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Dressmaking for the Fashion Conscious

Dressmaking for the Fashion Conscious

A well tailored dress or gown is not an easy, simple feat. A piece of clothing that is classy, comfortable and beautifully designed should stem from a quality source. For women who know that they are worth more than ordinary pieces of cloth, a designer fabric store provides the perfect source of material for the creation of beautiful, tailor made dresses.

d’Italia Exclusive Designer Fabric has been providing the dressmaking and fashion industry with high quality, genuine pure silk fabric for years.

Q: Where does d'Italia source its fabric from?
All of our stock is imported from only Italy and France, as we believe these sources are superior in their manufacture of the finest quality fabric. We purchase from the most reputable manufacturers who create for the top European designer fashion houses – such as Gucci, Armani, Versace, Balenciaga, Prada, Dolce Gabbana, Jil Sander, Roberto Cavalli, Escada, Valentino and Chanel… d’Italia’s stock includes these labels regularly.

Q: Who does d’Italia specifically cater for?
d’Italia’s stock ranges from classy casual to very formal. We cater for bridal gowns, bridesmaids, mothers of the bride, ball gowns, formal gowns, evening wear, cocktail gowns, professional/office wear, smart casual wear, everyday wear and even resort/holiday wear. Customers are constantly impressed with the diversity of the fabric available here, and know they will always find something more unique and unusual than at any other fabric store.

Q: What makes d’Italia’s range so much more unique and exclusive than other quality fabric stores?
The answer to this lies in the fact that d’Italia operates on a completely different basis than all other fabric shops. The fabric we have available on the shelves is current season stock - NOT old, past seasons, out-dated remnants. d'Italia’s main business is that of wholesale to top Australian designers, whilst offering the stock to the public for retail (until the stock is sold wholesale). In other words, we import new seasons’ fabric from Italy and France, and make it available on a temporary basis to you for first-pick, whilst marketing it to Australian designers. Once a particular fabric is sold by one of our agents wholesale, it is immediately taken of our shelves and is no longer available for retail. The stock is thus by far more fresh, unusual, unique and exclusive than any other fabric retail or remnants store in Australia.

Q: How often do you get new stock in?
Our buying agents travel to Italy and France every 6 to 8 weeks to personally hand-select the new up-coming seasons’ fabrics. This is necessary to keep up with the demand here in Australia on the wholesale market. As such, you will constantly find new and exciting stock on our shelves, including a good range of summer and winter weights all year around in order to cater for those travelling overseas.

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d’Italia is located at 61 Glenferrie Road, Malvern. Online
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fashion show: Swimwear & Resort Wear by Diane Raulston