Italian IDYLL

Everything about Collette Dinnigan and Bradley Cocks' centuries-old farmhouse in Puglia is naturally beautiful - from the pool to the brick and stone kitchen

- FIONA MCCARTHY

Fashion designer Collette Dinnigan and her husband, consultant Bradley Cocks, had little idea, when they planned a years’ sabbatical in Italy, that they’d end up making it their permanent home. ‘I had wound down my fashion business and wanted to explore southern Italy,’ says Collette. ‘Our children Estella,18 and Hunter, 10, came too, and we began by touring the “toe and heel” of the country.’ Arriving in Puglia felt like a stroke of fate and the couple were captivated. ‘We loved the area’s wilderness and found the old masserias enchanting,’ says Collette.