Her clothes have been worn by stars like Cindy Crawford and Madonna, but Collette Dinnigan had an off-piste start to life, and to her fashion design career – one she reveals may not be over yet.
Collette Dinnigan divides her time between Bowral, Darling Point, Rome and Puglia. Louie Douvis
It’s one of those great Sydney days in early December, when the pre-Christmas buzz mingles with salty harbourside air as warm sunlight filters through lanky palms – that small window when the promise of the festive season glimmers, just before the logistical stress sets in.
A smattering of deep purple jacaranda flowers fall softly on buffed Porsche SUVs, Range Rovers and the like crammed into the coveted parking spots along Guilfoyle Avenue, the narrow strip home to Double Bay’s emerging dining institutions Margaret, Next Door and Baker Bleu.
Bonnie CampbellLuxury property reporterBonnie Campbell is the luxury property reporter at The Australian Financial Review Email Bonnie at bonnie.campbell@afr.com
