Anna Jewsbury is a British fashion designer and artistic director of London-based accessories brand, Completedworks.[1][2]

Personal life

Anna Jewsbury
EducationUniversity of Oxford
Known forCompletedworks
PartnerHassan Damluji
Children2
Websitehttps://completedworks.com/

Jewsbury grew up in the Pennines, UK[3] and now lives and works in London.[4] She is married to author and development expert Hassan Damluji[5] with whom she has two young children.[6]

Education

Jewsbury attended the same school as sculptor Barbara Hepworth, cited as an influence on her work.[5] She went on to study Mathematics and Philosophy[7] at the University of Oxford.[8]

Work

Jewsbury founded her brand Completedworks in 2013[9] which is sold through retailers like Dover Street Market and Bergdorf Goodman,[10] as well as via its own showroom in Marylebone, London.[11] During lockdown the brand’s Scrunch earrings, which resemble the silky hair ties popular in the 1990s, became a bestseller, appearing on the ears of models Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Adwoa Aboah, and actor Jodie Comer.[7]

Awards

BFC / Vogue Designer Fashion Fund nominee (2022)[12]

British Fashion Council Fashion Trust (2022)[13]

BFC / Vogue Designer Fashion Fund nominee (2023)[14]

References

  1. Farrell, Aimee (2019-07-12). "The green wedding guide". Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. Florsheim, Lane (2020-11-30). "Are Headbands the New Handbags?". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. Murphy, Anna (2020-03-19). "Spring florals with an oh-so stylist twist". The Times. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. Moss, Jack (2020-09-24). "Completedworks, the Cult Jewellery Brand Now Designing for Men". Another Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. 1 2 Israel, Katrina (2016-12-08). "By appointment only: the most exclusive jewellery salons in London". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  6. Farrell, Aimee (2022-11-01). "Completedworks Jeweller Anna Jewsbury On Making A Characterful London Pub Her Home". British Vogue. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  7. 1 2 Finnigan, Kate (2023-06-21). "The secret lives of jewellers' workbenches". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  8. "The Interior Life Of: Completedworks' Artistic Director Anna Jewsbury". ELLE. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  9. Ahmed, Osman (2017-06-21). "How Statement Earrings Became Generation Selfie's Favourite Trend". Business of Fashion.
  10. "The Sculptor Crafting Works From Naturally Felled Wood". The New York Times. 2023-02-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  11. Mohammed, Hikmat (2023-04-26). "Completedworks Transforms London Pub Into an Avant-garde Salon". WWD. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  12. "Richard Quinn Is The 2022 Winner Of The BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund". British Vogue. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  13. Zhang, Tianwei (2022-05-04). "BFC Reveals Recipients of Support Schemes for 2022". WWD. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  14. "Introducing The BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund 2023 Shortlist". British Vogue. 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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