Revered Australian designer Perri Cutten died peacefully on Friday at her home in Melbourne. Known for her tailoring expertise, Cutten, 73, was a mainstay of Armadale’s High Street since opening her first store there in 1982.

Cutten, a graduate of Swinburne University, was a contemporary of designers such as Trent Nathan, Carla Zampatti and Anthea Crawford. She started as a graphic designer, but her love for fashion drew her to Melbourne’s former rag trade home, Flinders Lane, where she found a job assisting designer Geoff Bade.