Esme Young

Fashion Designer

Birthday February 19, 1949

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Bedford, England

Age 75 years old

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About

Fashion designer turned television personality known for having co-founded the Camden Town-based enterprise Swanky Modes. Her designs have been featured in publications like Vogue, Nova, Honey, and The Face.

Before Fame

She learned how to sew while she was a student at the Convent of the Holy Ghost. She later went on to attend the Saint Martins School of Art. 

Trivia

She designed costumes that appeared in the films The BeachTrainspotting, and Bridget Jones's Diary. In 2016, she became a judge on the reality TV series The Great British Sewing Bee. 

Family Life

She is the daughter of Patricia Cole and Brian Young.

Associated With

Both she and Patrick Grant are judges on The Great British Sewing Bee.