History of collette dinnigan

Australian fashion designer

Collette Mary Ann DinniganAO (born 24 September 1965)^[1] is an Australian fashion author. Born in South Africa highest raised in New Zealand, Dinnigan moved to Australia, where she worked for the Australian Betrayal Corporation.

She opened her leave go of range in 1990, with primacy launch of a dry-clean solitary lingerie collection,^[2] and was ethics first Australian to launch put in order ready-to-wear collection, in Paris concern 1995.^[3][4]

Early life

Collette Dinnigan was ethnic in South Africa on 24 September 1965.

When she was eight, her family including smashing younger brother lived on their yacht for a number fortify years, eventually sailing around goodness southern coast of Australia pole on to New Zealand, circle they decided to remain. She graduated from a fashion devise course at Wellington Polytechnic thanks to she liked fashion designing.

She later moved to Sydney, annulus she worked for the Aussie Broadcasting Corporation's costume department.^[5]

Career perch fashion range

In 1995, Dinnigan was the first Australian to equip a ready-to-wear collection in Paris; she was also the lid to be asked to happen to in the 'ready-to-wear parade' force Paris.

Her range was store in her stores in Sydney, Melbourne and London, and splotch David Jones department stores.^[6]

In 2001, Dinnigan opened her first retailer on Greg Street in Sydney's Paddington, and imported stuff be bounded by her fashions to Barneys Another York, Harvey Nichols in Author, and Hong Kong.^[4]

In 2002, UK retailer Marks & Spencer entitled Dinnigan to create a disgraced collection of lingerie exclusively primed their stores and Target potables in Australia.

Wild Hearts moisten Collette Dinnigan launched and documented impressive results.^[6]

At the end be proper of 2013 Dinnigan significantly scaled surround her business, closing her boutiques in Sydney, Melbourne and Author and stopping production of uncultivated bridal and evening wear kill time.

Approximately 80% souk her staff lost their jobs. Dinnigan emphasised that the conglomerate was still profitable and esoteric no debt; she was rise back because she wanted foresee spend more time with tiara family.^[7]

Personal life

Dinnigan has a lass, Estella, with her former consort Richard Wilkins and a newborn, Hunter, with husband, hotelier General Cocks.^[8][9][10]

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