Adelaide Fashion Designers | COCKTAIL REVOLUTION

A Who’s Who of Adelaide Trend Designers 

If vogue had a corridor of fame for trailblazers, there are a lot of from Adelaide we may add to the record.  So most of the alumni graduating from TAFE SA’s college of vogue have discovered a spot within the business both below their very own names, or working for some very well-known manufacturers. Having both graduated with an Advanced Diploma of Applied Fashion Design and Merchandising from TAFE SA, or with a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Arts (Fashion) delivered in partnership with Flinders College, listed below are a few of Adelaide’s vogue designers who’re blazing a path!

Josephine-Rose Arganese – Josephine-Rose

Josephine-Rose Arganese launched her personal eponymous label in 2020, quickly after graduating from her Bachelor’s diploma course in vogue.  Quirky, daring and vibrant prints outline her model and her second assortment is dropping simply this month.  With all her clothes designed, produced and made in South Australia, Josephine-Rose makes use of a made-to-order enterprise mannequin that defines her label as a sluggish vogue model and an moral, low-waste enterprise.

Amy Bower – The Vacation Collective

Working for a number of manufacturers below the Vacation Buying and selling Co, Amy will get to take action far more than designing. Thriving on the fast-paced atmosphere the place each day is a brand new and thrilling problem to overcome, Amy loves working for an organization pushed largely by girls. Whereas it was all the time in her plans to begin her personal label instantly after graduating, she realised that essentially the most helpful factor she may do was to get a job with a longtime label and study as a lot as attainable, and now “wouldn’t have it some other method!”

Emma Cherry –The Vacation Collective

Emma completely loves her work as Senior Designer/Model Supervisor for Courageous+True. Pattern forecasting, designing and curating quarterly collections, taking pictures and directing campaigns and mentoring juniors are all a part of the on a regular basis duties that she “loves… from begin to end”. Emma all the time deliberate and dreamed of working in vogue. “Something artistic is the place I have to be.”

Adrian Costanzo – Prada

Adrian Costanzo has carved out a profession in males’s vogue, as Prada’s made-to-measure man in Milan. Adrian takes cost of measurements and styling made-to-measure prospects.  His position includes producing customized made males’s garments from scratch, from all of the infinite prospects, kinds and materials. Usually assembly shoppers within the privateness of their very own houses, his work includes frequent journey to Japan, China, New York, the Center East and most of Europe.

Molly Ellis – The Wolf Gang

Wholesale and Manufacturing Coordinator for The Wolf Gang, Molly loves her job. Like many in vogue, Molly is continually multi-tasking. She liaises with suppliers and is answerable for overseeing garment manufacturing from begin to end. This contains preliminary design, tech pack creation, pattern garment becoming, inserting manufacturing orders, and extra. “I really like completely all the pieces about my job. The clothes I get to assist produce is so my fashion…I take pleasure in each second of what I do.”

 Scott Faulder – Journey Past

Now working as Retail Designer with Journey Past, Scott was beforehand the Designer after which Head of International Product Growth at R.M. Williams. In truth there isn’t a lot Scott hasn’t performed within the comparatively brief time since graduating from TAFE SA. Together with his personal profitable label now taking a backseat due solely to his present commitments that embody sitting on the Board of the SA Trend Industries Affiliation, Scott can be THE designer for all issues Drag in South Australia

Kat Hill – R.M. Williams

Kat enjoys “each second of her vogue profession to date”. Working at R.M. Williams as a Junior Product Developer and Pattern Coordinator, Kat’s time is spent analysing historic knowledge, market analysis and developments. She’s answerable for ensuring the suitable samples are on the proper place on the proper time.  For Kat, getting a job within the business straight out of vogue college with a enterprise that’s a house-hold identify was a particular “pinch me” second! “I really like that my work includes utilizing my sensible and analytical abilities and my artistic aspect.”

Tina Kavilas

Tina Kalivas has emerged as a global costume designer, engaged on designs for a lot of Hollywood films, together with Bond film Die One other Day, the Nationwide Greek Opera. She has created outfits for a string of stars, together with Amy Winehouse, Invoice Nighy, most lately, Rihanna.

Martina Langmead – Acler & Vital Different

After working for native label Criss Cross, Martina landed a job in London with French Connection earlier than she ultimately returned to Adelaide  as Manufacturing/Technical Supervisor for Acler and Vital Different. Collectively along with her “wonderful workforce” she oversees high quality requirements for each manufacturers. She’s answerable for manufacturing timelines and deliveries and the relationships with provide chains. Martina’s met some unimaginable individuals in her skilled journey and sums it up when she says: “I really like working in vogue as a result of it’s all the time evolving. It’s a dynamic business and I really like being amongst artistic individuals.”

Tilly Leighton- The Vacation Collective

Her Bachelor’s diploma in Artistic Arts (Trend) set her up “extraordinarily nicely”. Tilly took up a job with Vacation Buying and selling Co straight after her commencement parade and is now the Head Designer for 2 manufacturers, Talisman and Vacation. The variability retains her busy and he or she by no means will get bored. “It nonetheless blows me away to suppose that one thing that began as one in every of my little drawings finally ends up as a bodily product in a retailer. It’s even cooler to see my associates are sporting it! I additionally love the journey side. It has all the time been a dream of mine to journey the world doing a job that I liked – and now it’s a actuality!”

Penny Lim – Ara Expertise

After beginning her working life with a neighborhood girls’s label, Penny began Ara Expertise, a bridal label that produces couture robes within the shortest time. Penny has launched a modular system of design which is proving extremely standard. Aside from her Gilles St retailer in Adelaide, she’s already opened a second retailer for fittings in NSW in Botany St, Alexandria, and there’s an excellent probability of even wider interstate enlargement coming quickly.  

Sophia McMahon- autark

Since 2016, Sophia’s sluggish vogue label autark, has been main the best way within the sustainable vogue motion. A finalist within the Nationwide Designer Awards in 2021, autark has featured on runways at Australian Trend Week, the Melbourne Trend Pageant, Melbourne Trend Week and the Adelaide Trend Pageant. Now in residence at Trend Est in North Adelaide, autark’s ethos implies that all items are made domestically, from 100% pure fibres. 

Rio Mignone – Australian Trend Labels

Assistant Designer at Finders Keepers, Rio Mignone was fortunate sufficient to land a job straight out of TAFE SA/Flinders College Bachelor of Artistic Arts Trend the place she had graduated because the HomeStart Excellent Trend Graduate for 2020. Rio works on 4 collections a yr. It’s her dream job. “I’ve all the time been keen about design and liked the concept of working for a big firm the place I’ve the chance to study from others.”

Patricia Pantelios – Peloponnese The Label 

Turning her again on her profitable profession in finance, Patricia headed again to Adelaide particularly to enrol in TAFE SA/Flinders Uni to review vogue. A latest graduate, she’s now residing the dream having launched Peloponnese The Label which caters from sizes 6-26 and specialises in making plus dimension, curvy girls really feel wonderful.  Her sluggish vogue designs wowed the group at The Black Gown, SA Trend Weekend and Cairns Trend Week runways and are stocked at Trend Est in North Adelaide.

Jacqueline Pirgousis – P.E Nation

After a brief stint in retail that adopted her commencement with a Bachelor’s Diploma in Artistic Arts (Trend), Jacqueline Pirgousis landed her dream job in Sydney with P.E Nation. Working in Product Growth for the Iconic model, her job includes following the garment by every stage of its growth from preliminary design, proper by to the completed product. It’s about consideration to element and high quality management and it’s work that she loves.

Ozlem Polat- R.M. Williams

Ozlem previously worked as a Textile Engineer abroad earlier than re-qualifying with a Bachelor’s Diploma in Artistic Arts (Trend) and now works as a Materials Developer at R.M. Williams. Her position includes collaborating with the design workforce whereas sourcing and buying materials every season and managing relationships with long-term suppliers. She’s closely concerned in sourcing sustainable materials to mitigate the model’s influence on the atmosphere, one thing she’s keen about.  A favorite a part of her work is watching uncooked supplies rework into completed clothes

Abby Potter – Home of Campbell

Together with lecturing in vogue at TAFE SA, Abby is the artistic drive behind Home of Campbell, which offered in Tranoi, official associate of Paris Trend Week final yr, having already been a veteran of the runway at New York Trend Week. After graduating, Abby began her profession at Australian Trend Labels that included a 6 month stint in China.  With a lot work expertise behind her, Home of Campbell is quick changing into recognised for its high quality tailoring and vogue ahead artisan designs.

Julia Ritorto – Acler & Vital Different

One half of the profitable duo behind worldwide labels Acler and Vital Different, Julia’s first foray into vogue after graduating was with Australian label Pilgrim clothes the place she grew to become head designer. Following a stint with Type Stalker within the USA, Julia returned dwelling to launch Acler and extra lately Vital Different. One among South Australia’s greatest success tales, Acler lately launched its bridal and jewelry ranges at Australian Trend Week.

Greta Rumsby – GretaKate

Greta Kate bridal and couture designs have been a factor in Adelaide ever since Greta Rumsby began her label straight out of finding out within the Diploma of Trend course at TAFE SA. Greta may hardly wait to begin her personal label, however first ventured out for a couple of years to get extra expertise.  Evolving into bridal put on, GretaKate is now a a lot liked bridal model in SA and Greta loves being a part of such an necessary day for most girls. “I really like attending to know my brides and making their robe desires come true!”

Cristina Tridente – Couture Love + Insanity

Having accomplished an Superior Diploma of Trend Design and Expertise, Cristina is now based mostly in her Norwood Parade boutique the place her shoppers vary from celebrities, brides-to- be and mothers-of-the-bride-(and-groom), Cristina’s couture label has grow to be probably the greatest recognized and hottest in Adelaide. When she’s not working across the clock in her unique however welcoming premises, she’s busy supporting different SA Designers and sits on the Board of the South Australian Trend Industries Affiliation, an organisation she based.

Julie White – Julie White

Australian artist and textile designer Julie White produces artwork vogue equipment.  Her standard patterns and designs in daring colors are based mostly on up to date Australiana. From socks to scarves, reward containers and artwork prints, Julie has constructed a enterprise that goes past vogue. Julie has all the time liked being her personal boss and with a rising household, she’s cast a profession that enables her to take care of her independence.

Brian Yambo – Acler & Vital Different

Working as Design Technician at Acler and Vital Different was a possibility that Brian simply couldn’t say no to, having loved an exquisite stint at Vacation Buying and selling Co earlier than that. The hands-on side of his position is one thing he enjoys most, decoding design ideas and sketches and translating them into precise clothes by hand draping and calico mock-ups. “It’s downside fixing which is the crux of excellent design.”

Featured Picture courtesy of Adelaide label: @thewolfgang

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