To describe Ashley Isham’s aesthetic of contemporary glamour is
to offer the answer to every woman’s wardrobe wants; classy,
glamorous clothes with an emphasis on quality tailoring are made
modern with urban detailing and thoroughly current styling.
The London based designer was originally born in Singapore,
studying at LCF in 1996 for a pattern cutting course and a stint at
Middlesex University. Established fourteen years ago, Ashley Isham
the label has designed for a host of celebrity fans, including
Florence Welch, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, Paloma Faith and the
British royal family. Official Fashion Designer at the 2004 BAFTA
Awards, hard work has paid off for Isham, once an apprentice
seamstress to his mother. ‘Eat, breathe and live fashion…it is
pointless for someone not to be passionate,’ he advises.
His signature high-octane styles are at home on the red carpet,
but that doesn’t mean Isham’s work is solely for glamorous
events. AW14 also included a wearable mix of draped dresses,
monochrome tartan skirts and scarlet capes, with glamorous finishes
like dipped hems, snakeskin boots and sheer lace trousers – daywear
still underwritten with Isham’s sartorial handwriting.
Having shown at Jakarta, Malaysia and Singaporean Fashion Weeks,
Isham returns to Fashion Scout SS15 to reassert his vision of the
feminine, empowered and individual woman that inspires each and every
collection.
By Isabelle Silvers, Contributor, (@izzymks).
Images, courtesy of Ashley Isham