INTERVIEW with Juliette et Felicity || Brisbane Fashion Month - Brisbane Designer Showcase 2025
SD: Hi Peggy, for my readers who don’t know you yet, can you please introduce yourself?
P: My name is Peggy, and I was born in New Caledonia. When I was a little girl, my family moved to Australia, first settling in Sydney. We moved around a bit over the years, and I eventually studied business and finance on the Gold Coast before returning to Sydney in my twenties to study fashion design at the East Sydney Fashion Design School. There, I learned the fundamentals of design, construction, and manufacturing. I’ve since settled back on the Gold Coast with my family, where I’ve been able to turn my lifelong dream of becoming a fashion designer into reality.
SD: When did you first become interested in fashion design?
P: I first became interested in fashion design when I started high school. I remember sketching my first little black dress in art class and knowing, even then, that it was something I wanted to pursue as a career. I’ll never forget the moment I told my mother about my dream — she looked at me and said, “You need talent to be a fashion designer.” From that moment, I quietly set my ambition aside, only returning to it years later when I moved out of home and began carving my own path. #thanksmum
SD: What kind of music do you like and how do you incorporate it into your fashion design?
P: I enjoy listening to all kinds of music depending on my mood, but my favourite artist at the moment is Raye. She’s incredibly versatile and can sing across so many genres — perfect to have playing in the background while I’m sewing. Music isn’t really a source of inspiration for me, as I’m more of a visual person, but it definitely keeps me going during those late nights when I’m pushing to finish a project.
SD: What would be your dream fashion gig right now?
P: My dream job would be to work for Jean Paul Gaultier in his Paris fashion house, spending my days hand-embroidering his beautiful garments.
SD: How was the brand name Juliette et Felicity created? What inspired it?
P: The name is an ode to my grandmothers. I’ve always loved antiques and traditional, handmade techniques from the past. That’s why I incorporate methods that have been largely replaced by machines or chemicals into each collection — creating a connection between past and present. These techniques include hand embroidery, fabric manipulation, and natural plant dyeing.
SD: Without giving too much details away, what should we expect from your collection for Brisbane Fashion Month this year?
P: As an eco-fashion designer, you can expect to see plenty of flowing linen pieces, some hand-dyed and hand-painted. I’ve also introduced a beautiful fabric called banana silk, made from the discarded banana palm after it has fruited. The result is a luxuriously soft, fluid fabric with a subtle sheen — which I’ve hand-dyed myself using avocado pits and marigold flowers.
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