During an interview with Vanity Fair, Ashton noted that his love of fashion stems from his father, who is a fashion designer. "He used to make men's suits," he said of his dad. "He had to shut down in the early 2000s, but I would say he was before his time. The stuff we see now on the runway for high fashion in terms of two piece suits or what have you — my dad was creating that stuff back then. My pops did that when I was in, like, fifth grade."