Alemais is an Australian fashion label founded in Sydney in 2021 by Lenya Jankovic, previously creative director at Camilla and Marc. The brand is known for vivid prints, intricate embroidery and craft-led pieces including dresses, shirts, trousers and separates.

Where can I buy Alemais in the UK?

Alemais has a small UK stockist network. At Kiti we are one of a handful of independent boutiques carrying a curated edit of the label, including dresses, shirting, trousers and embroidered pieces from each seasonal collection.

Are Alemais dresses true to size?

Alemais uses Australian sizing, which generally aligns with standard UK sizing, so an Alemais 8 will usually fit as a UK 8. The dresses tend to have a generous cut through the bust and waist. Any pieces that run smaller or larger are noted on the individual product page.

Alemais is designed by its founder, Lenya Jankovic, who launched the label in Sydney in 2021 after working as creative director at Camilla and Marc. She leads the creative direction, print development and silhouette work across every collection.

Is Alemais ethically made?

Alemais works with long-standing artisan partners in India on the embroidery, beading and hand finishing that define the label's signature pieces. The brand also collaborates regularly with artists on the original prints used across each collection, and places craft and transparency at the centre of its production.

What kind of pieces does Alemais make?

Alemais is best known for embroidered mini and maxi dresses, printed shirting, relaxed flared trousers, skirts and matching sets. The collection leans into prints, colour and craft detail, making it a strong option for holidays, weddings and occasion dressing as well as everyday wear.

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Alemais at Kiti

Alemais is one of the most distinctive Australian labels to arrive in the UK in recent years, and we have built our edit around the pieces we genuinely want to wear ourselves. The brand was founded in Sydney in 2021 by Lenya Jankovic, previously creative director at Camilla and Marc, who set out to make joyful, beautifully made clothes with a genuine sense of personality. The result is a collection that balances prints, embroidery and colour with silhouettes you can actually live in, which is why it has travelled so well from Bondi to the British summer.

We stock Alemais in small quantities and we do not restock, so if there is a piece on this page that feels right, it is worth taking the hint. Our team in Cardiff hand-picks each season, focusing on the dresses, shirting, trousers and separates that earn their place in a real wardrobe.

Alemais dresses

Dresses are the heart of the Alemais collection, and they are what most people come to us looking for. The label's signature is a mix of embroidery, broderie anglaise and hand-finished detail, often on a crisp cotton or a fluid viscose. You will find pieces that work for a garden wedding, a long lunch or a holiday dinner, and others that are relaxed enough to throw on with sandals at home.

Alemais mini dresses

The shorter silhouettes sit at the playful end of the collection. Embroidered bodices, scalloped hems, tiered skirts and volume sleeves are recurring details, and the prints are often the starting point for a whole collection story. These are the pieces we sell quickly, particularly in the warmer months, and they photograph as beautifully as they wear.

Alemais maxi dresses

The longer silhouettes lean into occasion without tipping into formal. Think fluid cuts, painterly prints and thoughtful backs, halters and ties that give the dresses real presence from every angle. If you are dressing for a wedding or a more considered event, the Alemais maxi is a genuine alternative to a more predictable occasion dress.

Alemais shirts, trousers and separates

It is easy to think of Alemais as a dress brand, but some of our favourite pieces are the separates. The shirts are cut generously, often in embroidered cotton or a vivid print, and they work as hard over denim as they do over the label's own trousers. The trousers themselves tend towards a relaxed flare or a wide leg, frequently in a matching print so you can wear the set together or break it up across the rest of your wardrobe.

For anyone who already loves the maximalist, print-forward mood of Essentiel Antwerp or the craft sensibility of Rixo, Alemais sits very comfortably in that world while still feeling entirely its own.

Craft, collaboration and sustainability

A lot of what makes Alemais special happens before the clothes reach the rail. The label works closely with artisan partners in India on the embroidery, beading and hand finishing that define its signature pieces, and it collaborates regularly with artists on the original prints that run through each collection. That approach sits well with how we buy at Kiti. We are drawn to brands that take their time, work with people they trust and treat craft as something worth paying for rather than something to rush.

How Alemais fits

Most Alemais pieces are cut true to Australian sizing, which generally aligns with standard UK sizing, so an Alemais 8 will usually fit as a UK 8. The cut tends to be generous through the bust and waist on the dresses, and the trousers sit at the natural waist with a relaxed leg. Where a specific style runs small or large, or where a piece needs a particular bra or slip beneath it, we note that on the individual product page. If you are between sizes or unsure, our team is always happy to help.

Buying Alemais in the UK

Alemais has a small, deliberate UK stockist network, and we are proud to be one of a handful of independent boutiques carrying the label. As with everything at Kiti, our Alemais edit is bought in small quantities, so sizes and styles come and go quickly and we do not restock once a piece has sold. If you are looking for a specific style you have seen elsewhere, it is always worth getting in touch before you assume it is gone.

To see the full Kiti edit of prints, occasionwear and warm-weather pieces, the designer dresses and new in pages are a good next stop.