The History of Collette Dinnigan
Collette Dinnigan, born 24 September 1965, is an Australian based fashion designer. Born in South Africa, Dinnigan moved to New Zealand, then Australia, where she obtained work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She opened her own range in 1992, and was the first Australian to launch a ready-to-wear collection in Paris in 1995.
Following a romantic childhood spent sailing around the world, in her late teens Collette embarked on a degree in fashion design at Wellington Polytechnic in New Zealand. On graduation, she moved to Australia and found a job in the costume department of the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Sydney. She stepped out on her own in 1990, and the Collette Dinnigan label was born.
Her delicate lace lingerie and slips were quickly snapped up by department stores in Australia and New Zealand. Barney’s New York, Neiman Marcus, Harvey Nichols and Joyce in Hong Kong soon followed, and in 1995, Collette became the first Australian to show a full-scale ready-to-wear collection in Paris. She remains the only Australian to show on the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-a-Porter des Couturiers et Createurs de Mode schedule. 2010 marks the 15th year of Collette Dinnigan showing in Paris, on the international stage.
Ultimately, her clothes are saleable, which is clear from her long and successful partnership with Australian fashion powerhouse, department store David Jones, where her main line is available though in-store boutiques in Sydney, Bondi Junction, Melbourne and Perth locations. Her Bridal Collection is stocked internationally and expanding.
Collaborations with Australian companies such as Qantas have been on-going. In 2009, Collette formed an on-going collaboration with internationally acclaimed luxury brand Dom Perignon and has created the fourth international “Dom Perignon Lounge, designed by Collette Dinnigan”, at Hemmesphere, Establishment, Sydney Australia.
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