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Allison: What is Dunne Cliff?

Rat: We make clothing by hand, little collections… and we have our own little philosophy… clothing as Essay! Essay… where tensions are balanced, positions accounted for, and deliberations situated within a Time.

We use knitwear and garment craftsmanship to write out these tensions and to consider the irresolution between “A” and “B”. The swing of the Pendulum! Our garments are an opportunity for Heritage, and for Humour… our garments serve as Meditations… [Laughs] On technology, on history. On what could be…

Allison: OK… and who is Allison Dunne?

Rat: It’s a good question. It does depend on who is asking. For you, I will provide a brief chronological list. For others, they may know a different Allison… they may know a different list… they may provide a different Hiſtory [Laughs]

• Emerging Canadian designer

• [2023] Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards (CAFA) finalist for Fashion Design Student of the Year

• [2023 - 2024] Seasonal runway collections in Vancouver, Canada.

• Interview on CTV News [2023], and runway photos in Cosmopolitan Korea [2024], Vogue Mexico [2023, 2024] and Vogue Italy [2023, 2024]

• [2025] Recipient of the Nancy Mak Award with the Global Fashion Collective in Vancouver

• [2025] Recipient of the FASHN DISRPTR Award with Fashion Art Toronto

• Runway photos in Vogue China [2025], and Vogue Italy [2025].

• [2025] Completed course in Experimental Fashion Knitwear at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.

• [February 2026] London Fashion Week off-calendar showcase in Shoreditch.

• Media features in Vogue China [2025], Forbes [2025], The Globe & Mail [2025], Cosmopolitan Korea (2025), and Vogue Italy [2025].

• [April 2026] Interview with Canadian Media Vainqueur Magazine (listen here)

Allison lives in Vancouver [Canada] and creates pieces by hand at a small studio in the West End.

Dunne Cliff pieces are stocked at Front & Company on Main Street in Vancouver.

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Contact: dunnecliff.orders@gmail.com

IG: @dunne.cliff