Celebrity wedding dress designer Johanna Johnson's personal assets quarantined. Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. Embattled celebrity fashion designer Johanna Johnson has agreed to quarantine hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of personal assets after a New South Wales liquidator took her to court.
But Johnson, whose gowns have adorned a bevy of celebrities including Madonna and Mad Men's Christina Hendricks, has not been found liable for her company's debts. The court-appointed liquidator Tim Cook, represented by lawyer David Armstrong, applied to freeze Johnson's personal assets in the Federal Court on Friday, after learning she had sold her Vaucluse home.
Johnson's assets were temporarily frozen over the weekend following a court order on Friday. This means the designer and her husband cannot access the money without advising the liquidator.
A spokeswoman for Johnson said it had been an "extremely challenging time" for the designer. It is understood the administrator managed to distribute some wedding gowns to anxious brides, however as many as 60 lost their gowns and were forced to search for alternatives when the company was placed into liquidation.
However, Justice Brereton gave Ms Johnson a temporary reprieve, saying the orders should not take effect until April In the interim, the designer may apply to the court to have the orders set aside. Former employee Alana Teasel applied to have Johanna Johnson's company wound up.
Credit: Daniel Munoz. He said the liquidation would be "devastating" for the company's eight employees "but in the overall scheme of things it is a very run-of-the-mill winding up". Ms Johnson posted on Facebook on Thursday about the company's "expansion plans", which include relocating headquarters to the United States.
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She is seen above with actress Laverne Cox left and Michelle Dockery right. The designer seen above during another trip to Lake Como is also accused of not paying staff's superannuation.
Ms Teasel told Fairfax Media how she had grown tired of watching her former employer travel the world to shower celebrities with free merchandise. The designer is also accused of approaching Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, another of her clients, to ask for help.
She is also accused of asking Foreign Minister Julie Bishop for help on her taxes, an allegation the politician denied. Ms Johnson announced she was moving her company's head office to Los Angeles earlier this month.
She is seen left during another trip to Hollywood and right at Vogue's Manhattan office. Ms Johnson has assured customers that while her Australian business faces collapse, brides with outstanding orders for wedding dresses will receive them. According to The Daily Telegraph the politician, who has worn the designer's gowns to a number of events, refused.
The designer's Facebook page has been flooded with messages from panicked brides claiming to have been stood up for appointments and fittings at the brand's boutiques despite paying thousands for bespoke gowns. The designer counts Maddona above in one of her designs and Kim Kardashian among celebrity clients.
Ms Johnson assured fans it was 'business as usual' last month when announcing her company's move to America. Earlier this month Ms Johnson assured customers it was 'business as usual' after relocating its offices to Los Angeles. In a lengthy post she described needing to spend more time with her children but insisted she said: 'To my dearest clients and brides We look forward to seeing our lovely clients in their fittings and updating you all with these great things ahead.
Kindest, JJ.
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