Alice Temperley

Clothes can transform your mood and confidence. ”

It should be natural, and that's how I like women to look. I like them to feel comfortable and look organic. ”

When I was a child, I was always nicking my mum's jewellery to wear, and I loved to drape a massive Chinese shawl around me from our fancy-dress box. I was obsessed with a feather and rabbit-fur collar from the age of three and attempted to make one with my friend, whose father was a gamekeeper. ”

I buy vintage - mainly Alaia and some Westwood - but 90 per cent of the time, I wear my own designs. ”

With celebrity being our new religion, it's increasingly difficult to start up on your own. Talented young designers are more likely to either go and work for celebrity brands or huge fashion houses than ever before. ”

I keep only a small edit in my wardrobe because I think it is important to keep things moving through, and I like to find out which pieces from my collections work and which could be reworked and improved. ”

I'm really excited about the future. ”