As a child growing up in Mangawhai, Lou Ashford used to plead with her parents for clothing that she’d usually cut up and sew into something else. No one was surprised, then, when she moved to Wellington to complete a Bachelor of Design at Massey University, majoring in fashion. A stint in the US ensued and now she lives in Auckland, where she runs her own upholstery business, Snick, and is also available for hire via
