How an Australian designer's fashion fame spurred a mental health unravelling

Instead, Gregory was the star of the show; re-enacting her bouts of hospitalisation, self-harm, suicidal ideation and navigating her world of bulimia and anorexia.The message was one of struggle, but ultimately of finding hope and a greater sense of self-worth."I turned to fashion as a distraction, a place I could hide from the truth But eventually I had to confront my demons head-on," Gregory says.She is now working as an ambassador with Lifeline, including working on a T-shirt collaboration to help them raise money in a campaign launching later this year."I had some childhood trauma occur that affected my adult life including learning and impulse control," says Gregory, who says she first attempted to take her life at 17."I turned on myself, became very destructive, got involved in drugs and alcohol