Multidisciplinary
Creative Studio
Fashion & Fine Art
Tara Cunniffe Fashion Consultant
Supporting fashion and lifestyle brands across Fashion Design, Creative Direction, Product Development, Business Operations and Strategy.
TMC Studios
Tara Cunniffe is a Sydney-based fashion consultant and founder of TMC Studios, a multidisciplinary creative practice specialising in fashion design, product development, creative direction, and brand strategy.
Working with both emerging and established brands, the studio translates ideas into considered, commercially viable collections - bringing together colour, print, textiles, and visual storytelling with a strong focus on clarity, cohesion, and execution.
Alongside its consultancy services, TMC Studios offers a curated suite of digital tools and downloadable resources, designed to support modern brands with practical, strategy-led solutions across fashion, content, and creative direction.
Fashion & Lifestyle Product Development & Creative Direction
Creative direction and technical expertise for fashion and lifestyle brands. Supporting the development of considered, commercially viable collections from concept through to launch.
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Strategic visual direction to define how your brand looks, feels, and communicates across product and imagery.
Includes:
• Creative direction & storytelling
• Brand identity & mood boards
• Trend research & colour direction
• Print & textile design -
Design support to shape cohesive, production-ready collections aligned with your brand and market.
Includes:
• Product design
• CAD drawings & technical flats
• Range planning & assortment building
• Collection colour & print development -
Technical and practical support to bring your designs from concept through to factory-ready production.
Includes:
• Tech packs
• Specifications & grading
• Fabric & trim sourcing
• Sampling coordination
• Garment fittings & comments
• Factory liaison & offshore manufacturing guidance -
Creative direction and production support for campaign storytelling, brand imagery and launch content.
Includes:
• Campaign concepts & creative storytelling
• Photoshoot planning & creative production
• Photographer, stylist & contributor coordination
• Campaign, e-commerce & digital imagery direction
• Branding, packaging & supporting brand assets -
Operational and planning tools to help brands stay organised, on budget, and on schedule.
Includes:
• Business operations & structure
• Critical path development
• Seasonal design calendars
• Collection budgeting & forecasting -
Strategic support for brands preparing their collections for wholesale, with a focus on range planning, buyer materials and commercial structure.
Includes:
• Wholesale range planning & collection editing
• Buyer-facing lookbooks & line sheets
• Wholesale pricing & margin guidance
• Order forms & wholesale documentation -
Flexible one-on-one support for founders and teams needing guidance, structure, or expert input at any stage of their journey.
Includes:
• 1:1 consulting sessions
• Founder mentorship
• Post-project support -
Structured digital frameworks and prompt systems developed to help founders refine brand voice, clarify positioning and generate aligned content efficiently, without losing creative integrity.
Work With
TMC Studios
TMC Studios provides experienced creative and strategic support to fashion and lifestyle brands, connecting design, product development and commercial expertise to bring ideas to life.
Creative Direction & Fashion Design
Creative concepts, collection development and brand direction.
Product Development & Manufacturing
Technical development, sourcing and production management.
Brand Strategy & Consulting
Commercial insight, operational guidance and tailored industry expertise.
Kind Words
Shop Fine Art
A collection of original oil paintings by Tara Cunniffe, where botanical forms meet geometric structure.
Each piece is designed to bring a sense of calm, depth, and quiet energy into your space, an artwork to live with, not just look at.