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Ashley Purdy is a famous musician and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Purdy">fashion designer</a> of American nationality. The name "Ashley" may suit both genders, but Ashley Purdy is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Purdy">male</a>. He was born on January 28, 1984 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berger,_Missouri">Berger</a>, Missouri. He has his own fashion line named Ashley Purdy Fashion Inc.

Early Life:

Ashley was raised by his grandparents after his parents died when he was young. When he was asked if he was ever bullied as a child, he said that he was always a cool <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Purdy">kid</a>. Where he grew up, he was popular because he was different. Unlike the instances where he heard about kids being picked on for being different, he had a natural talent for being an artist and was very athletic, he was always the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Purdy">one</a> from my neighborhood and school that introduced everyone to new music, fashion styles, trends, etc. Talking about his educational background, he went to a local high school. He went to Academy of Art in San Francisco then again transferred to Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. He is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Purdy">graduate</a> in with BFA in Communication Design and with an emphasis on Marketing and Advertising.

Ashley lived in Missouri until he was 18, then he moved to LA to become a graphic designer. He studied at the Academy of Art in San Francisco for some time then he transferred to Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, where he graduated with a BFA in Communication Design with an emphasis on Marketing and Advertising. Most of his thesis’ and projects in school were fashion and advertising based. Purdy began his career as a graphic designer. He also worked with several smaller bands. He began his career as a professional bassist with the American rock band, Veil Brides.

He has been working as a metal bassist and backing vocalist for Black Veil Brides.He has been nominated for Kerrang! Hottest Male Award. He was nominated for 100 Greatest Living Rock Stars 2011. That same year, Purdy and his band won the “Revolver’s Golden God Awards: Best New Band 2011”. They also won the “WGRD’s 2011 Favorite Listener Band of The Year” in 2011. He and his band have been nominated for several awards and he has had a very successful career. Ashley has a height of 5 feet 11 inches and weighs 64kg. His eye color is blue and hair color is brown. His shoe size is unknown. He was in a relationship with model, Kina Tavarozi, for some time during his early career. They broke up later, but remain friends. In 2015, he was seen cozying up with adult star Nikki Benz, which caused a furor among his social media fans. In fact, in order to avoid continuous bashing from his followers, he even deleted all his social media accounts during this time. However, he later returned to social media and clarified that he was not dating Benz, but they were just friends. Ashley Purdy's journey to become the bassist of Black Veil Brides is an interesting one. He initially moved to Los Angeles with the dream of becoming a graphics designer.

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However, she was interested in music since he was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Purdy">child</a>, and always sought people who were different like him, in order to form a band of his own. Unfortunately, when he found people who looked like he did, they lacked musical talent; and in case he was lucky enough to meet skilled people, he would have to dress them up the way he wanted them to look. In his own words, he always struggled with "mish-moshed bands". Incidentally, he saw an ad on craigslist from Black Veil Brides <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Biersack">frontman</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Biersack">Andy Biersack</a>, looking for a bass player. Looking at the similar interests and influences listed, he decided to meet with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Biersack">Biersack</a> with the hidden agenda of stealing members from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Biersack">Biersack</a>’s band to form his own band. However, he eventually liked the environment of his new band and decided to stay as a member of Black Veil Brides. He joined the band in 2009, following which the group released their debut album 'We Stitch These Wounds' on July 20, 2010. It sold over 10,000 copies in the first week, and ranked at No. 36 and No. 1 on the 'Billboard' Top 200 chart and the 'Billboard' Independent chart respectively.

The fashion designer:

While Ashley Purdy has gained success as a musician and singer, he is also a certified graphics designer with skills in fashion designing and marketing. Having his own lifestyle brand was a dream that he nurtured for a long time, but could not spare enough time to achieve. He finally put his skills to good use by launching his own clothing line, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Purdy">Ashley Purdy Fashion Inc.</a>, in early 2013. He mentioned in an interview that every item he sells is conceptualized and handcrafted by him, from silk-screening to sewing and customization. In an interview, he was asked about his new fashion line, he said that it was one of his long time dreams to accomplish and that he is so glad to check that box off his list. He said that he struggled to find time to put in this project. Between his tours, he used to setup the business side of things, his partners, the LLC, the team and getting incorporated.

When he was asked about what got him into the fashion world, he said that fashion advertising and lifestyle branding has always been intriguing to him, he is not interested in fashion itself only but he is interested in selling a certain lifestyle or brand as well. He said that he always has been an artist, drawing, painting...etc, he used to draw made up rock n' roll characters in a band where each had his own style and personality. He thought that he was becoming a fashion designer by accident this way. Through his school years, he used to design logos for school t-shirts and fundraisers, he designed football uniforms as well. He was asked then about his design process, he said that it all begins with ideas, then he takes that to paper, he sketches out the designs and patterns, then he lays out with fabrics, colors and details to see how everything will look together. He then starts going to various manufacturers and finds a reasonable priced bill of materials to determine retail costs after production.

Keys to success:

Ashley thinks that time management and dedication are the main factors along with being an organized person in achieving success. He was never one to sit around, he thinks he always has to be creating in various facets to keep himself entertained. He says that if somebody wants to make something happen in his/her life or career, they shall make and find the time, simple as that.

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