Miss G & Me is evolving.

Penni Lamprey
5 days ago
7 min read

Miss G & Me is Australia's only dedicated tall women's clothing label, designed for women 5'9 - 6'4, and after five years this is where we are.

Shaping and championing Miss G & Me from behind the scenes, our long serving patternmaker Linda is preparing to retire.

If you have ever worn Maddie or Alva or Monique or Katey or Ellie or Jil or Betty v2 or Louise or Amanda or Kerri or Kim or Jessica or the Penni single breasted blazer you have worn Linda's hands. And yes, the Linda flared hem pants are named in her honour.

Her skill has held this entire label up. She kept my confidence steady through every high and every low and the occasional Friday vino in her Melbourne studio. She has been the constant in an unpredictable industry and her retirement lands with both pride and heartache.

And it is part of a wider shift.

Miss G & Me is the only dedicated Australian tall women's clothing label and we believe we have designed the best pants and trousers for tall women. And we want to keep it that way.

Behind the Scenes at Miss G & Me

Over the last two years local manufacturing in Australia has become more fragile. I am told by long term industry experts it has been a steady decline for decades.

We have had six Victorian makers since 2020 with two of our trusted manufacturers closing in 2024 and 2025. In January this year one simply disappeared overnight and I learnt our patterns had been dropped to another Melbourne maker without a word to me.

Unbelievable is not the word I first used but it is what I can share here.

Two thousand dollars worth of fabric also went missing during this time.

So if you have been waiting on a restock of Alva or Monique now you know why that is not on the cards.

Design development has become slower and riskier and significantly more expensive.

At the time of writing this in May 2026 we have had no new releases this year. Keryn and Kerri arrived late 2025. The design and development of new tall specific garments has become increasingly difficult, quality fabric availbility in Australia, another road bump.

Tall women already know how scarce well designed options are. Most of our deadstock garments sell out. You love the fabric quality combined with the tall specific fit. Miss G & Me exists because I saw and still see a gap in quality and fit and Australian style for women who have spent years making do in ill fitting garments.

But making in Australia comes with real constraints. The cost of under supplying to you is already visible.

Sampling costs hundreds every time. Testing takes months. The Keryn Wide Leg Linen Pant took two full years and six sampling rounds to get right. If a fabric fails our wear test it is certainly not going to production. Development costs alone exceeded $2500. The result was worth it. The process is not sustainable at scale.

The chocolate and berry linen has been exhausted. I ordered everything remaining in Australia in February and new stock is not expected until December with a price increase all but guaranteed. That is your tip to secure another pair or two now.

And then there is fleece. Australian grown cotton and mmilled fleece exists but it is well out of reach for this label. To source it locally for production is either near impossible or frightfully expensive. I know I cannot afford to buy a fleece jumper for more than $220 and I suspect most of you cannot either. No matter how responsibly it is made in Australia.

Sourcing matching trim for a jumper is its own obstacle. A zip. Neck tape. Ribbed cuffs. Colour matched throughout. Every single one of those materials and every piece of haberdashery comes from overseas regardless.

Proudly more than 2950 orders have gone out since 2020. A passionate core of tall women return again and again. Yet price remains a real barrier for new customers and there is no realistic path to lower prices while staying exclusively local in production and imported materials.

My Truth

I deserve a wage.

I deserve stability.

I deserve to keep creating without fear of those silent and all too common no order days.

2950 orders sounds impressive until you divide that across five years of 365 days. You do the maths.

In the last week of April '26 I had five days with just two pairs of pants ordered. I was frantic. Here in the second week of May, three days with no sales.

Miss G & Me has never been a hobby. It has been my full commitment. After five years I have not drawn a wage. Not even $1000.

And here is the part I have not said out loud before.

Failure I know. I have survived it repeatedly. Fabric faults. Manufacturing disasters. Cash flow hell. I am still here. But success at scale is the unknown. Two hundred units selling through. Reordering. Paying myself. Growing beyond what one person can hold. That is what frightens me. Not the hard parts. The good parts.

I am telling you this because you deserve the whole truth. And because saying it out loud is the first step to believing it is possible.

So it is time to evolve.

A new chapter

While Linda prepares to retire with her blessing we have commenced working with Nicole in Queensland. Nicole brings a wealth of experience and well established connections to audited overseas factories with proven ethical labour practices.

This is not about abandoning what makes Miss G & Me Australian. It is about protecting it.

Here is what the path forward looks like.

Initial design development will still happen in Australia. Early concepts and new ideas and small batch releases will continue here. That is where Australian craftsmanship shines. Watch for the Natalie Single Pleat Trouser. Linda will be with us for this design as the transition to Nicole takes shape.

We will continue sourcing exceptional deadstock fabric. High quality and low volume fabrics used by well known designers will keep shaping our small runs and limited editions. Jessica and Linda and Betty and Kim and Jil are all examples of what that looks like in practice.

Our bespoke knitwear will remain Tasmanian made. This is not negotiable. Local industries need small labels as much as we need them. I did reach out to a South Australian knit company. They were asking $110 per jumper in a polyester and cotton blend with a minimum order quantity of 50 in one colour. That is not a viable option for a label that has sold fewer than 150 jumpers in five years.

Our linen range also continues to be made in Tasmania. Keryn is our second Tasmanian made garment. Bronwen and her team went above and beyond from January to May releasing sizes and colours to first meet then match demand.

Overseas production will ensure we can keep our stock going. We expect it will open the door to lower prices without compromising fit or quality or the tall specific design process that defines us. I will still ruthlessly test wear and wash every garment to ensure it passes my standards.

Overseas production also brings fabric sourcing security. At this point in time there are fewer than 30 Louise Loose Leg pants in stock and some sizes are completely sold out. A similar replacement fabric is not available in Australia. Sourcing directly with mills will allow sold out styles to be repeated.

The technology and machines available overseas are state of the art. For most Australian workrooms that is simply not the case.

We need consistent access to quality materials to keep designing and producing

Miss G & Me garments.

This is how we get there.

What Stays the Same

This shift is not a departure. It is reinforcement.

This next step will keep Miss G & Me alive and accessible and able to grow. It means we can continue producing the highest quality garments expertly tailored for tall bodies. Beautiful and comfortable clothing that we know is not available anywhere else.

Linda's legacy is embedded in these foundations and always will be. Now with Nicole and the global connections she brings the next chapter can begin. One that holds tight to everything Miss G & Me stands for while making room for a more sustainable and more stable future.

I am sharing this transparently because you have been part of this journey. Your support has shaped every single step.

Thank you for standing with me as we adapt and evolve and keep designing for tall women who deserve more.

Natasha and Lorien

With all that being said, I am delighted to introduce our two newest designs.

Natasha is a cotton fleece trackpant designed specifically for tall women. A proper long inseam. A rise that sits where it should and stays there when you sit down. A waistband that does not roll. The kind of trackpant you pull on for a school pickup and keep on through dinner because it is that comfortable and that considered.

Penni Lamprey - founder - Natasha + Lorien - Tall Women's Track Pants + Jumper - Miss G & Me

She is the garment you have been asking for even from the very beginning.

Lorien is the quarter zip jumper that belongs with her.

The sleeves are the detail worth talking about because sleeves are where tall women are most consistently let down. Lorien's sleeves are genuinely long. They reach your wrist when you stand with your arms at your sides and they stay there when you reach for something.

The collar sits just high enough to feel like it is actually doing something. The quarter zip means you can wear her open or closed and she works beautifully layered over a long sleeve or under a coat.

Natasha and Lorien are named after two women who have shaped me quietly and deeply over thirty years of friendship. If you know them you will nod and agree the set belongs together. If you do not, just know the names carry something real.

Natasha works with almost anything in your wardrobe. Lorien layers beautifully over a long sleeve and works under a coat. You can register your interest right now and be the first to know when they arrive, and we hope to open for pre orders mid May, for a June/July delivery.

Now, it's your turn - go check out Natasha and Lorien!