Have you ever noticed Australia’s tendency to claim from other countries as our own? This mostly is in reference to athletes and actors but if there is any shred of evidence of time spent living, working here then they’re as good as ‘Aussie’. Well, in keeping sport with the situation, we’ve found someone new to call our own; London-based couture jewellery designer and milliner Carianne Moore.
So Carianne only spent a few years in Sydney but that old adage, ‘quality not quanity’ rings true for our argument. Case in point: can you imagine stepping foot in a new city - on the other side of the world no less - and being whisked away into the carousel of whimsy and drama that is Dan Single and Ksubi? The timing was perfect. Ksubi were notorious in the early noughties for their fashion shows (remember the rats?) and Carianne’s showpieces fit perfectly with their rebellious, attention-grabbing antics. Several seasons working with Kirrily Johnston, on ready-to-wear collections and catwalk collaborations, cemented her behind-the-scenes place in Australian fashion folkore. So surely this means she’s one of us?
If only! Carianne’s heart and design sensibility is most certainly in London. Just like the words we wrote only last week on London’s fashion, there’s a real spirit and energy to this collection that suits the city. This season is a continuation from summer’s success. With subtle changes to colour and material Carianne is building the brand’s signature style. Which is a statement in geometry. And slightly sci-fi. But in a more optimistic way, similar to that 60s ideal of fashioning for the future. The collection is divided by design: woven chain, hand-smocked leather and sculpted sinamay. All adorned in Swarovski crystals. Made by leather craftsmen, and with a clear precision for traditional techniques, Carianne’s pieces are for those that are drawn to well-formed design.
