Hayley Elsaesser is an Australian-educated fashion designer based in

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. Elsaesser grew up in

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. She developed an interest in fashion shopping at second hand stores. She studied at the

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, graduating in 2013. Her

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ous fashion line was launched the same year. Elsaesser opened a flagship store on

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's Queen Street West in 2015. She moved the business online in 2020 and relocated to Hamilton, Ontario. Elsaesser has dressed celebrities including

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and

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. Her designs appeared in Tegan and Sara's video for the single ''U-Turn''. In 2022 she partnered with Smirnoff to design the limited edition Very Berry Cool collection, using coolant material. She has previously worked with Nike,

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and

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