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Art-To-WEAR collection
Let customers speak for us
I love it so much - you can tell it’s made with love and care. Everyone comments on it! Thanks for making beautiful ethical clothing!
These shorts are super comfortable and a perfect fit for me. I absolutely adore the print and the 4 waThese shorts are super comfortable and a perfect fit for me. I absolutely adore the print and the 4 way reversible top is a cute match up. I also love that you can dress them up or down. y reversible top is a cute match up. I also love that you can dress them up or down.
I love this top that is so easy to wear, goes with so many skirts or pants and can take me from the supermarket to the concert hall. The gold print on black linen is so very classy! A truly versatile piece.
The perfect accompaniment to the high wasted pants or skirt. I’m surprised at how often I use the different designs of the top. Its a new favourite of mine.
Glorious.
This jumpsuit is everything. The print is just incredible and I’m so in love with it. The design is perfect and so so comfortable, and the fabric feels perfect. Thank you so much
I am officially in love. With these pants. They are so comfortable and look so beautiful. I could live in them. Will definitely be ordering more and am so grateful to DaleeElla for sharing their genius with us all! These pants are a winner.
So comfortable and flattering.. I feel wonderful in the dress!
Love this skirt, so comfortable and stylish. Love the cut and just feels great to wear.
The Diamond python dress is so beautiful to wear. It drapes so nicely and feels snug and soft. I already have the flannel flower flow dress as well! Perfect length and I think this will get wear all year round as it could have a long sleeve top underneath and leggings during winter. Love it so much!
Contemplated buying this jumpsuit for some time, finally took the plunge and have absolutely no regrets. This outfit is so much fun. It feels classy wearing out to dinner but just oh so comfortable enough to wear all day. I just feel fabulous wearing it.
Having bought the black wide leg pants which are so versatile - looking great for work but comfort plus for weekends. Decided that a second pair was definitely in order. Love the indigo as it goes so well with black which it a staple of my winter wardrobe.
I don't think I've been quite so excited by a new piece of clothing as I was when I put these on.
I've been reluctant to wear a pantsuit but I think I'm now hooked.
Very comfortable, very flattering. The best deep pockets.
The python print works so well with this design and I love the art work
Im usually a size 14, and am 175cm tall. I bought the size 14 and they are perfect.
Due to my long legs the pants sit more as a culotte length , but it doesn't take away from the overall look and makes them great warm weather wear.
This dress is divine
The cut and tailoring are on point, the long pockets are perfect and practical if you want some extra freedom to be bag free.
You can really dress these dresses up or down and they are adaptable for different seasons.
The dress material and structure holds you in and is very flattering.
I'm normally a size 14 , 175cm tall. I have the poppy print in a size 12 and it fits perfectly. I bought this flannel print dress in a size 14 and it also fits beautifully, it's slightly longer in the larger size which is a bonus for my height and has more fabric but looks equally as fabulous.
I love the gorgeous print and am excited to wear clothes that are made by the artist and tailor and their trusted team.
This dress is amazing - even better than I thought it would be. Fits perfectly, so comfy, deep pockets 😍. I will wear it everywhere - home, out, and at the office with a jacket. Love it!
How we make our clothing
From hand carved lino prints to art you can WEAR everyday
Connection
The growing and gathering of plants as food, medicine and colour is central to Dalee's practice as an artist. This is where inspiration is born.
Design and carve
The imagery then emerges through a process of drawing and hand carving lino. The manual nature of the carving brings the element of perfect imperfection.
Surface pattern design
Dalee's prints are then handed over to Clarey and she works them into beautiful repeat patterns. Things get technical here setting up the artwork to transfer to silk screen.
Fabric sourced
We went straight to the source that aligned the closet with our ethics. Our knitted fabrics are dyed to our custom weights and colours using all certified organic cotton and certified organic dyes, right here in Australia.
Screen Printed
All our fabrics are screen printed by hand, by our lovely husband and wife team at Printink studios in Melbourne. All inks used are soil association approved, eco-friendly and water-based. They are also produced sustainably using 100% renewable energy and non-toxic ingredients.
Garments designed
Clarey has been designing and making clothing for over 20 yrs and has grown a solid following for her beautiful, functional and flattering designs which have a focus on comfort, versatility and inclusivity.
Cut
Dalee has recently learnt a new skill and cut our first garments in house. She has regular informal chats with Mr Blueberry, the electric fabric cutters.
We now have most of our pieces cut in Collingwood, Vic.
When we do smaller runs we still cut in house. This keeps us very hands on and in appreciation of our cutters in Melbourne. Its a massive job!
Sewn
Clarey sewed up our debut collection pieces herself, but as the first collection sold out within hours we have now enlisted help to make our Art-to-WEAR. We are dedicated to making in Australia, so we now have machinists in Collingwood, VIC making our very special pieces. We also have local machinist, Sandie in Ocean Shores doing smaller top-up runs.
We feel lucky and grateful to have found such great partners to make our pieces.
Compostable & Biodegradable
All our packaging is made of the highest quality recycled, compostable and biodegradable materials. We even source and use plant based elastic to use in our garments. Prepare to feel very special upon receiving your garment.
We are commited to zero fabric waste
Very rare in the fashion industry but for us was essential to feeling good about producing clothing.
Our printed fabric offcuts are sent up to Cairns to a small studio where our dear friend Hannah is turning them into sexy intimates. Every piece too small will become the stuffing for some limited edition meditation cushions.
Linen paper
All our linen scraps are being stored ready to fulfil Dalee's dream of making recycled linen paper. Eventually, once we have the equipment in place all our offcuts will be pulped and made into beautiful sheets of linen paper, ready to become the homes for original lino prints.
And it comes full circle...
