The new women’s fashion label feels like coming home for Emily Riley.
with Tom Riley, Emily’s husband. P. Johnson is well into its second decade and has five locations, including London and New York, plus an atelier in Tuscany.Nicole Reed
On the day we meet, the softly spoken Riley is wearing a knit dress, a figure-skimming piece from the ready-to-wear component of her upcoming collection. It’s precisely cut yet not restrictive – essentially how many women want to dress in 2023. “Dressing is a language of sorts and your style is eloquence in that language,” she says.
Persistence paid off, and she eventually scored a coveted junior design position with Betty Jackson, a multiple winner of British Designer of the Year. That initiation, she says, taught her there’s no room in fashion for ego. When her visa ran out, she returned to Melbourne and delved into developing product for Myer, David Jones and Witchery, scoring a head designer role by 23.Around the same time, in 2009, Patrick and Tom founded P. Johnson.
Her love of theatre also plays out through an evening wear focus. “The drama comes through the fabrics we’ve chosen. There’s a stunning quilted velvet satin, organza and silk. It has this very old-world feel.”
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