DESIGNER ON THE RISE: ASHLEY ROWE
Toronto-based designer Ashley Rowe is hitting all the right notes with her high end, custom collection, titled Ashley Rowe. A former intern at FLARE magazine, Rowe started her first line, Miss Rowe, in spring 2008, before launching into her labels latest incarnation. Garnering some attention for her stunning and sleek Fall 2009 ad campaign, starring friend and fashionable fixture Mosha Lundstrom Halbert, which consisted of a rocker chic print and online video component, Ashley Rowe is continuing to add to her already stylish resume. “My inspiration for Spring 2010 was Lykke Li (great musician) and what she would wear on stage,” says Rowe via email, just back from holidaying in Mexico. “I also focused on the word “ethereal,” (characterized by lightness and delicacy and heaven). And yes I made the [pink] shoes! I love the idea of shoes matching your outfit.”
Rowe, a George Brown fashion management grad, is currently working on her sixth collection, which she says will be “a voyage into patterns, prints, and textures. I was definitely inspired by my trip down to Mexico and you will see the influences in each of the pieces.” She is also planning to branch out with a lower priced line, menswear and, naturally, shoes!
For custom order information head to ashleyrowe.com.
