Peter Alexander (fashion designer)

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Peter Alexander
Born1965
South Africa
NationalityAustralian
OccupationFashion Designer
Years active1990s–present
EmployerJust Group
Known forPyjamas, Loungewear, Giftware
TitleCreative Director

Peter Alexander (born 1965) is an Australian fashion designer known for pyjamas, loungewear and giftware.

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Life and career

Peter Alexander was born in 1965 [1] in South Africa and then moved to Australia shortly afterwards when he was a baby.[ citation needed ]

Alexander worked from his mother's dining room table during the early days of the Peter Alexander brand. [2] He initially sold directly to department stores. When a store cancelled an order for 2,000 pairs of pyjamas in 1990, cupcake in desperation, he took out a mail order advertisement in Cleo magazine. Alexander received 6,000 orders from that one advertisement alone. [3]

In 2000, Peter Alexander joined Australian retailer Just Group, effectively selling his business although remaining creative director within the structure of the Just Group. [4] After the sale, the brand Peter's PJs increased in popularity and the first stand-alone store was opened in Melbourne Central Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, shortly followed by Chadstone. The Just Group has since expanded its stores into every state of Australia.

Alexander also speaks at conferences around Australia and internationally on the topics of entrepreneurship and marketing. [5] He is also a sessional lecturer in fashion marketing at RMIT. [6]

Alexander lives in Melbourne. [7] He is Jewish. [8]

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