our Story

Milva Carucci is an Australian designer & dressmaker and the owner of Milva Carucci Designs.
Her passion is to curate bespoke custom made and ready to wear garments that provide a flattering fit and make women feel incredible!

Based in the picturesque country town of Mareeba located 80km west of Cairns in Far North Queensland, Milva's home-based atelier encapsulates the purest daily inspiration of natural serenity  and the perfect setting to sketch ideas and collections over 'the Italian currency' of an espresso.

With over 50 years of dressmaking expertise, her business started several years ago in very humble beginnings. Milva’s love for sewing and dressmaking started at a very young age through to her teenage years where she would come up with different concepts and fabric combinations. What started as dabbling in bringing her lifelong passion to life by helping people with alterations and small dressmaking jobs has now grown significantly to create both custom made and ready to wear outfits worn all over Australia and New Zealand.

Understanding and experiencing the pure frustration and inconvenience of not finding garments that fit her body shape, Milva Carucci Designs represents a curated collection of signature styles that embody signature classic and flattering silhouettes that are memorable.

From the early stages of concept through to the finished garment, each piece represents the essence 'heart to hand' movement which is something Milva holds quite highly with her brand ethos, along with sustainability in fashion. The emphasis on 'heart to hand' also challenges her clients to think more about the custom fit of the beautiful garment that is created for them individually rather than consideration to the 'number on the tag'.