Juli Grbac

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2011: Virgin Blue launches new airline uniform with Elle Macpherson and Juli Grbac (R)

Julijana Grbac (born 1978), commonly called

fashion designer who was the first winner of Project Runway Australia
.

Hailing from

TAFE in Brisbane, and then at London's Central Saint Martins
. Upon her return from London, she worked as a hand sewer for various companies, including luxury brand Easton and Pearson, before starting her own label "Grbac" in 2002.

"Grbac" was stocked in some of Australia's most high end retail stores including Jean Brown Robe. Grbac also opened a stand-alone store in the TC Beirne Centre in Fortitude Valley's Brunswick Street Mall, which closed two years later.

In 2008 Grbac competed in, and won, the

, France.

As part her Project Runway Australia prize, Grbac had her designs modelled at the L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Week in 2009, which received rave reviews, as well as a 6-page spread in Madison magazine.

In 2011, Grbac re-designed the uniform of the airline Virgin Australia. She took inspiration from "the glamour of flying in the 1960s but gave it contemporary edge". The new uniforms, which included a women's red shift dress and a men's three piece suit, were unveiled that year with a catwalk show featuring Elle Macpherson and 60 Virgin Australia crew members.

In 2019, Grbac competed in

season 7 of Project Runway All Stars, which featured international winners; she was eliminated in episode 5.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Julijana Grbac: a real name for a really great designer". 6 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Watch All Stars Goes Global Full Episode – Project Runway All Stars – Lifetime".

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