Jade Holland Cooper
Jade Holland Cooper | |
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Born |
1986/1987 (age 31–32)[1] Suffolk, England |
Education | Ipswich High School for Girls |
Alma mater | Royal Agricultural College (dropped out) |
Occupation | fashion designer |
Spouse(s) | |
Parent(s) | Oliver and Miranda Cooper |
Jade Holland Cooper (born 1986/1987) is a British fashion designer.[2][3][1]
Early life
Her father, Oliver Cooper, is a farmer in Suffolk, and her mother, Miranda, worked in London and Paris as a designer, making clothes for Elton John, amongst others.[1][2][4] She was born on the family farm, Manor Farm, in Elmsett, near Hadleigh.[5][6]
Oliver Cooper grew up on Great Bricett Hall Farm, including the grade I listed farmhouse Great Bricett Hall in the village of Great Bricett, Suffolk.[6] It was home to his father Rupert Cooper, who died in October 2017, aged 96.[7][8] The estate, including 415 acres of land, was listed for sale in June 2018 at £4.65 million.[6]
She was educated at Ipswich High School for Girls, then studied international equine and agriculture management at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, but dropped out to start a career in fashion.[1][2]
Career
In 2008, she founded the fashion label Holland Cooper.[5]
She started by having an outworker employed by her mother make 30 tweed miniskirts, with leather and suede additions, which she found in her mother's old design studio in a farm outbuilding, and sold them all from a stall at Badminton Horse Trials.[4]
Personal life
In August 2018, she married Julian Dunkerton, co-founder of Superdry.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Jade Holland Cooper on building a £10 million fashion brand". The Week Portfolio. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- 1 2 3 Kelly, Liam (27 May 2018). "How I made it: Jade Holland Cooper, founder of Holland Cooper". Retrieved 19 August 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ↑ "Fashion entrepreneur Jade Holland Cooper on her Scottish influences". scotsman.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- 1 2 Jarvis, Katie. "Interview with Jade Holland Cooper, founder and designer of Holland Cooper Clothing". cotswoldlife.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- 1 2 "Bright young thing: Jade Holland Cooper". suffolkmag.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- 1 2 3 Chambers, Sarah. "'A lovely little bit of Suffolk with this huge heritage': historic farm up for sale". eadt.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ Gaw, Matt. "Stowmarket: Do you know which Suffolk Tory preserved the dog end of Winston Churchill's cigar?". eadt.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ "RUPERT BIRCHENALL COOPER - Death - East Anglian Daily Times Announcements - Family Notices 24". www.familynotices24.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ Savage, Michael (18 August 2018). "Julian Dunkerton: the man who gave £1m to the People's Vote campaign". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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