About Martha

1935 Martha Hill was Launched

At the age of 24 Martha started her company, making her own exclusive dress designs. Within 2 years Martha Hill was employing 250 people.

1937 Pioneer of Fashion

Martha pioneered new practises in fashion, introducing knitted silk jersey fabric usually used in underwear and hosiery, into dresses.

1939 During WWII

During the War, Martha continued to run her business as well as being a volunteer ambulance driver for the Red Cross.

1946 Martha a Champion of Woman’s Rights

By 1946 Martha was employing over 1000 people, mainly women. She encouraged women to be independent , she felt strongly that women had the right to earn their own money and enabled this by providing child creches, grocery stores and hairdressers for her employees.

1950s Farming Organically

After the War, Martha expanded her farm in Laxton, Northamptonshire. She introduced modern machinery but kept to organic methods and bred a prize herd of Guernsey cattle. Her interest in organic farming later led to her developing Marth Hill Herbal Skincare.

1960s British Fashion

Martha was a part of the new excitement that surrounded British fashion in the swinging 60s. She had opened boutiques in Kings Road, Chelsea and Marylebone High Street

1973 Cruelty Free Natural Skincare Launch

Martha had 3 main aims for the Skincare range which were: firstly, no animal ingredients or testing, secondly to harness the natural benefits and herbal ingredients and thirdly, to produce an effective and affordable range. With these objectives Martha had her first herbal skin range formulated by a chemist in Switzerland launching a Herbal Cleanser (No.1 Cleansing & Conditioning Milk), Gel Toner (No.2 Gel Toner), Day and Night Creams (No.3 Day Cream and No.4 Night Cream). Today, this is still a very popular range that we refer to as the Original Skincare Range No.1 Cleansing & Conditioning Milk, No.2 Gel Toner, No.3 Day Cream and No.4 Night Cream.