Laura Ashley became a name in fashion during the 1960s and 1970s, reaching a peak in the 1980s and 90s with her famous floral prints, distinctive Victoriana inspired dresses, velvet jackets and petticoats. Ashley saw a market for women seeking comfort and escapism from today’s world, by looking (albeit with somewhat rose tinted spectacles) to the past and feeling nostalgia for a different time long gone.

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