Bettina Liano

Bettina Liano (born 1966) is an Italian-Australian fashion designer, creator and former owner of the "Bettina Liano" women's clothing and jeans label.

Career Liano's career in fashion started by chance in the early 1980s when Melbourne retailer Joe Silitto noticed a dress that she had made for her sister , and asked about selling the design. In 1983, Liano and her mother opened a shop, "Sempre L'Unico", in Toorak Village. The family business, which included Liano's two sisters, did well and they opened two more shops, in Chapel Street and the city.

In 2005, Liano designed a collection of clothes for young girls, sold exclusively by Myer, under the children's clothing brand Barbie.

In 2010, Liano launched a diffusion label "T by Bettina Liano", exclusive to Myer. She also won Cosmopolitan magazine's Fun Fearless Female award in the Designer category.

In 2011, the business went into administration, but in 2012 recovered after striking a licensing agreement with the Sydney-based Apparel Group. Liano retained control of the business.

At its peak, Liano had eight stores in Australia.

In September 2013 the business again went into administration. ).

Personal life Liano was born , one of four children of Italian immigrant parents. She grew up in Brighton, Victoria.

Liano is the sister of Gina Liano.