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ABOUT

Jax & Hedley founder Louise Sheldon-Smillie

'A tale of two grandfathers'

In the 1930's an English gentleman named Jack was travelling the world in search of adventure whilst a Jamaican gentleman named Headley was planning on moving his family to England for an exciting new life.

Although these two men lived very different lives they had two things in common... A love for family, and a passion for breaking away from normality to pursue adventure!

 

Drawing inspiration from these two daring men, Founder and designer Louise decided to embark on an adventure of her own.

She always wanted to create clothing for cool kids and this was never more apparent than when she had her first child. Finding it increasingly difficult to find stylish design-led clothes for her little one, she too wanted to break away from normality. 

 

Louise took the remainder of her savings to buy some fabric and get her sewing machine serviced. She designed a pattern on some old newspaper and created a pair of harem leggings, and in doing so established a brand.

 

JAX & HEDLEY is a tale of two grandfathers who dared to be different and inspired an English brand to break the mould. Combining modern shapes, bold patterns and the highest quality fabrics, we create unique pieces for the next generation of mould breakers.

 

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