Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Peter Morrissey at the first ever Fashion Palette Event in 2009


Iconic Australian Fashion Designer Peter Morrissey loves to fashion your lives as well as your bodies because his philosophy is that fashion should enhance your life.  He has been a dominant force in the Australian and International Fashion Industry for 25 years.

The Morrissey label Peter started solo in 1997 cemented his dominance in the Australian Fashion Industry.  His designs revolve around the notion of your personality is your best accessory, using fashion to enhance not to hide, with the result that if you wear the look you live the life.

A decade on it has proved to be a winning formula. Morrissey offers a diverse range of men’s and woman’s apparel, accessories, jewellery, sunglasses and underwear.  Peter is currently the Design Director for Morrissey which is now owned by Webster Holdings.

He has established five star credentials and dressed some of the world’s biggest stars including Elle Macpherson, Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Christensen, Jon Bon Jovi, Chris Issack, Jerry Hall, Dame Edna, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Megan Gale, Kylie Minogue and Michael Hutchence and the Band  INXS.

Peter has received a multitude of awards throughout his career including GQ Man of the Year – Designer 2002, FHM Designer of the Year 2003, 2004 and 2005 and CLEO Maybelline Designer of the Year 2004.

In 2003 Qantas chose Peter Morrissey to design its new staff uniforms worldwide; these were updated once again in 2008. The Peter Morrissey experience also extends to Qantas Business Class passengers who are treated with his signature pyjamas.  Peter’s ability to capture the essence of a business is evident; firstly with the Qantas uniform, then IAG; now OPSM staff and the Novotel hotel chain are getting the treatment.  Peter has designed uniforms that are worn by 67,000 employees around Australia and worldwide.

Peter Morrissey, the man, has been able to spread his wings and leverage his own business acumen, experiences and design ability across all creative mediums including fashion, interiors, lifestyle and branding. He is a Qantas Share the Spirit Ambassador and a Mentor for the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards.  Both roles see Peter touring Australia to meet and talk to young groups of students about his own life lessons and sharing his insights for success and how to cut it in business.  He has also presented Bio Pics on Foxtel’s Biography Channel.

As a speaker Peter has had extensive experience across a multitude of audiences and demonstrates that there is much more to the man they call Mr M.  With his optimistic approach he can inspire his audiences with stories of his career experiences, challenges and personal growth.  Peter is an authority in Brand Building, The Art of Dressing, Marketing – Making a Product a ‘Feeling’, The Fashion of Uniforms and How to Get Success out of Failure.

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