Lisa Gorman

Lisa Gorman is an Australian fashion designer and the founder of the women’s fashion label Gorman, for which she is now the creative director. 
== Early life ==
 
Eldest of four daughters, Lisa grew up at the coastal town of Warrnambool in Victoria.
After graduating from Emmanuel College Warrnambool in 1989, she moved to Melbourne and studied nursing.</ref> Lisa worked part-time at Royal Melbourne Hospital for eight years.
== Career ==
Lisa Gorman began her career in fashion as a designer for the Melbourne bridal couturier Mariana Hardwick. In 1999, she launched her label with a collection titled ‘Less Than 12 Degrees’ at the now defunct fat 52 boutique. By 2003, Gorman was stocked in 55 retailers in Australia and 15 in Japan. In 2004, Lisa opened the first Gorman boutique in Prahran, Melbourne.
Lisa part-sold the brand to the fashion conglomerate Factory X in 2010, citing that she wanted to remain focused on the designing and have assistance running the growing business. 
Now with over 40 stores across Australia, Gorman has become one of the most iconic brands on the Australian fashion scene. Brooke Babington, curator at the Heide Museum of Modern Art, says the brand’s “playful and inventive approaches to colour, pattern and form… are all part of Gorman’s distinct and recognisable design aesthetic”. Gorman has built a loyal fan base, who call themselves “Gormies”.
=== Brand collections ===
Gorman is known for its collaborations with Australian and international artists as part of each seasonal collection. These artists include Atelier Bingo, Mirka Mora, Miranda Skoczek, Monika Forsberg, Liz Payne, Dana Kinter, Elke Kramer, Miso, Rhys Lee, Rachel Castle, Ellie Malin and Alexander Kori Girard. The Gorman 2019 Mangkaja collection collaborated with indigenous artists Ngarralja Tommy May and Sonia Kurarra from Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's far north. 
At the 2015 Melbourne Art Fair, Lisa Gorman said, “having now undertaken creative projects with over 30 different artists and brands both locally and abroad, I’ve come to realise how the act of collaborating has been definitive in shaping the Gorman brand.”
=== Manufacturing processes === 
Lisa Gorman is known as the “Queen of Green” because of her passion for sustainable fashion, use of organic fabrics and efforts to reduce packaging. In 2016, Lisa’s label encountered some bad publicity after Factory X made it onto Oxfam’s annual “Naughty List” for not disclosing its suppliers. In April that year Gorman also attracted criticism when it received an “F” in the Baptist World Aid fashion report for choosing not to participate in the survey. 
The brand responded with the statement “Gorman's decision not to publicly disclose the identity of its manufacturers is not “naughty”. (The) Gorman team have worked closely with their manufacturers on the development of techniques, trims and treatments that are key to Gorman's point-of-difference in the marketplace. We are currently not prepared to share the details of our manufacturers with our competitors”. 
== Personal life ==
 
Lisa lives in Fitzroy, Victoria with her husband Dean Angelucci and their two daughters, Pepa and Hazel.
==In the media==
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==References==
==External links==
* About Lisa Gorman - Gorman Online
* 'We were accused of all sorts': Lisa Gorman on learning from old mistakes
* Lisa Gorman - Emmanuel College
* Lisa Gorman's intimate wedding - Vogue Australia
* Lisa Gorman on instagram
* Lisa Gorman, fashion designer, 48: Q&A - The Australian
* Lisa Gorman Reflects On 19 Years In The Biz - The Design Files
* Lisa Gorman - VAMFF
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