Peter Morrissey (born 1961) is an Australian

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. He grew up in the

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with his twin sister, Elizabeth, and four brothers and he attended school at Our Lady of Fatima in

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and

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Career

Morrissey has been active in the Australian fashion industry since the 1980s. Until 1996, Morrissey worked with fellow designer

Leona Edmiston 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 fellow Australian designer Peter Morrissey in 1983.http:/ ...

. After their split, Morrissey formed his eponymous fashion label and enjoyed renewed success. Peter reacquired the ''Morrissey'' label in 2011 and maintains collections in the categories of home wares, eyewear, corporate gifts, leather goods and luggage. Early in 2013, Peter Morrissey launched the ''Home by Peter Morrissey'' home wares range available exclusively in Big W department stores throughout Australia. This follows the success of the ''Peter Morrissey'' apparel range in

Big W Big W (stylized as BIG W) is an Australian chain of discount department stores, which was founded in regional New South Wales in 1964. The company is a division of Woolworths Group and as at 2019 operated 176 stores, with around 22,000 employee ...

. GQ Australia named Peter Morrissey 'Man of the Year – Designer' in 2002, while

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bestowed the same title in 2003 and 2004. Cleo Australia named Peter Morrissey Cleo Maybelline Designer of the Year in 2004.

Qantas Qantas Airways Limited ( ) is the flag carrier of Australia and the country's largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations. It is the world's third-oldest airline still in operation, having been founded ...

engaged Peter Morrissey to design its uniforms in 2003, and also to act as a mentor for their Spirit of Youth Awards. This mentoring relationship ceased in 2009. In 2009, Morrissey introduced a new budget fashion range for

. He was a judge on

Project Runway Australia ''Project Runway Australia'' is a reality television show based on the American program ''Project Runway'', wherein fashion designers residing in Australia compete by making specific garments for weekly challenges. The show features Megan Gale ...

Personal life

Morrissey was treated for a cerebral aneurysm in June 2009.Brain op for Peter Morrissey
''Sydney Morning Herald''

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20131110232057/http://www.harrymmiller.com.au/2011/08/10/peter-morrissey-buys-back-his-name-after-14-years/

References

1961 births Living people Australian fashion designers Australian tailors Suit makers Businesspeople from Sydney People educated at De La Salle College, Cronulla {{fashion-bio-stub