“When Collette Dinnigan was looking for a museum-quality location to store and preserve her priceless fashion archive, the designer turned to Garde Robe in Melbourne, the Australian arm of New York’s wardrobe storage facility for the rich, famous and style obsessed (fashion house Oscar de la Renta, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ivanka Trump are all clients). While space is a problem for even the wealthiest New Yorkers, it’s Australia’s climate (living by the ocean isn’t exactly optimal for preserving couture) that’s driving Melburnian and now Sydney VIPs to entrust their wardrobes to the firm, which offers services such as archival couture preservation, a delivery service for frequent travelers, seasonal wardrobe storage and an online inventory (think a higher-tech version of Cher’s cyber closet in ‘Clueless’) so clients can keep track of their items. It’s set up for collections large and small — one Melbourne client currently stores more than 1000 garments, at $8000 per month, but prices start from $350 a month to store 50 garments, 10 pairs of shoes and a box of accessories. garderobeonline.com”

As seen in Harper’s Bazaar Australia – June/2016