Biography

Cailyn Dethridge, 21,  Bachelor of Fashion, Melbourne 

I don’t like standard beauty- there is no beauty without strangeness – Karl Lagerfeld

I love this quote, I find it very inspiring because like light and dark, day to night, big to small there is no fun to beautiful unless its strange and has a element of weird

My passion is to make art; fashion design provides me with the opportunity to produce a piece of art in the form of a garment. Art as functional fashion is what I strive towards; I find inspiration in a fantasy world, where more is more, drama is everywhere and embellishment is everything. 

If I were to describe Haus of Dethridge or my style and design signature, it would be dramatic. I search to find the quirk in a classic style; I like fashion to be fun, flirty, feminine and different.

When designing, I always start with embellishment, and what will make the garment beautiful, and what will create the biggest impact. I find that like icing on a cake, the final embellishments, whether simple or extravagant complete a piece. Embellishment is my own personal focal point; it is what I see in design before I see anything else.

What I love about the fashion industry is that it is constantly evolving. I also love that a designer can tell and express so much through a garment and collection and turning simple things in to beautiful pieces.