Leona Edmiston
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Leona Edmiston is an Australian fashion designer based in Sydney
. She studied fashion design at East Sydney Technical College and began her first label, called "Morrissey Edmiston", with Peter Morrissey
in the 1980s. 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 has 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
), US and the UK as well as online.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. She studied fashion design at East Sydney Technical College and began her first label, called "Morrissey Edmiston", with Peter Morrissey
Peter Morrissey
Peter Morrissey is a prominent Australian fashion designer based in Sydney. He grew up in the Sutherland Shire with his twin sister, Elizabeth, and four brothers and he attended school at De La Salle College .-Career:...
in the 1980s. 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 has showed at Mercedes Australian Fashion Week
Australian Fashion Week
Australian Fashion Week is an annual fashion industry event showcasing the latest seasonal collections from Australian and Asia Pacific Designers...
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
Myer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...
), US and the UK as well as online.