Education
University of Houston.
University of Houston.
Bennett received her undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Houston and a graduate degree in the same field from Columbia University in New York City. On August 26, 2012, Shelton died of cancer in their New York home. She worked part-time at his design firm, Shelton, Mindel & Associates, best known for its design of the Polo Ralph Lauren headquarters in New York City.
In 2013, Bennett (re-styled as Laura Bennett Shelton) relocated her family and business to the Laros estate in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a house on property originally belonging to her husband"s maternal grandfather, Depression-era textile manufacturer Ramakrishna Laros.
After her relocation to Pennsylvania, Bennett Shelton took up archery, and within six months was competing at a world-class level, even participating in the 2014 World Indoor Archery Championships. She was also known for completing her garments in short amounts of time.
Tim Gunn has joked on her speed often in his podcasts. In the next-to-last episode, while preparing for Olympus Fashion Week, she accused fellow finalist Jeffrey Sebelia of hiring outside help to complete his line (which Michael and Uli had also raised concerns about).
After an investigation by Bravo producers, no substantial proof was found for Bennett"s claim and Sebelia continued in the competition.
In February 2008, she debuted her LBD collection on Quality, Value, Convenience.