Laura Ashley in PinkLaura Ashley remains one of Nostalgia's strongest cut order brands for those looking for something soft and colorful. The brand, which is composed mostly of prints on natural fabrics that trade in soft color sets make it popular because they remain perennially relevant- a Laura Ashley fabric is as pertinent today as it was forty years ago and will be for years to come.

The brand itself had its own humble beginnings in 1953 with Laura and Albert Ashley starting their own fabric design shop in their home with a mere £10. Being kneely aware of trends and always staying relevant, Laura Ashley has grown and turned into the brand it is today. The Panamanian market has embraced the Laura Ashley brand in a large part as a fabric ideal for bedrooms and in very specific cases: children's room. The classic florals, braided stripes, and an emphasis on pastels bring the warmth necessary for a child's room. More important Laura Ashley fabrics are as suitable for a baby boy or girl as they are for a teenager or a full grown adult, which gives it tremendous value as the fabric grows with the child and does not need to be changed wholly.

Completeness is another trait of the Laura Ashley fabric collections. In each themed book you will find a color line that includes florals, jacobeans, plaids, paisleys, dots, stripes and toiles, as well as matching sheers and even linings. The variety of fabrics within a color set give a versatility in design that is not often seen even in specialized fabric collections. You can create one environment today with stripes, solids and florals and define it with one or two children's prints and come back 5 years later replace the children's prints with a toile in the same color set and create a much more sophisticated environment.

But perhaps most intriguing of all is how Laura Ashley, as a brand, has managed to keep itself up to date with the times as far as designs, colors and trends go without trying to get ahead of itself. This is an error that we in Nostalgia feel that lesser brands make and a large part of what makes Laura Ashley so strong. Every weave, lining and print put out by this company is just so uniquely Laura.