From a rose farm in Canberra where they spent their childhood to being synonymous with Melbourne fashion, Alpha60's creators, Alex and Georgie Cleary, have indeed come a long way.
With Georgie bringing the design background to Alex’s engineering experience, the sister-brother duo complement each other perfectly. With their passionately creative approach, the pair has created a unique inimitable label known for its fresh, graphic take on classic styles and cuts.
Label name
alpha60
Designers' names:
Alex and Georgie Cleary (we are brothers not wives)
Where are you from?
Originally from a rose farm just ourside Canberra- - now melbourne
Your style…
Sophisticated quirk
This season's highlights…
Basic palette of black, highlights of grey and contrasts of black.
Name Chihuahua after a sugercubes song the range includes a Chihuahua fur coat for the ladies and a Chihuahua bomber jacket for the men. Prints have taken a step back from past ranges as we step in a more sophisticated direction, but not without the quirk or edge that you would expect from alpha60.
What are you most famous/renowned for?
When Jamie from klaxons won NME #2 coolest person in the world for 2007 they asked his favourite article and he said the jacket that he got from alpha60 in Melbourne.
Two of your favourite things about winter…
Wet and cold = fire and wine
Two designers or design eras you admire…
How bout artists - Thomas Demand and Ricky Swallow
Something you absolutely can't live without…
Chihuahua fur coat
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