Thurley Fashion Label

An Australian designer clothing label for women by Helen Connor

View the official Thurley website here

Thurley is a boutique Australian designer fashion label for women by Helen Connor. The Thurley label (named after Helens mother) debuted at the LOreal Melbourne Fashion Week in the winter of 2006. Thurley has since established itself as a leading designer label, known for its luxurious and delicate pieces (particularly dresses) at affordable designer prices.

Helen Connor studied advertising, before completing a diploma in Fashion at RMIT. Helen has travelled the world, living in New York after gaining a scholarship at the prestigious Fashion Institute of Tech. Paris then followed, before Helen returned in Australian shores in 2005 – Thurley was born. Helen was also the first participant in the Scanlan & Theodore mentor program.

Despite the continual success of the label, and its expansion in popularity as a brand name, Thurley has had controversy. In 2009, established Australian designer Collette Dinnigan was left fuming after a Thurley catwalk showing for David Jones. Collette was adamant that the Thurley label had copied Collette and her namesake collection. (Read more about his here)

Regardless of what one thought of the ‘copy-cat’ controversy, the Thurley label is undeniably popular. Thurley clothing is available Australia-wide at over eighty boutique stores, as well as department store David Jones. International stockists include the world-famous Harvey Nichols, and luxury e-boutique Net-A-Porter.

Thurley Womens Clothing