Each week, we quiz a prominent person about their style and the inspiration behind it. Ahead, author Bri Lee. Bri Lee’s first big purchase was a peacock feather-print suit from the Dries Van Noten.
It has since become symbolic to her. How would you describe your style? Unique, bold, tomboyish and uninterested in trends. What’s the oldest thing in your wardrobe? A beautiful, dusty-blue silk dress and matching bolero that my grandmother wore to my mother’s wedding.
It’s very precious. And the most recent addition? An oversized white tuxedo shirt from E Nolan that I wear as a dress with 100 denier stockings. What are the three essential items in your wardrobe? I’m very proud of my cliché international T-shirt collection; I travel a lot and I find the most cringe-making souvenir tee in each city I go to.
A slouchy blazer; the one I’m wearing now is by responsible Sydney designer Jillian Boustred. And my green suede Dries Van Noten sneakers. Creed’s “Original Santal” fragrance is Bri Lee’s current favourite.
What would you wear...
on a first date? I still have the little orange, stripy, summer dress I wore on my first date with my husband ...
on a plane? My plane suit is a thrifted orange shirt that has a little giraffe on the pocket, matching elasticised-waist pants and sneakers ...
on the red carpet? An iteration of the YSL Le Smoking tuxedo with no shirt underneath and very high, pointy, black stilettos. What’s your favourite fashion era? It’s right no.
