Collette Dinnigan
Designer Profile
Collette Dinnigan started her career in fashion in New Zealand attending Wellington Polytechnic in her late teens. After she graduated, she moved to Australia to begin working for the Costume Department of the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Sydney. In her time working at the Costume Department of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Dinnigan developed an acute attention to detail and an authentic perspective on fabrication and design.
External Factors Influencing Dinnigan
Political
Textiles and design has a lot of political influence. Influences range from conglomerate international trade to the simple (but powerful) act of banners carried by protesters in parades. Politics influences textiles in the way of aesthetics, production, materials, uses, and other aspects. Governments also issue grants available for soloists or groups who intent to imprint their innovative and creative ideas into the fashion world. These grants have a few purposes; these include providing further training or study for designers/artists, assisting in funding the production of artist’s work or flying works and their designers on tours and events. Collette Dinnigan has showcased her works in many overseas countries including Paris, therefore Government funding could have been a help in the success of her works being able to tour.
Economic
Economy affects the textile industry in that it controls how much people are willing to spend on clothing. When the economy is resilient, people are more likely to be willing to spend larger amounts of money on designer labels. When the economy stumbles, people do not have the income to pay for expensive designer labels. At this time people are more likely to spend money in outlets such as Target or Kmart, as they are more affordable and fashionable at the same time. Dinnigan, while producing expensive lines of clothing with more quality materials, also has branched out to outlets such as David Jones to attract more
Collette Dinnigan started her career in fashion in New Zealand attending Wellington Polytechnic in her late teens. After she graduated, she moved to Australia to begin working for the Costume Department of the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Sydney. In her time working at the Costume Department of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Dinnigan developed an acute attention to detail and an authentic perspective on fabrication and design.
External Factors Influencing Dinnigan
Political
Textiles and design has a lot of political influence. Influences range from conglomerate international trade to the simple (but powerful) act of banners carried by protesters in parades. Politics influences textiles in the way of aesthetics, production, materials, uses, and other aspects. Governments also issue grants available for soloists or groups who intent to imprint their innovative and creative ideas into the fashion world. These grants have a few purposes; these include providing further training or study for designers/artists, assisting in funding the production of artist’s work or flying works and their designers on tours and events. Collette Dinnigan has showcased her works in many overseas countries including Paris, therefore Government funding could have been a help in the success of her works being able to tour.
Economic
Economy affects the textile industry in that it controls how much people are willing to spend on clothing. When the economy is resilient, people are more likely to be willing to spend larger amounts of money on designer labels. When the economy stumbles, people do not have the income to pay for expensive designer labels. At this time people are more likely to spend money in outlets such as Target or Kmart, as they are more affordable and fashionable at the same time. Dinnigan, while producing expensive lines of clothing with more quality materials, also has branched out to outlets such as David Jones to attract more