FASHION TRENDS

It must be 20 years ago since I interviewed Perri Cutten, who was
still single then and I was impressed by her elegance and style. So
it is not surprising to learn this week at the Lyceum Club’s luncheon
“Perri Cutten- a woman of fashion” that elegance is the key word to
describe Perri Curren’s summer range now in stores. (A few decades
later).

Perri Cutten’s long-time sales manager Suzy Hooper spoke of “:the
Grace Kelly look” and all that refinery of hats, gloves, designer
bags. While classic basic colours of navy and white and black and
white still rule, the Perri Cutten range will include touches of
colour, particularly bright “mango” and yet another perennial
favourite – animal prints in its Safari look.
As a testament to the classic style and endurance of Perri Cutten’s
label, Lyceum Club members were asked to wear some PC numbers from
their wardrobes – and surprise, surprise, Dianne Colton and Judy
Little both wore a dark animal print shirt – and neither gal felt
embarrassed.
Suzy had returned from a day’s briefing in Melbourne and enthused
about the quality cotton and imported linen fabrics, silk and jersey
blouses, stylish buttons and belts which complete the PC tailored
look.

She related a snippet from Perri’s early days when she brought her
first range to Adeliade and booked into the Adelaide Inn in North
Adelaide for appointments with retailers. “No-one showed up the first
day and she thought “Oh, this is it!”, but, in Adelaide style, on teh
second day, they all came and she was on her way here,” recalled
Suzy.

Perri has received an Honorary Doctorate from Swinbourne University
for her outstanding contribution to Australian fashion. She has moved
into a new phase of life with her daughters grown and she and her
partner are “enjoying a more leisurely life”.

Be Sociable, Share!