Collette Dinnig Australia's Most Famous Fashion Designer

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Collette Dinnigan Brief Biography Collette Dinnigan is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most famous fashion designers; she was born in South Africa in 1966 and shortly after, moved to New Zealand, where she was raised. At age 19 Dinnigan graduated from Wellington Polytechnic, New Zealand, in fashion design and textiles. From here she moved to Sydney and began working for the ABC in the costume department, where she was praised for her attention to detail and the historical flavour she brought to costume design and fabrication. In 1990, Dinnigan launched her first label, with lingerie that quickly garners her reputation, which lead to the opening of her first retail store in 1992 on William Street, Paddington, Sydney. After the success…show more content…
More recently Dinnigan launched a children’s wear range, Collette Dinnigan Enfant, for newborns through to four year olds. Also in 2012 Collette Dinnigan launched her collaboration with The Australian Ballet’s 50th Anniversary, designing a range of children’s Tutu’s that were sold in Target, targeting girls aged 2-10 years…show more content…
In fact she is the only Australian designer to be invited to The Chambre Syndicate in Paris. She won ‘Designer of the Year’ (1996) and the Louis Vuitton Business Award (1997). By 1998, she’d won the ‘Award for Excellence’ by Fashion Group International and was given a place in the Business-woman’s Hall of Fame. For three consecutive years, the Collette Dinnigan label was recognized as one of Australia’s 50 Most Beautiful Exports. Her label has been recognized by the Powerhouse Museum as being most symbolic of Australian design and has even been honored with an Australian stamp as part of Australia Post’s ‘Australian Legends’ campaign. Her success, creativity, originality and distinctive style will continue to influence current trends and inspire people for many years to

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