Regalia Craft

What Regalia Craft does

Regalia Craft is a Perth-based manufacturer and retailer of ceremonial, academic, legal, and corporate garments, founded in 1965 by Daphne Brooking and operating continuously for nearly six decades. The company designs, produces, and sells academic gowns and hoods, legal attire including barrister robes, wigs, and jabots, school graduation wear, formal and corporate clothing, and bespoke regalia for organisations such as masonic lodges and yachting clubs. Its core production capability is in-house traditional garment manufacturing and bullion embroidery carried out at its Perth facility, with a stated made-to-measure lead time of approximately six weeks.

The business operates a multi-channel go-to-market: a Perth retail showroom, a national e-commerce presence under its own brands, and reseller partnerships with major corporate-wear labels including Van Heusen, Biz Collection, City Collection, Gloweave, JB's Wear, Bongardi, and Fratelli, supplemented by a hire partnership with Spurling Formal Hire. Pricing is quoted in AUD inclusive of GST, ranging from entry-level hire fees around A$35 to premium items such as full-bottom wigs at A$3,950 and barrister gowns at A$335. Customers span WA universities (UWA, Murdoch, Curtin, ECU, Notre Dame, ACAP), schools, the legal profession, and corporate clients across Australia with limited international reach.

The legal-attire business is operated through a subsidiary brand, Legal Wear, while academic regalia is sold under the Academic Wear sub-brand (academicwear.com.au), which includes an online booking system for graduations. The company is led by sole Director Marisa Dagostino, who has been associated with the business since 1970, and operates with a small workforce (1–10 employees). The business model combines direct institutional sales, individual hire and purchase, and brand-channel distribution; no revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

Regalia Craft

Legal name

Regalia Craft Pty Ltd

Website

https://regaliacraft.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Regalia Craft is a Perth-based manufacturer and retailer, founded 1965, producing academic gowns, legal attire, school graduation wear, corporate clothing, and ceremonial regalia for universities, schools, legal professionals, and organisations across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic and Ceremonial Regalia

NAICS

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers (458), Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (45811)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAGAGAJ

Seasonal & Occasion Specialty Department Stores (Holiday/Party)

Consumer Products & Retail/General Merchandise & Department Stores/Junior / Specialty Department Stores

SECONDARYCRAKAEAG

Luxury Hats & Headwear

Consumer Products & Retail/Jewelry, Watches & Luxury Accessories/Luxury Accessories (Leather Goods, Sunglasses, Small Leather Goods)

SECONDARYCRAAAFAI

Luxury Bridal & Occasionwear

Consumer Products & Retail/Apparel, Footwear & Accessories/Luxury & Designer Fashion

Keywords

• Academic regalia manufacturing
• Legal court attire
• Graduation gown supply
• Ceremonial wear retail
• Bullion embroidery regalia

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct sales of academic gowns, legal attire, school graduation wear, corporate wear, formal wear, and regalia items. Both hire and purchase options available for academic and school products.
2. Rental/Hire Services: Gown and mortarboard hire services for school graduation ceremonies and academic events. Hire pricing for students, teachers, and bulk school bookings.
3. Custom Manufacturing: Tailor-made and custom manufacturing services for legal professionals including barristers, magistrates, judges, and King's/Queens Counsel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Regalia Craft manufactures and retails academic, legal, and ceremonial regalia from its Perth facility. Core offerings include academic gowns and hoods for universities, legal court attire (gowns, wigs, jackets) for barristers, magistrates, and judges, school graduation wear, men's formal wear, corporate clothing, and organizational regalia such as masonic and yachting attire. Both purchase and hire options are available, with custom embroidery and made-to-measure tailoring services.

Product overview

Regalia Craft is a manufacturer and retailer of academic and formal attire founded in 1965, operating from Perth, Western Australia. The company offers a diverse portfolio of products organized into several core categories: Academic Regalia (gowns, hoods, mortarboards for universities and graduates), Legal Wear (gowns, wigs, headwear, and accessories for barristers, judges, and magistrates), School Graduation Wear (gowns, mortarboards, sashes, and stoles for primary through secondary schools), Men's Formal Wear (dinner suits and formal attire), Corporate Wear (business clothing through third-party catalogs), Regalia (aprons, headwear, epaulettes for organizations), and specialized sub-categories including Masonic Wear and Yachting Wear. The company operates a dual-brand structure with academic wear services also available through the Academic Wear division (academicwear.com.au). Products range from custom-manufactured items in their Western Australian factory to imported items, with both hire and purchase options available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academic Regalia Gowns, hoods, and academic regalia for vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors, graduates, and teaching staff at Australian and international universities. Includes degree-specific gowns such as Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Master of Applied Social Science, Diploma, and Certificate programs.
• Legal Wear Subsidiary manufacturing and supplying gowns and legal attire for barristers, magistrates, queens counsel, and judges. Includes gowns, horsehair headwear (wigs), bar jackets, neckbands, jabots, and court assistant clothing.
• School Graduation Wear Gowns, mortarboards, sashes, and stoles for primary, secondary, and high school graduation ceremonies. Includes souvenir bears and year-dated sashes for school-leavers, with bulk hire bookings available.
• Corporate Wear Quality corporate clothing including business shirts and corporate attire offered through third-party brand catalogs such as Biz Collection, City Collection, Gloweave, JB's Wear, Van Heusen, Bongardi, and Fratelli.
• Men's Formal Wear Dinner suits, dress shirts, bow ties, studs, tails, and cummerbunds in various colours for formal occasions, available for supply and/or hire.
• Regalia Manufactured and supplied regalia including aprons, headwear, epaulettes, gold anchor buttons, banners, and badges for various organizations such as masonic lodges and yachting clubs.
• Masonic Wear Masonic regalia including aprons for various ranks (Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, Grand Lodge, Master Mason, Worshipful Master), collars, gauntlets, gloves, cases, dinner suits, dress tails, cuff links, and studs.
• Yachting Wear Nautical attire including caps, badges, epaulettes, white trousers, mess jackets, square rig outfits, and epaulette shirts (long and short sleeve).
• Legal Gowns Gowns for barristers, district court judges, magistrates, senior counsel, and supreme court judges, available in polyester/viscose or pure silk. Pricing varies by rank from $335 for barrister gowns to $2,750 for district court judge gowns.
• Legal Headwear (Wigs) Traditional English-style horsehair wigs including barrister wigs, full bottom wigs, and judge's bench wigs, manufactured from horse hair.
• Academic Wear Online Booking System Online booking and payment system for hiring academic regalia for graduation ceremonies, integrated with university-specific ordering portals across multiple Australian universities.

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Van HeusenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegalia Craft stocks and sells Van Heusen business and dress shirts, offering a full range of current season shirts including various colours, neck sizes and sleeve lengths through their bargain wear section.
• Biz CollectionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegalia Craft offers Biz Collection corporate wear products through their website, with access to the 2023 Biz Collection catalogue.
• City CollectionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegalia Craft offers City Collection products including City Health range through their corporate wear section.
• GloweaveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegalia Craft stocks Gloweave corporate wear products with access to the Gloweave Corporate catalogue.
• JB's WearminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegalia Craft offers JB's Wear products including corporate and footwear catalogues.
• Spurling Formal HireminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral partnership for men's formal hire services. Spurling handles formal hire while Regalia Craft supplies related attire.
• BongardiminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegalia Craft offers Bongardi corporate wear products through their website.
• FratelliminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegalia Craft offers Fratelli corporate products through their website.
• Academic WearcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic Wear is a division of Regalia Craft Pty Ltd, serving as the primary platform for university academic regalia sales and online booking/payment for graduation ceremonies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Jostens: US education-focused company producing graduation products including caps, gowns, and regalia, plus class rings and yearbooks. Comparable academic regalia capability at much larger scale; competes indirectly for university contracts globally.
• Herff Jones: Large US-based education products and graduation services company that includes academic regalia manufacturing and rental. Overlaps with Regalia Craft's school and university gown hire and sales but at much greater scale.
• Magee 1866: Irish heritage clothing and bespoke tailoring brand that includes academic and ceremonial wear. Comparable in bespoke manufacturing and heritage positioning, though it spans a broader apparel portfolio.

Regional players

• Spurling Formal Hire: Australian men's formal suit hire company that refers business to Regalia Craft. Comparable as a formalwear hire business in Australia, focused on weddings and black-tie events versus Regalia Craft's ceremonial and regalia focus.
• Bensons Formal Wear Hire: Australian formal suit hire chain. Comparable as an Australian formalwear hire and sales business, but its core offering is black-tie and wedding hire rather than academic and legal regalia.

Direct peers

• Oak Hall Cap & Gown: US manufacturer and retailer of academic regalia, graduation gowns, and academic dress for universities. Direct peer to Regalia Craft's academic regalia line, though serving a US rather than Australian customer base.
• Graduation Gowns: Online retailer of academic regalia, graduation gowns, hoods and accessories for students and faculty. Comparable in product range and graduation ceremony focus, but operates purely online versus Regalia Craft's hybrid retail/manufacturing model.
• William Carter & Co: British maker of ecclesiastical, academic, and legal robes with in-house embroidery. Comparable to Regalia Craft as a long-established specialist regalia manufacturer serving institutional and professional clients.
• Ede & Ravenscroft: London-based maker and retailer of academic and legal robes, wigs, and ceremonial dress. Closest international analogue to Regalia Craft, combining bespoke legal and university gown manufacturing with retail.

Emerging players

• Cap and Gown Hire UK: UK-based academic gown hire service for graduations. Comparable as a direct-to-consumer graduation gown hire business, though operating only in the UK and focused on hire rather than manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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