Raised in Melbourne, fashion designer, artist and writer Gregory Ladner now divides his time between Sydney and the Sunshine Coast.
In his raw and hilarious memoir, A Boy and His Bear, Gregory Ladner lifts the lid on a world of gorgeous women, glamorous gowns and salacious secrets.
A major name in fashion with a successful eponymous label, Gregory designed for Shanghai Tang in Hong Kong at the height of his career.
From humble beginnings, as a boy dressing up his teddy, to studying fashion at university, Gregory has worked as an Australian couturier for legendary Melbourne institute Le Louvre and was the creator and designer of the hugely successful fashion accessory company, Gregory Ladner.
His memoir tracks Ladner’s career as an Australian couturier, an international designer working in Hong Kong, and a creator of a hugely successful fashion accessory company. Beneath the glitz. It is also a highly entertaining mosaic of intimate and shocking confessions, both sensitive and brutal – a story of love, loss and social taboos in a society laced with contradictions.
Revealing in more ways than one, and illustrated by the author’s own exquisite pen drawings, this colourful retrospective is a vivid, no-holds-barred reflection on a bygone era.
His book, which was published in 2022, and a new collection of his paintings will be on show in conjunction with the book launch at Gallery One93 in Tewantin on Friday 12 May 12 at 6pm, with Annie from ‘Annie’s Books on Peregian’ introducing Gregory and his book.
To book email info@galleryone93.com.au or phone 0439 752 543.
