Gisu Mobarhani – Gisu – Stand 3450
The name of the label, like that of the designer, is an old Persian one that roughly means “long-haired beauty”.Gisu Mobarhani lives up to her poetic name. The 25-year-old from Wollongong is also making her mark as a vibrant, versatile young talent who has caught wide attention from buyers and the media.
Born into a family which manufactured bridal wear and tailored suits, a career in fashion seemed obvious for the young designer who already had determined ideas about her clothes at age three and as a teenager, surreptitiously sketched clothes during maths classes.
Instead she enrolled at the University of Wollongong for a business degree with a major in marketing. Her parents were thrilled. Not so the reluctant student. “It wasn’t me, so I dropped out and turned to fashion. It’s what I really wanted to do and I give it my all. Colour inspires me most. It can come from anything that catches my eye – even the colour of a cocktail drink.”
Since she launched her label in 2006, Gisu has exhibited at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week and won a coast-to-coast following for her chic clothes – young and contemporary for day, and classic glamour for evening.
It should prove a winning formula at Fashion Exposed. “I’ll be showing military-look daywear and very sexy evening pieces,” reveals Gisu. “I love party dresses.”