Laura Ashley
Fashion Designer

Laura Ashley Net Worth

Laura Ashley was a Welsh entrepreneur and fashion and furniture designer born on September 7, 1925 in Dowlais, Wales. Her designs were known for their romantic, nineteenth-century, pastoral character and the use of non-synthetic materials. She was a pioneer in the fashion and furniture industry, and her designs remain popular today.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day September 7, 1925
Birth Place Dowlais, Wales
Age 95 YEARS OLD
Died On Sep 17, 1985 (age 60)
Birth Sign Virgo

💰 Net worth: $60 million (2024)

About

Welsh Entrepreneur and fashion and furniture designer. Her clothing design style was marked by a romantic, nineteenth-century, pastoral character and by the use of non-synthetic materials.

Before Fame

During World War II, she joined the Women's Royal Naval Service. After the war, she worked as a secretary and designer of quilts and scarves.

Trivia

Her fashion design company was originally called Ashley Mountney (a combination of her married and maiden names), but her husband suggested that it be re-named Laura Ashley.

Family Life

She was raised in England and Wales by Baptist parents. Her marriage to Engineer and fellow designer Bernard Ashley produced four children.

Associated With

She was a contemporary of Broadway costume designer Patricia Zipprodt.

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