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Laura Ashley (née Mountney; 7 September 1925 – 17 September 1985) was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman. She originally made furnishing materials in the 1950s, expanding the business into clothing design and manufacture in the 1960s.
Laura Ashley shop, Hong Kong. Laura Ashley (LSE: ALY) is a British textile design company. It was founded by Bernard Ashley and his wife Laura Ashley in 1953 in London, and first became known for creating Victorian style head scarves, one of which was worn by Audrey Hepburn in the film Roman Holiday.
Sir Bernard Ashley was the company chairperson of Laura Ashley and Laura kept a close eye on fabrics. The astonishing success of what proved to be the ultimate cottage industry, bought the Ashleys a yacht, a private plane, a French château in Picardy , a town-house in Brussels , and the villa Contenta in Lyford Cay , New Providence, Bahamas ...
Some of the major company names in MUI group includes Metrojaya Berhad, Laura Ashley plc, Corus Hotels and Network Foods. The company also purchased evangelist Jim Bakker's bankrupt Heritage USA Christian resort and theme park in Fort Mill, South Carolina , in 1991 and operated it for a number of years under its subsidiary, Regent Carolina ...
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Re: In 1992, Dr. Maxmin led Laura Ashley to its first profits since 1989, and in 1993 profits were expected to reach £12 million. But in early April 1994, two weeks before his wife's epiphany on national television, Dr. Maxmin abruptly resigned from Laura Ashley, citing major differences with Sir Bernard over strategy.[3]