I’ve always been in ‘like’ with Temperley. It’s quite pretty and Kate Middleton seems to like it and I’m supportive of anything that loves London as much as I do. But I’ve been getting pretty bored. Designers are allowed to have their moments of a ‘nice’ collection. We can’t all be geniuses all the time (that includes you, Karl) but when I look at a label and begin to think ‘well, it’s not offensive’, I shut off.
So thank you, lovely Alice Temperley, for pulling me out of my funk with you! The Spring 2013 collection from Temperley London could easily double as a resort collection…but that’s part of the fun. It’s very 1950s luxurious cruise through the Italian isles. It’s still got the cute factor but with enough sheer to remind you that Temperley designs for women. Or rather, women with a girlish mentality.
Though it may be a bit of a darker reference, as the film as all about a cheating spouse and the perils of love, the collection really reminded me of Jean Luc Godard’s ‘Contempt’. Brigitte Bardot as a film producer’s wife shooting on the Italian coast and on the island of Capri in the 1950s. Luxury, beauty and a bit of the French balance between sweet and sexy.
The mark of a beautiful garment is that it makes getting dressed to impress effortless. These looks would stand out in any room and you’d genuinely be able to say ‘oh this? I just threw it on’. Also, who else is down with bringing back the lace glove look? :)
(All images c/o Style.com)
So pretty!!
I can’t even pick a favorite look. They’re dreamy!