Education
He studied a National Diploma in Fashion Design at Mid Cheshire College and afterwards moved to London at the age of 18 to study at The London College of Fashion where he gained a first class honours degree in womenswear design.
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William Tempest
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He has worked for designers Giles Deacon in London and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac in Paris. In 2009 William caught the eye of designer Donatella Versace who selected William to show his first collection at London Fashion Week through the Fashion Fringe at Covent Garden initiative. In 2010, following the success of his debut New York Fashion Week show William was presented by Fern Mallis with a WGSN Global Fashion Award for Best Emerging Brand & Retailer.
Tempest"s collection for Autumn/Winter 2010 titled "Under the Abaya" was inspired by Islamic architecture and the legend of the Queen of Sheba’s journey to Israel, and was shown at London Fashion Week in February 2010.
The collection was showcased in a fashion film made in collaboration with Harper"s Bazaar and model Amber Le Bon. His creations have been worn by luminaries including Kate Moss, Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Lily Allen, Alexa Chung, and Emma Watson, and Victoria Beckham.
William Tempest has been featured in international press including publications such as Vogue, Tatler, i:Doctorate, The Wall Street Journal, and WWD, and was featured in The Sunday Times Power List as one of the most influential ʻ25 under 26ʼ. William Tempest"s design talent has regularly been sought outside the field of high fashion.
Most notably he collaborated with River Island on a high-street collection sold in the United Kingdom, Middle East, Russia and Europe, created an art installation in Queen Victoriaʼs bedroom for the Enchanted Palace exhibition at Kensington Palace in London alongside designers Vivienne Westwood and Stephen Jones, appeared as a judge on Britainʼs Next Top Model, curated an exhibition on sustainable urban design with Mercedes Benz Smart Urban Stage, and has designed and worked with many other global brands including SonyVAIO, Disney, Toni & Guy, label.m Haircare, The BodyShop, Olay, and West Hotels.
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