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Hudson was born Ola Oliver in Los Angeles, California, on October 12, 1946.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://clutchmagonline.com/2014/02/colorful-canvas-files-costume-designer-artistic-diva-ola-hudson/|title=The Colorful Canvas Files: Costume Designer & Artistic Diva, Ola Hudson|last=Obercam|first=Sky|date=February 2014|work=Clutch Magazine|access-date=February 8, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920201701/http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2014/02/colorful-canvas-files-costume-designer-artistic-diva-ola-hudson/|archive-date=September 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17269279/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Oliver-Hudson, Ola J.|date=June 14, 2009|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 8, 2018|pages=94|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> As a young adult, she studied at the [[Lester Horton|Lester Horton School of Modern Dance]].<ref name=":3" /> She also studied with dancers [[Bella Lewitzky|Bella Lewitzsky]] and Linda Gold.<ref name=":3" /> She then went to study at the Institute of Dance in Paris, at Le Loft in Switzerland and the Max Rivers School in London.<ref name=":3" />
Hudson was born Ola Oliver in Los Angeles, California, on October 12, 1946.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://clutchmagonline.com/2014/02/colorful-canvas-files-costume-designer-artistic-diva-ola-hudson/|title=The Colorful Canvas Files: Costume Designer & Artistic Diva, Ola Hudson|last=Obercam|first=Sky|date=February 2014|work=Clutch Magazine|access-date=February 8, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920201701/http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2014/02/colorful-canvas-files-costume-designer-artistic-diva-ola-hudson/|archive-date=September 20, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17269279/the_los_angeles_times/|title=Oliver-Hudson, Ola J.|date=June 14, 2009|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 8, 2018|pages=94|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> As a young adult, she studied at the [[Lester Horton|Lester Horton School of Modern Dance]].<ref name=":3" /> She also studied with dancers [[Bella Lewitzky|Bella Lewitzsky]] and Linda Gold.<ref name=":3" /> She then went to study at the Institute of Dance in Paris, at Le Loft in Switzerland and the Max Rivers School in London.<ref name=":3" />


In London, she met and married [[Anthony Hudson (artist)|Anthony Hudson]].<ref name=":3" /> In 1965, she gave birth to [[Slash (musician)|Saul Hudson]] (Slash from [[Guns N' Roses]]) in her husband's native United Kingdom.<ref name=":2" /> Her marriage to Anthony was troubled and she returned to Los Angeles, working out of [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref name=":3" /> In 1972, she gave birth to Albion.<ref name=":3" /> Her family met back up with her in Los Angeles around 1975.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> When Hudson worked with [[David Bowie]] in the mid-1970s, the relationship started out professional, but later they became lovers for a time.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/slash-16-1250581|title=Slash: 'I caught my mum naked with David Bowie'|last=Goodwyn|first=Tom|date=August 28, 2012|work=NME|access-date=February 8, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
In London, she met and married [[Anthony Hudson (artist)|Anthony Hudson]].<ref name=":3" /> In 1965, she gave birth to [[Slash (musician)|Saul Hudson]] (Slash from [[Guns N' Roses]]) in her husband's native United Kingdom.<ref name=":2" /> Her marriage to Anthony was troubled and she returned to Los Angeles, working out of [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].<ref name=":3" /> In 1972, she gave birth to Albion.<ref name=":3" /> Her family met back up with her in Los Angeles around 1975.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> In the mid-1970s Hudson designed clothes for [[David Bowie]] and eventually they became lovers for a time.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/slash-16-1250581|title=Slash: 'I caught my mum naked with David Bowie'|last=Goodwyn|first=Tom|date=August 28, 2012|work=NME|access-date=February 8, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>


Hudson died on June 5, 2009, of cancer.<ref name=":1" />
Hudson died on June 5, 2009, of cancer.<ref name=":1" />

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Ola Hudson (née Oliver; October 12, 1946 – June 5, 2009) was an American fashion designer and costumier. She designed costumes for several famous musicians, including the Pointer Sisters,[1] Diana Ross,[2] Janet Jackson,[3] David Bowie, John Lennon and Ringo Starr. She is the mother of Saul Hudson, known professionally as Slash, of Guns N' Roses.[4] Her designs are in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Biography

Hudson was born Ola Oliver in Los Angeles, California, on October 12, 1946.[5][3] As a young adult, she studied at the Lester Horton School of Modern Dance.[5] She also studied with dancers Bella Lewitzsky and Linda Gold.[5] She then went to study at the Institute of Dance in Paris, at Le Loft in Switzerland and the Max Rivers School in London.[5]

In London, she met and married Anthony Hudson.[5] In 1965, she gave birth to Saul Hudson (Slash from Guns N' Roses) in her husband's native United Kingdom.[2] Her marriage to Anthony was troubled and she returned to Los Angeles, working out of Hollywood.[5] In 1972, she gave birth to Albion.[5] Her family met back up with her in Los Angeles around 1975.[2][5] In the mid-1970s Hudson designed clothes for David Bowie and eventually they became lovers for a time.[6][7]

Hudson died on June 5, 2009, of cancer.[3]

Career

Hudson's design company was named Ola Hudson Enterprises, Incorporated.[8] Hudson also created special collections for Arpeja,[9] Henri Bendel, Right Bank Clothing and Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, Maxfield Blu of Los Angeles.[10] Hudson's fashion design was somewhat minimal. She said, "It's getting right down to basics".[11] She was also known for her retro design work, featuring details from the 1940s, that the Pointer Sisters wore.[12] Hudson's designs were featured at a 1974 show, Los Angeles Space-Age Designs: Past-Present-Future.[13] Hudson also designed clothing for dancer Linda Gold.[14]

Hudson designed clothing for The Man Who Fell to Earth and for Station to Station.[6] She also created the black pants and waistcoat for David Bowie's Thin White Duke look in 1976.[15] Some of the items she designed for Bowie are part of the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art.[3]

References

  1. ^ "L.A. Designers Put On a Talent Show". The Los Angeles Times. July 14, 1974. p. 152. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "The Gunnas". The Age. 1993. p. 36. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "Oliver-Hudson, Ola J." The Los Angeles Times. June 14, 2009. p. 94. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Tomei, Renato (2017). Advertising Culture and Translation: From Colonial to Global. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 9781443874861.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Obercam, Sky (February 2014). "The Colorful Canvas Files: Costume Designer & Artistic Diva, Ola Hudson". Clutch Magazine. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Egan, Sean (2015). Bowie on Bowie: Interviews and Encounters with David Bowie. Chicago Review Press. p. 375. ISBN 9781613730010.
  7. ^ Goodwyn, Tom (August 28, 2012). "Slash: 'I caught my mum naked with David Bowie'". NME. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  8. ^ Krier, Beth Ann (August 22, 1971). "Dress-up Time, Hillbilly Variety". The Los Angeles Times. p. 521. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Varro, Barbara (August 7, 1974). "Long on Controversy". Press and Sun-Bulletin. p. 28. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Uwumarogie, Victoria (February 24, 2017). "Women Of Black History: 5 Things To Know About Costume Designer And Artist Ola Hudson". MadameNoire. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  11. ^ "Reach to the Future". The Los Angeles Times. March 2, 1969. p. 567. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Design". The Los Angeles Times. June 7, 1974. p. 106. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Los Angeles Space-Age Designs". The Los Angeles Times. June 10, 1974. p. 136. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Baumsten, Shelley (June 11, 1985). "Formation of Self Explored by Linda Gold". The Los Angeles Times. p. 84. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Buruma, Ian (May 23, 2013). "The Invention of David Bowie". The New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
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