Nancy

Since producing her first collection and establishing her business in 2005, Nancy has become a recognised authority in Womenswear print design.

Following graduation from Nottingham Trent with a BA in Printed Textiles Nancy moved to Como to design for an Italian house using the traditional methods of hand painting and screen-printing. She then moved to Paris to work for trend forecasting agency, Peclers, where she gained a thorough understanding of trend origination and prediction. This was then followed by a return to London where she gained experience at flagship Conde Nast publication, Vogue.

Against this backdrop of experience, and believing in an opportunity to create a more sophisticated, varied and genuinely trend-forward print collection, Nancy launched her business from an East London studio in 2005. The look that she established has since made her company into a market leader.

With a team of 16 designers and multiple salespeople, Nancy’s business now serves over 1500 designers, retailers and garment/ fabric manufacturers worldwide and exhibits at each of the 5 major tradeshows in New York and Paris each year. 

The Nancy Parker collection is now seen as an industry ‘go to’ for designers and sourcing executives on 5 continents. 

In 2013 Nancy founded and creatively directs Ink Studio London. Targeting a slightly younger audience the line has found great success and counts many leading swimwear and activewear designers as clients.

Nancy is a published cookery book author – ‘Recipes for Parties’ from the exclusive New York based Rizzoli is available on Amazon and from a number of selected outlets including Ralph Lauren’s flagship store in Manhattan.

When not working, Nancy lives in the Cotswolds with her three daughters, Unity, Georgia, and Cecily and two reasonably well-behaved Rhodesian Ridgebacks named Malo & Olive along with a small fluffy cat called Lou Lou.