Bespoke designer headwear handmade in Sydney using artisan techniques by Andrea Cainero
Bespoke designer headwear handmade in Sydney using artisan techniques by Andrea Cainero
Sweet Fontange - Winner Millinery Australia 2023 Design Award
At Somehwere Here our aim is to create beautifully detailed and unique headwear that allows the wearer to play in their personality. We do this by connecting and collaborating with our clients to understand their needs and presenting creative solutions that combine quality materials and craftsmanship.
Most well known for her work as costume designer for iconic Australian band Empire of the Sun, Andrea Cainero is a costume and fashion designer, come milliner, who trained at the infamous East Sydney Tech, Fashion Design Studio TAFE NSW, where she is now also one of the Heads of School. Since resigning from her costume work and starting a family, she had an increasing pull towards finding a creative outlet that built on her extensive and diverse fashion and costume background, allowing her to create bespoke one off pieces ranging in style from classic with a modern edge, to the flamboyant and avant-garde.
Andrea found herself often dreaming of past travels ‘somewhere’ in the world, but also grateful to be ‘here’ where she is in life today. She launched her headwear business in 2020, Somewhere Here, a concept which combines her love of artisan couture techniques with traditional millinery to create bespoke headpieces and hats that celebrate the heritage of craftsmanship in a contemporary way.
2021 Australian Turf Club Spring Style Guide - Image Credit Paul McMillan
Andrea Cainero is a multi award winning milliner and her work has been featured in the VRC Vogue Melbourne Cup Style Guide, the ATC Style Guides, and she has collaborated with stylists Donny Gallela, Suzi Eskander, Jess Pecoraro, Kimberly Gardner and Paul Versace creating headpieces for Kate Waterhouse, Emma Freedman, Rebecca Harding, Lucia Hawley, Demi Brereton, Nikki Phillips,.
2024 Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award Second Runner Up
2023 Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award Top 10
2023 Millinery Australia Design Award Winner
2022 Lillian Frank AM MBE Millinery Award Top 20
2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show Spring Millinery Winner and Standard of Excellence Recipient
2021 Sydney Royal Easter Show Spring Millinery and Wearable Art Millinery Second Prize
2020 Hattember Millinery Competition Top 10 Millinery and Wearable Art Second Place
2020 Melbourne International Millinery Competition Winner
