Merivale Brennan

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Brennan is a millinery designer who formed a partnership with John Hemmes in 1955. Their line sold to retail outlets, later through an outlet in the Strand Arcade, Sydney after 1957 where they sold hats and later, fashions. In 1959, the "House of Merivale" was launched offering adventuresome ready-to-wear fashion. Hemmes (b.1931) died in 2015.
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Merivale Brennan
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  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)

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References [<ExternalResource: Helen O'Neill. "John Hemmes." (obituary) Sydney Morning Herald 7-8 March 2015, p.42>, <ExternalResource: "Men's shirt by The House of Merivale, 1960." Catalogue entry.>] [<ExternalResource: Helen O'Neill. "John Hemmes." (obituary) Sydney Morning Herald 7-8 March 2015, p.42>]