About Us
Over 30 years of dedicating our lives to promote women’s sleepwear that is timeless, comfy, and dreamlike. Welcome to Thea.
Thea
A French Brand Made in the Philippines – The Perfect Fusion of Two Worlds
Thea was created in 1988 by Marie de la Soudière, a French humanitarian who, during her move to the Philippines, wanted to find a sustainable livelihood opportunity for the deprived women in Manila.
An idea spun around a wheel in her head, bridging the power of sewing and the women’s determination and talents, to create a business that will improve the lives of those women. She established Thread of Hope for Economic Advancement (or Thea for short).
Pioneer of Ethical Fashion
Marie trained the women to produce the impeccable and stylish high-fashion garments we all love today. They produce these nightgowns for women using old-style Singer sewing machines at their homes so that they can continue to care for their children and carry out other responsibilities while earning a wage. Thus, the working from home concept is not new to Thea workers, nor it was brought about by the pandemic, it was their choice from the very start.
Using her fond memories of her grandmother’s white night gowns, which she secretly played with in the attic, Marie initially created a line of all-white night dress for women with laces and intricate pin tucks.
However, in keeping with traditional French craftsmanship, Thea’s collections have evolved and grown over the last 30+ years – adding colours, daytime and winter wear options to our ever-growing nightie range.
From small and humble beginnings, Thea has grown into an internationally recognised brand sold in luxury boutiques worldwide.
About Bonsoir
Nearly a Century Old British Luxury Brand Made in Europe
Bonsoir of London is a British producer and retailer of traditional men’s and women’s nightwear, offering exceptional quality, craftsmanship and style; It has attracted generations of loyal customers since its establishment in 1926.
Bonsoir Heritage
Bonsoir began in an era that celebrated the cocktail pyjama, where fashionable hosts entertained guests in their luxury loungewear.
Bonsoir celebrates this timeless elegance, offering stylish designs carefully tailored to the highest standard using the finest quality fabrics, to ensure durability and exceptional comfort.
Reputed for its attention to detail and customer service, it has catered to many famous faces over the years, and the company received the Queen’s Award to Industry.
Bonsoir is proud to celebrate over eight decades of history, unwavering style, exceptional quality and attention to detail in all of its products.
Bonsoir Craftmanship
Bonsoir has a longstanding reputation for excellence, and it prides itself on its attention to the smallest detail. With the heart of the business based in Somerset where it has its own sewing room, the company is able to retain traditional craft and sewing techniques, ensuring its luxury items are of the finest cut, quality and unique character. All its wool products are made to order, as well as cashmere dressing gowns, and its silk and two-fold pyjamas.
Bonsoir focuses on supporting other British manufacturers and continue to seek out partners from around the UK sourcing, for example, its sumptuous cashmere is from the Scottish Borders, printed silk from the Peak District and wool woven in Yorkshire.
Bonsoir Collaborations
Bonsoir has been collaborating with many equally prestigious companies, including Viyella, Liberty of London and Hardy Amies, to create some inspiring limited-edition printed silk and cotton pyjamas, nightdresses and nightgowns.
About Knisa
Knisa, operating as Thea Nightwear (Aust), is an Australian company, based in Sydney, and is the exclusive distributor of Bonsoir of London & Thea brands of sleepwear in Australia and New Zealand.
Thea Australia started its journey in 2017 through an online store. Like many of us, Knisa’s founder is keen on using pure cotton clothes and nightwear for everyday use. As pure cotton garments are not easily available locally and are expensive, she kept an eye on during her visits to overseas countries, in speciality markets, for pure cotton nightwear.
During her short stay in the Philippines, she came to know about Thea Nightwear, met the French owner and visited the production house. She met the amazing people behind this beautiful brand, noticed the loving care in producing each piece and the quality control and decided to bring it to Australia. Her experience in difficulty in sourcing cotton sleepwear in Australia helped her to assume that Thea nightwear has a place in Australia. And she was not wrong.
Over the last six years, The Thea brand has been pleasing its customers and has established itself as a go-to brand in Australia & New Zealand. The company has not stopped sourcing quality cotton nightwear and found another luxurious brand of cotton and silk nightwear in the UK, Bonsoir of London.
This brand also won the hearts of people across the country who really loves quality nightwear, and that prompted Knisa to offer men’s nightwear in its online store. A range of maternity wear from Bonsoir of London will soon be available on the website. Thea Australia offers a wide size range from XXS all the way to 5XXL and 7XXL in particular designs.
Knisa’s commitment to adaptability, sustainability, and all-inclusivity is what sets us apart from other nightwear brands. We make it our number one goal to make sure everyone feels good in their own clothes no matter what time of the day or evening it is.
Have a browse through our shop to see the gorgeous range we have on offer, or for any specific questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.