Leona Edmiston is an Australian

fashion designer Fashion design is the Art (skill), art of applied arts, applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction, and natural beauty to clothing and its Fashion accessory, accessories. It is influenced by diverse cultures and different trends and has va ...

based in

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

Education

She studied fashion design at East Sydney Technical College.

Career

She began her first label, called "Morrissey Edmiston", with fellow Australian designer

Peter Morrissey Peter Morrissey (born 1962) is an Australian fashion designer. He collaborated with Leona Edmiston on the Morrissey Edmiston fashion label for 14 years before founding his own label, Morrissey, in 1997. Following the sale of the label in 2000 ...

in 1983. The label was popular for over 14 years. In 1996, the label split and Edmiston started her solo label, ''Leona Edmiston'' with her husband, Jeremy Ducker, in 2001. Edmiston showed at Mercedes Australian Fashion Week in 2004, 2005, and 2006; while in 2008 and 2009 she conducted private showings off the Fashion Week schedule. Leona Edmiston has stores in Australia (including

Myer Myer (stylised MYER) is an Australian mid-range to upscale department store. It trades in all Australian states and one of Australia's two self-governing territories. Myer retails a broad range of products across women's, men's, and child ...

), US and the UK as well as online. In 2016, she collaborated with ''Fancy Feast'' to enter the lifestyle and homewares market, designing limited edition accessories for cats and their owners.

Personal

Edmiston is married to Jeremy Ducker. In 2012, the couple welcomed twins.

References

External links

Leona Edmiston fashion label website
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