Esme Young was born on 19 February 1949 and is an English fashion designer and television presenter.
10 Facts About Esme Young
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Esme Young was born at Bedford Hospital, the second of five children.
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Esme Young has an older sister, Fiona, and younger brothers Christopher, Angus, and Jeremy.
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Esme Young's father, Air Vice Marshall Brian Pashley Young, was born in Natal, South Africa, and was a career officer in the RAF.
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Esme Young was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1944, a Commander of the same order in 1960, and a Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1972.
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Esme Young's mother, Patricia Josephine Cole, was a secretary who worked as a nurse during the Second World War.
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Esme Young attended the Convent of the Holy Ghost, Bedford, where she learnt to draw and to sew.
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Since 2016, Esme Young has been a judge on The Great British Sewing Bee.
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Esme Young teaches at Central Saint Martins and is involved in a project called "Exploding Fashion" which highlights the importance of pattern cutting.
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Esme Young published her autobiography in 2022: Behind the Seams: My Life in Creativity, Friendship and Adventure from the star of the Great British Sewing Bee.