Jade Abigail Holland Cooper (born 1986) is a British fashion designer.[2][3][4]
Jade Holland Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jade Abigail Cooper December 1986[1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
| Education | Ipswich High School for Girls |
| Alma mater | Royal Agricultural College (dropped out) |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life edit
Her father, Oliver Cooper, is a farmer in Suffolk, and her mother, Miranda (née Holland), worked in London and Paris as a designer, making clothes for Elton John, amongst others.[4][2][5] She was born on the family farm, Manor Farm, in Elmsett, near Hadleigh.[6][7]
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.[7] It was home to his father Rupert Cooper, who died in October 2017, aged 96.[8][9] The estate, including 415 acres of land, was listed for sale in June 2018 at £4.65 million.[7]
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.[4][2]
Career edit
In 2008, she founded the fashion label Holland Cooper.[6]
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.[5]
Personal life edit
In August 2018, she married Julian Dunkerton, co-founder of Superdry.[10]
They have two children, Saphaïa Isabella Dunkerton, born November 2020, and Jamie Dunkerton, born December 2022.[11]
In 2021, she was one of the guests at Lady Kitty Spencer's wedding.[12]
References edit
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c "Jade Holland Cooper on building a £10 million fashion brand". The Week Portfolio. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b Jarvis, Katie. "Interview with Jade Holland Cooper, founder and designer of Holland Cooper Clothing". cotswoldlife.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Bright young thing: Jade Holland Cooper". suffolkmag.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Krayem-Wood, Sam. "In pictures: Jade Holland Cooper and Julian Dunkerton celebrate birth of baby girl". Stroud News & Journal. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "The 8 most stylish guests at Lady Kitty Spencer's wedding". Telegraph.
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