From Kitchen to Catwalk: 60 Years of Laura Ashley

A special exhibition of some of Laura Ashley's dresses to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Laura Ashley clothing brand. For the video click on the ink Below:
From Kitchen to Catwalk: 60 Years of Laura Ashley

Laura Ashley

Dresses by Laura Ashley

Book: Laura Ashley

Author: Martin Wood

All of the images below and the information are from the book Laura Ashley by Martin Wood.

Edwardian-style white dress with lace inserts

and sash belt, from the early 1980's

 

A very early photograph used in an advert in

Vogue on 1st April 1970.

Wide sleeves with gathered elbows, lace trim

and gathered bodice were typical of the detailing

used at the time.

 

Pin-tuck blouse with lace trim. It was blouses

in this style, basically Victorian and Edwardian designs,

for which the company became famous.

This photograph was taken in 1973

 

 

The B40 blouse as produced - 1973.

 

 

1. The B49 Mexican-style blouse from The Sunday Times advert, styled by the newspaper in a more overtly raunchy way than was usually the case with Laura Ashley Products.

2. The B49 blouse in a rather more Demure publicity photograph. This was styled by the company.

Photograph taken in 1968.

Viv Albertine (of The Slits) she is wearing a late 1960's

smock dress with a yoke collar. One of Jane Ashley's (Laura Ashley's daughter)

distinctive publicity photographs.

A long dress made in plain fabric with plain detailing.

 

A multi-coloured tiered skirt from the 1970's.