Alice Temperley Alice Temperley Alice Temperley MBE (born 22 July 1975) is an English fashion designer based in London. Her fashion label, Temperley London was launched in 2000. In 2006, "The Guardian" noted that she had been described by "American Vogue" as the designer making the biggest waves in British fashion. More recently, she has been described as the "English Ralph Lauren". Alice Temperley grew up in Somerset, on her parents' cider farm and graduated from the Royal College of Art and Central Saint Martins. She established Temperley London, together with her then boyfriend Lars von Bennigsen in 2000. The brand has
Lars Jacob von Röök Lars Jacob von Röök Lars Jacob von Röök (14 October 1778, Stralsund - 6 February 1867, Stockholm) was a Swedish painter, architect and museum manager. His father, Carl Fredrik von Röök (1725-1793), was a military officer in charge of the Stralsund fortification brigade. He wanted Lars to follow in his footsteps and made him an apprentice at the fortifications. Lars took his officer's exam in 1795. After several trips abroad on assignments for King Gustav, he began to take an interest in art and made his own study trips to Spain, Portugal and Italy, with an extended stay in Rome.