Alice Naylor-Leyland

Naylor-Leyland was born in Switzerland^[4] and is the daughter of Paul Dawson and Serena Fresson.^[1] Naylor-Leyland grew up in London and went to Garden House Day School. Her parents divorced when she was two months old^[5] and she was raised by her mother,^[6] who is from Melbourne, Australia.^[5] She spent holidays with her father in Switzerland.^[5] She attended Heathfield School, a boarding school in Ascot.^[7] She studied history at Edinburgh University and fashion at Istituto Marangoni in London.^[4][8] Her mother later remarried and Naylor-Leyland took up residence in her stepfather's London hotel, 11 Cadogan Gardens.^[9][10]

Naylor-Leyland runs her own blog, Mrs.Alice, focusing on fashion, lifestyle, and motherhood.^[11] Her Instagram has over 110,000 followers.^[12] She is a contributing editor for American Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, writing articles on fashion, travel and lifestyle.^{[13][14][15][16][17]} In 2017 Naylor-Leyland partnered with Aerin Lauder to create a limited edition perfume called Garden Rose Eau de Cologne, inspired by Naylor-Leyland's rose garden.^{[18][19][20][21]} She has designed two shoe collections for the company French Sole.^[22][23][24]

She also works as a brand collaborator with fashion brands like Tory Burch and Smythson.^[25][26]

Her interior design has been featured in Architectural Digest.^[27][28]

In November 2019 Alice launched her own housewares brand.^[29][30][31]

Naylor-Leyland met her husband, Thomas Philip Naylor-Leyland, who is the son and heir of Sir Philip Naylor-Leyland, 4th Baronet, through their mutual friend Francis Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho, the son of James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, when she was seventeen years old at a party in Gloucestershire.^[10][32] They started dating when she was 21 and married when she was 24.^[5] They have four children; Billy, Nancy, Felix and Margot.^[10][33] Her husband is the heir to his father's baronetcy and estates, Nantclwyd Hall and Milton Hall.^[34] The couple currently reside at Stibbington House in Cambridgeshire, and a flat in Chelsea, London.^[35] Naylor-Leyland oversaw the renovation and restoration of Stibbington House, which has been in her husband's family since the 1970s.^[28]