is a well-known fashion designer who has designed many uniforms in high-profile businesses and venues across Japan. She is the daughter of

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ese fashion designer Jun Ashida who at one point of his career was the dressmaker of

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Biography

Born in 1964 in

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, Tae is the second daughter of Jun Ashida. After graduating from high school at

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, Tae went on to graduate from the Apparel Design department at The

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as a

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. In 1991, she debuted as an independent designer for Miss Ashida and presently is an active designer in her father's company and is being groomed to take over her father's business. Tae has also designed uniforms for the female members of the Tokyo Trust Bank (UFJ Trust Bank), performers at Tokyo's Disney Resort and the uniforms for

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's top brand in

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External links

Miss Ashida's Official Website
Alumni of Institut Le Rosey 1964 births Living people Japanese women fashion designers {{Japan-bio-stub