LP33 3
Grey Sheep
Location
sydney
Graduation year
2003
Declared as the label to watch by Harpers Bazaar Australia and one of the most exciting fresh Australian brands to hit the fashion scene by We Are Selectors, LP33.3 is the work of designers Luke Hosking and Paul del Giglio. The meticulously executed womenswear has been gaining momentum ever since its inception in 2011.
Australian-made and designed, the label is a testament to the duo’s passion for beautifully constructed garments and uncompromising quality, with an element of experimentation and quietly subversive reinvention. A clean and modern aesthetic prevails in an architectural sense and is layered in a conceptual way, all the while steeped in a womanly allure and a subtle sense of irony, creating the ouvre of LP33.3.
Fabrication is star and silhouette and construction are all formed from that core. The designers search the most premium and innovative of fabrics from Europe, Japan, and Australia, which is then meticulously manipulated in the LP studio to create a product that takes the wearer on a journey both in a tactile sense, and one of discovery, with hidden and unexpected detailing.
Del Giglio and Hosking draw from strong experience within the fashion industry both in Australia and overseas.
Hosking graduated from East Sydney Design School and has gone on to work for several boutique labels including Alice McCall and larger companies such as David Lawrence.
Del Giglio began his studies in his hometown of Adelaide at the DMIT of Tafe. After completing his studies there, he was offered a scholarship at the Marangoni Institute in Milan where he obtained a Masters in fashion design. Whilst in Italy he worked for a design consultancy firm whose clients included Blumarine amongst others. Returning to Australia to work with Nicky as design assistant of Zimmermann ready to wear and swim ranges.
LP33.3, the name, is an acronym of the designers’ initials and indicative of the cyclical collaborative process that del Giglio and Hosking have embarked upon as creative partners, a process of creation, destruction and renewal - the core of the brand’s philosophy.
