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An established Australian uniform design business dating to 1979.

Marie Brereton Designs is an established Australian uniform design business dating to 1979 and now forms part of NewGen. Its design, technical-development and archive capability supports complete uniform programs through to production and ongoing national supply.

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Trusted by major Australian organisations

Trusted to turn organisational requirements into working uniforms.

Across its history, Marie Brereton Designs developed uniforms for organisations operating in some of Australia’s most visible and demanding environments, including the Australian Federal Police, the former Joint House Department of the Australian Parliament and Victoria’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

These were not simply orders for garments selected from a catalogue. The work required an understanding of the organisation, its people, the environments in which they worked and the way different roles needed to be represented within one coordinated uniform range.

Marie Brereton Designs was trusted to turn those requirements into garments that could be fitted, manufactured consistently, supplied commercially and supported over time.

More than a design concept

Uniforms developed for real use and repeat commercial supply.

Original design and CAD

Original uniform and range design, coordinated across roles and wearer groups using CAD and garment drawings.

Technical development

Patterns, garment specifications, fabric and trim selection, construction review and preparation for manufacture.

Samples and fit

Sample development, fittings, grading, fit refinement, movement and wearer-comfort review.

Commercial continuity

Products developed to remain practical to manufacture, reorder and support across the life of the program.

Complete uniform programs

Whole-program thinking, not isolated fashion pieces.

Its historical design work also included premium hospitality and lounge environments for Accor, Sofitel and Qantas Lounges, where presentation, wearer comfort and consistency across different roles all matter.

How garments work together
How different roles are distinguished
Coordination across wearer groups
Fit and movement requirements
Custom versus adapted products
Fabric and trim performance
Manufacturing consistency
Replacement and ongoing supply

Design and technical archive

Decades of completed development work.

Marie Brereton Designs has accumulated an extensive archive of patterns, CAD work, garment drawings, samples and technical-development material across different industries, roles, body shapes, garment types and operational requirements.

This is not an archive maintained only for historical interest. It gives the design team an established technical foundation when developing a new garment, improving an existing product or resolving a fit, function or construction requirement.

Customers benefit from a substantial body of knowledge rather than starting every garment from a blank page.

The people and knowledge continued

A capability that remains active within NewGen.

Marie Brereton continued working within NewGen until her retirement. The design capability she established also continued within the business, preserving the technical knowledge, development methods and practical standards built through years of uniform design and manufacture.

Today, the designers still develop original garments and coordinated ranges. They still work through CAD, fabrics, trims, samples, fit, construction and production details. The accumulated archive continues to inform new work.

Design capability matched to the requirement

The right level of development for the organisation.

A complete custom range

Original development across multiple garments, roles and wearer groups.

A distinctive custom garment

Development of an individual product where the organisation needs something specific.

Refinement of an existing range

Improving fit, function, fabric, construction or coordination without replacing everything.

Custom and catalogue together

Custom development where it creates value and established products where they are more practical.

From design through to national supply

The same business remains connected to the product.

1

Understand

Roles, conditions, wearer requirements, presentation, movement, laundering and ordering.

2

Design and develop

CAD, garment selection, fabrics, trims, patterns, technical specifications, samples and fit refinement.

3

Prepare for production

Construction review, costing, supplier coordination, production instructions and quality requirements.

4

Manufacture and launch

Production, quality management, wearer ordering, stock establishment and controlled implementation.

5

Manage ongoing supply

Stockholding, replenishment, reporting, account support, direct delivery and national fulfilment.

6

Continue improving

Wearer feedback, fit review, product refinement and controlled changes as requirements evolve.

Bring your next uniform range to life.

Develop a complete new range, create one distinctive garment, refine an existing program or review what could work better.

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