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All of our garments are hand crafted with the skill and care that we have been known by for over 40 years by our artisans in our studios in Sydney and Singapore.
Our Handwoven Silk Textiles are woven on hand looms, in-house and reveal the hand touch at each stage of their creation.
Our Creative Director, Evan Sturrock finds inspiration in the immense natural beauty of Australia and the places he has visited. He strives to reflect the quintessential Australian way of life in all that he creates.
Each of his signature textiles tells a piece of his Australian story.
Charcoal Bark
The 'Charcoal Bark' Raw Silk Jacket is a grand adaptation of a dress jacket.
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Brain Coral
Brain coral is a common name given to corals in the family Mussidae, due to their generally spheroid shape and grooved surface which resembles a brain.
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Tiger Cowrie
Cypraea tigris is commonly known as the tiger cowrie. Originally described by Linnaeus in his 18th century work, Systema Naturae, it is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
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Sydney Sandstone
Raw Silk Jacket Inspiration Sydney is located on Australia's east coast. It is the most populous city in Australia and Oceania - it is also the resplendent home of Joe Bananas. Now, we might be incredibly biased, but we think it is a truly beautiful place. Beauty that needs to...
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Pilbara Sand
Raw Silk Jacket Inspiration The Pilbara is a large, arid and thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples, its ancient landscapes, and its vast mineral deposits - the latter of which contribute significantly to Australia's mining economy. Joe, who was a...
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Peacock Ore
Raw Silk Jacket Inspiration Bornite, also known as peacock ore, is a sulfide mineral with a chemical composition that crystallises in the orthorhombic system (pseudo-cubic). Peacock ore has a brown to copper-red colour on fresh surfaces that tarnishes to various iridescent shades of blue to purple in places. The ‘Peacock...
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Goanna
Raw Silk Jacket Inspiration A goanna is any of several Australian monitor lizards of the genus Varanus. It is a creature that features prominently in Aboriginal mythology and Australian folklore (and a common playground taunt to any Australian child named 'Anna': "Go, Anna!"). Varying greatly in size and markings across...
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