Leona Edmiston is an Australian

fashion designer Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

based in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

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 1961) is an Australian fashion designer. He grew up in the Sutherland Shire with his twin sister, Elizabeth, and four brothers and he attended school at Our Lady of Fatima in Caringbah and De La Salle College, Cronulla. Ca ...

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), 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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