Based in London, with stores in Santa Monica, New York City, Tokyo, and San Francisco, Rachel Ashwell is best known for creating and coining the decorating style "shabby chic." But many don't know ...

Maxed out on midcentury modern? Fashion designer Lily Ashwell (daughter of Rachel) shows a new generation just how chic shabby can be. There’s a scene in Along Came Polly in which Ben Stiller’s ...

Lily Ashwell’s taking her collection of silk bridal gowns digital. The Los Angeles designer, whose namesake store is located in Venice, began offering a small selection of gowns for brides and ...

Rachel Ashwell, whose Shabby Chic home furnishings empire encompasses everything from vintage-inspired rumpled slipcover sofas to cabbage rose-patterned pet beds, is venturing into apparel. Ashwell, ...

A battered painted dresser; an overstuffed sofa covered in faded, flowered fabric; a chipped vase filled with nearly-gone cabbage roses; a light fixture draped in ropes of rock crystal. These design ...