Famous Australian Fashion Designers

Australian costume and set designer Catherine Martin is best known for her double Academy Award-winning work in both Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby, making her a 4-time Oscar winner. She also won a Tony for La Boheme. She is married to director-producer Baz Luhrmann, whom she had met in college.

Born to a cattleman father, Storm Keating spent her early years on her family farms. Initially a TV producer, she has been part of shows such as The Apprentice Australia and The Voice UK. Now a luxury fashion designer, she also maintains a fashion blog. She is married to singer Ronan Keating.

Born to a tailor in Australia, Orry-Kelly initially studied banking but later sailed to the US to explore his dreams in theater. Starting with painting murals at a US nightclub, he later grew to design costumes for legends such as Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn. He also won 3 Academy Awards.

South African-born Collette Dinnigan later moved to New Zealand and then to Australia, where she worked for ABC’s costume department. The first Australian designer to showcase a ready-to-wear collection in Paris, she specializes in lace and embellishments. She is now part of the Hall of Fame of Australian Businesswomen.

Australian designer Toni Matičevski was born to Macedonian immigrant parents in Melbourne. While he initially worked with Donna Karan and Cerruti, he later launched his own label. He is best known for his signature feminine silhouettes in silk and has also inspired the book The Elegant Rebel.