Collette Dinnigan Closes Luxury Line

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COLLETTE DINNIGAN is closing her premium and bridal lines by the end of the year. She will continue with her Collette by Collette Dinnigan diffusion label and also with her children's range, Collette Dinnigan Enfant.

The Australian designer wants to spend more time with her family, having given birth to her second son, Hunter, in November last year. She also cited a lack of resources as a reason for the decision - in July this year she told us that she was looking for an investor to help expand the brand, although her search proved unproductive. 

Dinnigan will close her three standalone stores in London, Sydney and Melbourne in the New Year, and the brand will also cease to show during Paris Fashion Week. She was prompted to close her luxury line after writing a book, entitled Obsessive Creative, about her 24-year-long fashion career.

"The book is a retrospective of my life and it's made me stop and think about the amazing journey I have had thus far," Dinnigan told WWD. "It [crystalised] my thinking, that I have sacrificed a lot of family time in building and maintaining my business, now I want balance back in my life with my husband, nine-year-old daughter and baby boy."