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LAURA
ASHLEY: COUPONS, SALES, DISCOUNTS, PROMO CODES, PROMOTIONS, FREE
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Laura
Ashley, one of the world’s best-loved fashion
and home furnishings companies, comes from humble
beginnings. Laura and Bernard Ashley started
printing fabric on their kitchen table in London
in 1953, following a Women’s Institute exhibition
at the Victoria and Albert Museum on traditional
handicrafts. Laura was inspired to make her
own patchwork quilts, but couldn’t find any
suitable fabrics in the shops, so the young
enterprising couple decided to try producing
their own. Around this time the film Roman Holiday
was released, and Audrey Hepburn’s headscarves
in the film sparked a trend amongst young girls
which the Ashleys picked up on when they went
on holiday to Italy in 1952. They realized they
had the means and ability to produce small scarves
themselves, and within a short space of time,
were selling in great quantities to shops including
John Lewis and Heal’s. Alongside the scarves,
the couple also produced tea towels and placemats,
with designs from Victorian advertisements and
playbills often with quirky, humorous images.
Today, Laura Ashley continues to produce highly
stylish bedding, curtains, linens, towels, rugs,
wallpaper, paint, and other fine home furnishings
at affordable prices.
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