An Australian summer collection is designed for January and lands in the northern hemisphere in June. A Sydney label solving for heat, glare and a long outdoor season is solving the problem a European buyer has six months later, which is the practical reason resort, swim and the event dress are what Australia sends out.

Coveti carries 19 Australian houses, among them Zimmermann, Aje, Alémais, Maticevski, Carla Zampatti, sass & bide, Bassike, Shona Joy and Oroton, and most of them sit on that trade. Zimmermann, founded in 1991 by Nicky and Simone Zimmermann, built the export template out of swim and print. CAMILLA works in printed kaftans, Aje in cotton and volume, SIR the Label and Posse in linen and slip dressing, Alémais and Leo Lin in print. The occasion houses run alongside: Alex Perry, Rachel Gilbert, Rebecca Vallance and Bronx and Banco all build the gown, and Camilla and Marc, run by the siblings Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman, sits between that and everyday tailoring.

The lineage is short enough that most of these houses can still name their founder. Oroton opened in 1938 and built its name on leather goods and metal mesh evening bags. Carla Zampatti began her Sydney label in 1965. sass & bide started in 1999 as a Portobello Road market stall run by two Australians, Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton, who took it home to Sydney the same year and sold jeans. Melbourne is the other pole, and it works on different ground: Toni Maticevski drapes and sculpts closer to an atelier than a coastline, and Viktoria & Woods holds to knitwear and tailoring.

Coveti stocks 22 Australian houses and 12,527 styles, priced in USD with express delivery worldwide.

The Australian designers at Coveti

  • Zimmermann is the definition of modern romanticism, effortless luxury designed for women who crave movement, beauty and sculptural silhouettes. 1,954 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Aje 1,705 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Alemais 1,512 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Shona Joy is a The Shona Joy Aesthetic: The Architecture of Romance Explore how this iconic Sydney label redefined global eventwear by mastering the art of the bias cut and elevated. 1,277 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Leo Lin is an Australian womenswear label launched in Sydney in 2017 by its founder and creative director, Leo Lin. 1,074 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Oroton is Australia's oldest luxury fashion house, founded in Sydney in 1938 by Boyd Lane and famous for its leather and metal mesh bags. 995 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Camilla and Marc is the Sydney fashion house founded in 2003 by siblings Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman and built on tailoring: blazers with a matching pant in. 627 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Acler 579 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Alex Perry is one of Australia's defining eveningwear designers, a Sydney house founded in 1992 and known for sculptural red-carpet glamour. 431 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Scanlan Theodore is the Melbourne house that dressed Australian working women before quiet luxury had a name. 374 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Carla Zampatti is an iconic Australian fashion designer who has crafted timeless, effortless and essential womenswear for more than 55 years. 333 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Bronx and Banco 285 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Christopher Esber 253 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Effie Kats is the Melbourne evening-wear house with a tailor's hand. 239 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Kivari is the Australian label Kirstin Keysers founded in 2014 and named for her nickname, Kiki, and vari, meaning by the water. 200 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Maticevski is a The Coveti guide to Maticevski Maticevski is a designer eveningwear label, so most of the collection is built around the gown and the occasion separate. 178 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Rachel Gilbert 148 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Sir The Label 113 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Rebecca Vallance 100 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Bassike 76 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Romance Was Born is the Australian fashion house that behaves like an art practice. 61 styles in stock at Coveti.
  • Camilla 13 styles in stock at Coveti.

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Frequently asked questions

Which Australian designers does Coveti carry?

The list on this page is live and shows every Australian house with stock at Coveti today. Zimmermann, Aje, Alémais, Shona Joy and Leo Lin carry the deepest ranges; Alex Perry, Rachel Gilbert, Rebecca Vallance and Bronx and Banco cover the gown, and Oroton, Camilla and Marc, Scanlan Theodore, Bassike and Christopher Esber cover tailoring, leather goods and knit.

Do Australian sizes convert to UK sizes?

They match, which makes Australian labels the easiest conversion on the site. An Australian 10 is a UK 10 and an 8 is an 8, straight across, and Coveti lists them on the UK ladder anyway. US sizing is the one to watch, since it runs four numbers below: an Australian 10 is a US 6. Where a house cuts small and where it cuts large, the fit note on the product page says so.

What is Australian fashion known for?

Resort and occasion wear built for heat and daylight: swim, print, linen and the event dress. Zimmermann built its name on swim and print out of Sydney, CAMILLA on printed kaftans, and Alex Perry and Rachel Gilbert on gowns. Melbourne works on different ground, with Maticevski’s draping and Viktoria & Woods’ knitwear and tailoring. The seasonal offset does the rest: a collection cut for a Sydney January arrives into a European June.

Which is the oldest Australian fashion house at Coveti?

Oroton, founded in 1938. It built its name on leather goods and its signature metal mesh evening bags, and now runs full ready to wear alongside accessories. Carla Zampatti began her Sydney label in 1965, Zimmermann followed in 1991 and sass & bide in 1999. The Australian industry is young by European standards, which is part of why its houses read as commercial rather than archival.

What is the difference between Sydney and Melbourne labels?

Sydney is the resort and occasion centre. Zimmermann, Aje, CAMILLA, Alémais, Leo Lin, Alex Perry and Rachel Gilbert are Sydney labels working in swim, print and event dressing. Melbourne is more construction led: Toni Maticevski is known for draping and sculpted gowns, and Viktoria & Woods for knitwear and tailoring. Both design to a southern summer, which is why the clothes arrive into a northern one.