Gregory Ladner

Gregory Ladner is one of Australia’s most enduring fashion designers, having produced for markets in his home country, Europe and Asia over a career spanning more than four decades. As a boy he designed outfits for his teddy and as a teenager he dressed his mother and the neighbours. He went on to study fashion at Swinburne University before starting his career working for the legendary Melbourne establishment, Le Louvre, at the “Paris End” of Collins Street. Having risen to become one of Australia’s leading couturiers, he was head-hunted to revive the failing fortunes of Hong Kong’s luxury fashion house Shanghai Tang. Today, Gregory is the creator and designer of the hugely successful fashion accessory company that bears his name, with his distinctive millinery particularly sought after by women. A Boy and His Bear is Gregory’s first book. He lives in Melbourne.