tantalizingly temperley.

I first came across this brand in a place you'd least expect to see a delicate brand like Temperley featured in: Hello! Magazine. Yes, I am guilty of wasting away my glorious summer days with my face buried in "publications" that contain little more than pixelated graphics of overrated people. In fact, now that I think about it, Hello! Magazine is the entire opposite of everything Temperley stands for; it's loud and obnoxiously impersonal, whereas Temperley boasts more of an understated class.  

However there was a reason that Temperley's ladylike frocks found themselves sandwiched between pages of wasted adolescents and botoxed fifty-year-olds that comprise our "modern pop culture," and that reason was because the two newest style icons of our time have given the brand a Royal Stamp Of Approval; Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa Middleton.

While doing my occasional sift through the trends and shows on style.com (I know, what an amateur. Pssh.), I did a mental happy-dance when I saw the link to Temperley's Resort 2012 Collection. I am such a sucker for this brand; I can't get enough of the oh-so-Britishness of it all. The charming silhouettes and the beautiful fabrics are truly delightful, and the sumptuous aura that a Temperley dress exudes is priceless, as effortlessly demonstrated by Mrs. Middleton on more than one occasion.

Temperley's Resort collection was just what I expected of a well-established, borderline-snooty British brand. Almost a little too classy, with a perfect pinch of sassiness and a smidgen of sex. However, modesty is never sacrificed for sex appeal in the house of Temperley; plunging necklines are met with floor skimming skirts, and those flirty minidresses always manage to conceal the "upper assets," even if only with a translucent film of lace.

  Even though these two fantastically compiled moodboards (below) are totally irrelevant to Resort 2012, I thought it was cool that they were published on Temperley's website and I definitely thought they were worth posting. After a quick browse through the A/W11 collection that these moodboards were made for, I marveled at the unusual, extraordinary interpretations of the designers which were evident in the collection. It was definitely interesting to see exactly what they drew their inspiration from and what they came up with as an end product in relation to this simple stimulus.

        Moodboards for Temperley's A/W collection, as shown here.

        Sources: Glamazon Diaries, Glamour, Criminal Mindss and South Molton Style.

What do you think of Temperley and Kate Middleton's style?

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