Laura Ashley, like Lillian Vernon and Liz Claiborne but unlike Betty Crocker and Ann Taylor, was a real person.

劳拉·阿申利，和丽莱·弗农，利兹·克莱本等品牌一样，但不像贝蒂·克罗克和安·泰勒等品牌，这个品牌是一个真的人名。

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Mary Christina opens herpresents. I got her a green sweater just like my blue one that she liked withthe crocheted collar from Laura Ashley.

玛丽 克里斯蒂娜开始拆礼物了，我送给她的是一件绿色的毛衣，跟我那件蓝色毛衣是一个款式的，就是罗拉 艾雪丽穿的那种领子样式的，她以前就说过她喜欢的。

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"We are not frilly and flowery any more, " a Laura Ashley spokeswoman told Reuters.

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But Laura Ashley said it had "very strong and long-term relationships with our suppliers and always have done".

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Bellock, a former brand-management executive at Laura Ashley, joined Johnston in late 1996.

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