SIGNED 1st Edition LAURA ASHLEY by Marin Wood, 2009
Laura Ashly by Martin Wood & SIGNED by Martin Wood! First Frances Lincoln Edition 2009, First Print with the original dust jacket. Welsh designer Laura Mountney was born in 1925 and married Bernard Ashley in 1949.
She started her fashion empire humbly - on her kitchen table in Pimlico - where she designed and produced distinctive scarves using her husband's silk screen. Her patterns became a hit in British department stores in the early 1950s. Popularized by Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 film Roman Holiday, head scarves were just one component of a business that would soon touch every area of couture and home decor, from dresses and blouses to household textiles and furnishings. Examining Ashley's art against the background of her life, and showcasing rarely-seen images of her creations, Martin Wood tells the story of the brand one woman created and built into a worldwide phenomenon that continues to resonate today in the phrase Laura Ashley style. If you love Laura Ashely, you will love this book and reading about the history of this family business which tells the entire back story, the ups and downs, the involvement of the children.
Great read, fully illustrated and scarce signed first edition. This book is out of print. Displays beautifully for a coffee table or table book as well.
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- Binding: Hardcover
- Language: English
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Inscribed, Out of Print
- Author: Martin Wood
- Region: North America
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln
- Topic: biography
- Subject: Biography
- Original/Facsimile: Original