Collette Dinnigan's Influences

Influences
“I didn’t agree with most fashion companies and how they copied international designers. So in a nutshell I went out on my own.”
“Most of my inspiration comes from colour, art, flowers, landscapes and detail from vintage clothes or antique bric-a-brac… I sketch collections with fabrics in mind and develop inspiration boards alongside my draping and this had been a large part of evolving shapes.”
~ Collette Dinnigan
Inspiration is the stimulus, motivation and encouragement for designers to start projects. They consciously and unconsciously take inspiration from the world around them, to form their designs
Dinnigan’s influences was an accumulation of past designers and her multicultural upbringing is reflected in her designs. In 2004

Collette is also influenced by experiences, such as in 2004, she gave birth to her first child. She was inspired to create her own ‘Enfant’ range of kids wear.
In 2005, Dinnigan’s spring/summer collection influence on current trend is through the colours; rippling blues, greens, silvers and yellows and dazzling beading. These colours influenced through Dinnigan’s designs are worn by many celebrities and sold in stores throughout Australia. During her pregnancy, Dinnigan chose a colour palette and fabrics, combined her Indian hand-made beading and assembled “an inspiration board”.
Elements in her designs can be seen in many of today’s fashions trend such as; backless dresses, plunging necklines, halter-necks, flirty ruffles, tiered skirts and black, white and nude shades.