Alan Taylor was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1987. In 2010 Alan graduated with a BA in Fashion from The National College of Art and Design in Dublin. He’s currently living in London and he was approached to work as first assistant to Simone Rocha. From his previous experience working with designers, including Alexander Mcqueen, Agi and Sam and David David, he spent three seasons working closely with Simone until he decided to pursue his own label in October 2011.