age ~50
from Athens, GA
Laura Ashley was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman. She became a household name on the strength of her work as a designer and manufacturer of a range of colourful fabrics for...
…Employing staff to cope with the growth of sales, the company was originally registered as Ashley Mountney (Laura's maiden name), but Bernard changed the name to Laura Ashley because he felt a woman's name was more appropriate for the type of products.……However, by the end of t...
Laura Ashley plc is a British textile design company now owned by the MUI Group of Malaysia. It was founded by Bernard Ashley, an engineer, and his wife Laura Ashley.