- Ashley Isham
Ashley Isham (born Eshamuddin Ismail in
Singapore in 1976) is afashion designer . He is currently based inLondon .Ashley left Singapore in 1996 to take a pattern cutting course at the
London College of Fashion , and was later accepted into the prestigious Central St Martin's College in London after he managed to impress the interviewers with his portfolio. Ashley also moved toMiddlesex University afterwards, but left before completing his degree.He set up his own label "Ashley Isham" in 2000. [cite news |first=Sonia |last=Kolesnikov-Jessop |title=Young Singapore designers set sights on international runways |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/10/05/opinion/rsing.php |work=
International Herald Tribune |date=2005-10-06 |accessdate=2008-01-28 ] In 2001, he also opened a boutique called Acquaint, hoping to "promote fashion talent and support other young designers", quoted from his website. He first attracted media attention as the desiger of the outfit worn byZara Phillips atRoyal Ascot in 2002, [cite news |first=Caroline |last=Davies |title= Ladies' Day for Zara is matter of convenience |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/06/21/nasc21.xml |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2002-06-21 |accessdate=2008-01-28 ] and rose to international fame after showing his Autumn/Winter 2003 collection during the London Fashion Week. [cite news |first=James |last=Sherwood |title=Are shows a 'media circus' or a way to showcase talent?: London fashion's dilemma |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2003/03/12/rcraft_ed3_.php |work=International Herald Tribune |date=2003-03-12 |accessdate=2008-01-28 ] [cite news |first=Jess |last=Cartner-Morley |title=Left, right, left right, left... |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/style/story/0,3605,1050093,00.html |work=The Guardian |date=2003-09-26 |accessdate=2008-01-28 ] Following this, he opened his flagship boutique, Ashley, in 2005. [cite news |first=Julia |last=Robson |title=London: the grande dame of British style undergoes a very subtle facelift |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2005/02/18/eflfw18.xml |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2005-02-18 |accessdate=2008-01-28 ]References
External links
* [http://www.ashleyisham.com/ Ashley Isham's official website]
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