Laura Ashley

Welsh designer of textiles, clothing, and home furnishings

Photo by: Mr.ちゅらさん · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:September 7, 1925

Died:September 17, 1985

Age at death:60

Manner of death:Accidental Death

Cause of death:Cerebral Hemorrhage

Zodiac Sign:Virgo

Born in:Dowlais, United Kingdom

Buried in:United Kingdom

Languages:English

Designer Textile Artist Businessperson Textile Designer Fashion Designer

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Awards

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Laura Ashley

Welsh designer of textiles, clothing, and home furnishings

Biography

Laura Ashley (née Mountney; 7 September 1925 – 17 September 1985) was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman, who founded the eponymous fashion retailer. She originally made furnishing materials in the 1950s, expanding the business into clothing design and manufacture in the 1960s. The Laura Ashley style is characterised by Romantic designs – often with a 19th-century rural feel – and the use of natural fabrics.

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Quotes

“We don't want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want.”

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“I don't like ephemeral things; I like things that last forever.”

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“What you make as a designer is an expression of yourself. I love music and painting and I prefer life in the country.”

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Photos

Laura Ashley LaLaport Kadoma

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Internationale Huishoudbeurs in RAI, Amsterdam; stand Laura Ashley , jurken en behang in zelfde dessin Datum : 23 april 1976 Locatie : Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden : behang, bloemdessins, huishoudbeurzen, jurken Instellingsnaam : RAI Fotograaf : Bogaerts, Rob / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer : 928-5363

Laura Ashley

Laura Ashley Westminster Green Plaque, 83 Cambridge Street Pimlico SW1V 4PS. Erected by City of Westminster and George Hay & Co on 05 July 1994 "Laura Ashley designer 1925-1985 began printing fabrics here with her husband, Bernard 1954-1956"

Printed cotton dresses made by Laura Ashley in the mid 1970s, on display at the Fashion Museum, Bath, 2013. Visitors to the exhibition were explicitly encouraged to take photographs for digital sharing.