15/08/2026
It has been a busy week for us at Jac Cadeaux. After our Spring/Summer studio shoot last week, we have been uploading all the beautiful new images and unpacking the clothes, returning everything to the racks and bringing a little order back to the showroom.
A real highlight of the week was welcoming to Sydney our French manufacturer, Laurent, who came to Darling Point to meet with Claire, Maddy and me. We prepared fresh madeleines to have with our tea – appropriate fare for the occasion!
We spent the afternoon talking through our current production and sharing thoughts and ideas for next Winter. Laurent had brought a selection of fabric swatches for us to look through, although he was delightedly distracted by Susi, our Cavalier, who decided to sit in on the meeting and make herself very much part of proceedings.
That evening, we took Laurent to dinner at The Dry Dock in Balmain, a renowned “gastropub.” Claire had organised for Laurent to catch the ferry from Circular Quay, close to where he was staying at the Shangri-La Hotel in The Rocks. My husband, Michael, and Claire’s husband, Cormack, joined us, and it turned into a fabulous evening of good food, w**e and conversation.
The night ended rather amusingly, with Michael and me driving Laurent back to his hotel in our rather cramped, classic sports car – not the most luxurious ride home, but certainly memorable!
It was such a pleasure to finally spend this time with Laurent and to hear more about his family’s history in clothing manufacturing. There is something very special about working with people who have generations of knowledge and craftsmanship behind them.
These sorts of meetings are so important in our business. Beyond fabrics, samples and production schedules, it is the relationships we build that really matter –whether that’s sharing a meal with the people who make our clothes, or the connections we have with our customers.
Claudia ❤️