Camilla and Marc vs Scanlan Theodore: tailoring, knitwear, dresses, coats and price compared

Camilla and Marc and Scanlan Theodore are the two Australian houses a woman who dresses in tailoring ends up choosing between. Both are family-founded, both build the season around a suit, both sell through their own boutiques in the same Sydney and Melbourne streets, and at Luxury Handbags their medians sit within $100 of each other: $440 for Camilla and Marc across 237 current pieces, $540 for Scanlan Theodore across 374. Gemma Deeks compares them by category and says which to buy for what.

Key facts

• Camilla and Marc: Sydney, founded 2003 by siblings Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman; 15 Australian boutiques, Galeries Lafayette Paris, a Harrods pop-up; known for wool suiting, trench coats, strapless dresses and cotton basics.
• Scanlan Theodore: Melbourne, founded 1987 by Fiona Scanlan and Gary Theodore; Theodore is creative director; boutiques in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Perth, David Jones concessions and six US stores from New York to Washington; known for the Crepe Knit, introduced in 2001, and for tailoring.
• Medians at Luxury Shoes : Camilla and Marc $440, Scanlan Theodore $540. Dresses $740 against $980; pants $470 against $590; jackets $830 against $810; tops $280 against $440.
• Sizing: both cut AU 4 to 14 with AU equal to UK, and both state true to size; the Camilla and Marc model is 180 cm in an AU 8, the Scanlan Theodore model 175 to 180 cm in an AU 6.
• Both are stocked at Luxury Handbags with authentication and worldwide delivery; each brand name in this guide links to its Luxury Handbags page.

Tailoring

This is the closest contest. Camilla and Marc’s suits are built in Australian wool and a Korean technical cloth, in ten families this season, with a stated shoulder on each: the Helix and its wide pant for evening, the Darien and its slim pant for work, the Selin in cream wool and silk for summer. Scanlan Theodore’s tailoring is cut a little closer and often in a stretch cloth, with more of its suiting in the tailored fit and less in the relaxed shoulder; its jackets median $810 at Luxury Handbags against $830 for Camilla and Marc’s. Verdict: Camilla and Marc for a wide leg and a relaxed shoulder, Scanlan Theodore for a slimmer, more fitted line. The suits guide sets out every Camilla and Marc pairing.

Knitwear

Scanlan Theodore wins outright. Its Crepe Knit, a viscose and polyamide yarn sourced from Italy and made into skirts, dresses, jackets and pants since 2001, is the brand’s signature and has no equivalent at Camilla and Marc, whose knitwear is a smaller line of merino and silk (Leona), textured cotton (Soleo) and one mohair sweater. If the knit dress is the point, go to Scanlan Theodore.

Dresses

Camilla and Marc has 26 dresses in stock at Luxury Shoes , medianing $740; Scanlan Theodore has 42, medianing $980. The Camilla and Marc dress is the strapless column with an internal bodice, the Sona and the Sentra, and the silk slip, the Adel; the Scanlan Theodore dress is more often knit, draped and body-close. Verdict: Camilla and Marc for a wedding and a black-tie evening, Scanlan Theodore for a dress that works every day.

Trench coats and outerwear

Camilla and Marc is the stronger outerwear house, with 12 trench coats and 18 coats in stock against Scanlan Theodore’s 3. The Evans trench, the Calen in Australian cotton, the Yaz leather coat and the Cinder with its shearling collar give it a category Scanlan Theodore barely enters. The trench coat guide covers them.

Basics

Both make the tank and the tee that go under the jacket; Camilla and Marc makes far more of them, 81 tops in stock at Luxury Handbags with a median of $280 against Scanlan Theodore’s 157 at $440. The Alba tank, the Dakota high-neck and the Carmen shoulder pad tee are designed as the first layer; Scanlan Theodore’s tops skew to the knit and the silk shirt.

Denim

Camilla and Marc: 7 jeans in four cuts plus denim shirts, shorts and a dress, all 100% cotton, at $420 to $440. Scanlan Theodore: a small denim line where the brand itself recommends sizing down on its cargo cuts. Camilla and Marc for denim.

Price, sizing and where to buy

Which to buy

Buy Camilla and Marc for the suit with a relaxed shoulder and a wide leg, for the trench, for the strapless wedding dress and for the tanks and tees underneath. Buy Scanlan Theodore for the Crepe Knit, for a closer tailored fit and for the knit dress. Most of the women who buy one end up with both; the brands-like guide ranks the other seven labels that share the wardrobe, and Luxury Shoes ’s own Scanlan Theodore alternatives page makes the case from the other side.

Frequently asked questions

Is Camilla and Marc better than Scanlan Theodore?

Neither is better; they are the two Sydney and Melbourne houses that dress the same woman. Camilla and Marc is stronger in wool suiting, trench coats, strapless dresses and cotton basics; Scanlan Theodore in the Crepe Knit and fitted tailoring.

Is Camilla and Marc more expensive than Scanlan Theodore?

They are level. At Luxury Handbags the medians are $440 for Camilla and Marc and $540 for Scanlan Theodore; Camilla and Marc’s dresses median lower and its jackets higher.

Do Camilla and Marc and Scanlan Theodore size the same?

Yes. Both cut Australian sizes, which are the same as UK sizes, and both state a true-to-size fit. Scanlan Theodore recommends sizing down on its denim cargo cuts; Camilla and Marc has no such note.

Which has better tailoring?

Camilla and Marc for a relaxed shoulder and a wide pleated leg in Australian wool; Scanlan Theodore for a closer, more fitted jacket. Both fully line their jackets and sell the matching pant.

Which is the older brand?

Scanlan Theodore, founded in Melbourne in 1987. Camilla and Marc launched in Sydney in 2003.

Can I buy both at Luxury Shoes ?

Yes. Luxury Handbags stocks 237 current Camilla and Marc pieces and 374 Scanlan Theodore pieces, authenticates every one and ships worldwide.

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Gemma Deeks is Fashion Editor at Luxury Shoes . Prices, stock and counts on this page were checked against coveti.com and camillaandmarc.com on 17 September 2026.