Australian House & Garden

Emma Lerche

“What a woman chooses to wear can give her the power to be who she wants to be.”

I grew up in her sewing room. Up until I was 15, my mother would make matching clothes for my sister and I. Dressing up with my sister was magical – we still borrow each other’s clothes. When we travelled to our grandmother’s in New Zealand, we would pull these old suitcases down from the attic and spend hours in a world of tulle and sparkles, exploring

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