About a week after celebrating her brand’s 10-year anniversary at London Fashion Week, designer Alice Temperley received a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) award from the Queen of England for her service to the fashion industry. Her label, Temperley London, is loved by women including London’s style-setters to New York’s polished editors to Hollywood’s starlets, and her feminine and wearable designs represent the best of British fashion. Since Kate Middleton has already publicly worn Temperley London, will this new award boost Alice’s chances of designing her wedding gown?

Alice Temperley receives her MBE, in Temperley London Fall 2011
Although I didn’t get an invite to the show, I did get one to her after-party at London’s Groucho Club in Soho, a private club for individuals in the arts, publishing, film, music, and advertising. An eclectic crowd packed the club, and the candlelit back room had a distinct speakeasy feel as party-goers enjoyed Moscow Mules and celebrated Alice Temperley’s new collection of glamorous beaded gowns and lace and fringe accents reminiscent of the 1920s flapper era.

Temperley London Fall 2011
Alice Temperley showed a number of red-carpet-ready gowns, including this one.

Temperley London Fall 2011

Temperley London Fall 2011

Photos via Style.com and DailyMail.co.uk.