Calico By Haylette
Cape Town, South Africa
Founded in 2002, Calico is a Cape Town fashion label, created by Haylette Contogiannis, with 20 years experience in clothing design and production.
"My designs are known for soft dressing, with classic romantic silhouettes. It is timeless in design, however very much on the cutting edge of trends and modern fabrications.
I find inspiration in clothing women beautifully, expressing their unique qualities in my pieces.
Understanding a women's multi faceted lifestyle, my designs appeal to any occasion, with an understated sophistication. Women who love and desire to wear my designs appreciate and relate to the European flair that they capture. I am captivated by the almost effortless, subtle yet beautifully detailed styles of European fashion.
My mission is to create beautifully designed, quality manufactured and versatile collections that can be dressed up and down, simply by adding different Calico accessories that the discerning woman desires to wear time and time again.
A Calico woman is secure in her own style. She recognises chic and sophisticated designs and appreciates detail, quality, fabric choice and style. She is not defined by fashion trends, but is aware of them, she is discerning and her image reveals a modest confidence and just a little bit of je ne sais quoi.
I am passionate about fashion design, and creating classic pieces that women fall in love with, feel beautiful in and which is exceptional locally produced quality. "
Calico by Haylette is available nationwide at selected exclusive boutiques. For a list of outlets, email me.