Eleni Kondos studied Fashion Retail/Dress Design at the Bankstown Technical College and famed college East Sydney TAFE in the eighties. She went on to explore various facets of the design and tailoring industry. Not content working in one strict medium, she tried her hands at working and tailoring for Channel Seven's wardrobe department in 1985. Amongst other productions, her credits include the telemovie: Spearfield's Daughter.
After her training in television, she went on to harness her designing skills and founded her own label Mileni in the 1990's. Her Intricate lace work and couture gown found fame in Australian Vogue in 1995. It was featured in the magazine's editorial on couture gowns entitled Puppy Love, a homage to the styles of Cruella De Vile from the movie 101 Dalmatians.
Between 1996 and 2003 she worked in the field of made to measure; tailoring for private events and exclusive clients specialising in evening wear. A master of her field, she went on to further her education and completed a Garment Cutting Certificate at the Sydney Institute of Technology (S.I.T.) in 2003. In 2004 she undertook yet another Diploma in Costume (theatre and film) at S.I.T. where she met Roderick Ng and formed their label Master/slave.
