Hero photograph: a single figure in raked afternoon light against a limestone wall.
Fremantle · Made to measure

The dress begins with you.

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We fit it on you in the studio, and keep fitting until it sits right.

Silvereye is a made-to-measure atelier on Pakenham Street. Four collections a year, patterns drafted to the person rather than graded from a block, and every finish worked by hand. From first sketch to final press takes about six months, and most of that is fittings.

I

Longshore

Four gowns cut on straight seams, in cloth chosen to move: silk crepe, silk satin, wool crepe, silk wool.

Look 01, a silk column gown photographed in side profile.
01 · SabineSilk crepe
Look 02, a bias-cut slip seen from behind, mid-walk.
02 · ReeveSilk satin
Look 03, a structured bodice photographed seated in window light.
03 · MarloweWool crepe
Look 04, separates comprising a cropped jacket over a column skirt.
04 · EnderbySilk wool
The atelier interior, with a half-finished gown on a stand and pattern paper under north light.
The workroom, Pakenham Street
II

Nightjar

The same patterns in heavier cloth, for winter: duchesse satin, wool silk, silk tulle.

Look 05, a heavy satin gown photographed in low evening light.
05 · CygnetDuchesse satin
Look 06, a long-sleeved wool gown backlit in a doorway.
06 · ThornbillWool silk
Look 07, a veil study photographed in movement.
07 · FennSilk tulle
An extreme close-up of a hand-rolled hem with the thread visible.
Every hem is rolled and stitched by hand. It takes a day.
A close-up of a covered button placket in raking light.
Buttons are covered in the same cloth as the gown, cut on the same grain.
A close-up of internal corsetry showing the boning channels.
The boning is stitched inside the bodice, where it does not show.
Fittings

A first fitting takes ninety minutes.

Bring whoever you want with you. There is no obligation to order, nothing is charged for the first appointment, and we will tell you honestly if what you want is better made by someone else.

Trunk shows

Melbourne, 14 to 16 March

Sydney, 4 to 6 April

Two days per city, six appointments a day

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What it costs

Made-to-measure gowns begin at $4,800.

Separates from $1,900.

We quote in full before anything is cut, and take no deposit at a first fitting.

Also carried by

Juliet Studio

Subiaco, Western Australia

The Long Room

Fitzroy, Victoria

Verity & Co

Paddington, New South Wales

Ashgrove Bridal

Auckland, New Zealand

Four letters a year, sent when a collection opens.