join Us page. Members should email [email protected] to confirm attendance.
