ALICE’S ADVENTURES: British designer Alice Temperley is further documenting her creative journey with a second book, “Alice Temperley: English Myths and Legends.” Written by Temperley and published by Rizzoli, the 336-page tome focuses on the designer’s inspirations and methods, and includes more than 250 photographs.
The book, which will launch in September, priced at $60, features Arizona Muse on the cover, wearing the designer’s fall printed dress with a graphic background.
“To build and to have a fashion brand is very real. It’s tactile, emotional and down-to-earth all at the same time — and kind of fantastical. It’s sort of touchable — and dreamy,” the designer said during an interview.
This is Temperley’s second book. Her first, “True British,” was published by Rizzoli in 2011 and focused on the brand’s first 10 years.
Temperley said her first book was about the pain and drama and everything that happened while she built her brand. For this project, she wanted to take things “to the next level, and have a document that showed what the brand is about. This book shows what makes us into a British heritage brand. It has its own identity and its own story.”
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