The AFLW Season is back

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To help celebrate this weekend’s opening round of the AFL Women’s league, ‘New’ Stephanie and ‘Old’ Stephanie have donned their guernsey’s ahead of the Collingwood Vs Carlton clash at Ikon Stadium on Friday night. Not being able to choose one team over the other, given that Fiona represents both within the Northern Metropolitan Region, ‘Old’…
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Orange Owl Textiles

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 Orange Owl Textiles is a Melbourne based clothing, screen print and textile label, with a passion for surface art. With the constant struggle to find clothes that were original, and made locally, owner Shelly Kent, decided to start OOT. ‘I’ve never followed any fashion trends and believe in pieces that are tran-seasonal, and are long…
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Clockwork Butterfly

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In awe of her creative mind and talent, we had the pleasure of meeting Alexandra from Clockwork Butterfly who has dressed Stephanie in an exquisite Neo-Victorian themed dress. Alexandra told us she based this dress on the Greek mythological goddess/sorcerer ‘Circe.’ We’d love to have this piece on permanent loan! Alexandra has her own studio in…
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Willow and Fern Boutique

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Stephanie was lucky to have two wonderful outfits from the ladies at Willow and Fern. Willow and Fern are an online Boutique offering beautiful fashion pieces. You can order their pieces directly through their Online Store, through their Facebook Page or visit the Mordialloc Pop-up Shop.  Willow and Fern Boutique also offer parties! Book a Willow and Fern Boutique Party and…
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Coco and Max

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Coco and Max has been gracing Stephanie for the past few weeks. Coco and Max is a Melbourne fashion label that does menswear and womenswear. Coco and Max describes themselves as an ‘independent fashion label best known for our quirky graphic prints.’ Each piece is limited edition, ‘bold and dynamic, reinforcing the importance of originality…
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Coelho Collection

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For most of March Australian based fashion label, Coelho, dressed Stephanie in a lux outfit that will be rumoured to be seen on Fiona Patten in Parliament soon. Coelho is a brand that ‘occupies that much sought after point in the market, that separates chic workwear from after-dark allure.’ The label gives consumers a ‘cohesive…
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The politics of fashion: Drugs, designs and society.

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Stephanie loves her fashion, but she loves it even more when it becomes political. If you look closely, fashion becomes part of many political situations. Everything is connected. Moschino courted controversy in 2016 when it delivered a “capsule” collection themed around pills. Clutches looking like pill blister packs and bags shaped like pill bottles took…
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Anzara Clark

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Anzara Clark is a Melbourne textile and paper artist that specialises in ‘wearable art and garment based sculptural forms.’ She has dressed Stephanie this month with one of these garments, called “when the worlds collide.” Having described it as a item that “is an expression of the contrasts and tensions between nature and culture. The…
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Pho Sizzle Threads

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Pho Sizzle Threads is a Melbourne based label that ‘fuses unique fabrics with quality tailoring to provide ready-to-wear pieces for any occasion.’ Jacqueline Gueye, the creator behind Pho Sizzle, has a team spanning West Africa, Australia, and Vietnam, that works together to bring inspiring collections to Melbourne locals. Jacqueline is dressing Stephanie for the span…
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Between the Lines Clothing + Midsumma.

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In preparation for Midsumma, we wanted Stephanie to have a fun new look. Between the lines clothing is an up and coming Melbourne based brand, started by a lesbian who “loved buying mens clothes and got fed up never finding the styles she wanted in the women’s section.” “She decided to come up with her own…
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Looking forward into 2017.

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As 2016 comes to a close, we are looking back on Stephanie’s exploits. She has travelled to Sexpo, been shined in her gorgeous latex outfit from BabyVoodoo, done a summer chic look with Penny Lane, we have given Stephanie a fresh new body, and had many other adventures. Here in Fiona’s office we have had a…
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BabyVoodoo and Sexpo

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Stephanie dressed by BabyVoodoo for Sexpo. Stephanie will be going on an adventure to Sexpo from the 24th to the 28th of November. Stephanie will be at the Australian Sex Party booth showing off her alternative bright latex outfit. Local Melbourne designer BabyVoodoo, a brand that is ‘a fusion fuelled from the love of all…
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Penny Lane

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Stephanie has been given a new outfit recently. Her new look is Brunswick cool, a little vintage, a little shabby, and very chic. Dressed by Peta Stephenson, owner of local Sydney rd boutique ‘Penny Lane Clothing Exchange’, that specialises in revitalising your unique pieces. As their website says, ‘Penny Lane provides the perfect solution to…
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Kate Geck

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Local Melbourne designer Kate Geck is our feature designer. Check out Kate’s amazing designs at kittykake
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Fatemeh Vafaeinejad

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Sustainability and evolution are the themes of Stephanie’s outfit this week, with the pre-loved materials coming from a second-hand store in High Street, Northcote seeing a new life to create this earthy ensemble. As Fatemeh recalls, ‘the fabric was telling me what it wanted to become’ – an ethos that is mirrored in her approach…
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Matcho Suba

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Never one to shy away from the Melbourne nightlife, Stephanie revelled in the opportunity to adorn a fluro mesh and faux leather garment by Matcho Suba, a perfect combination between gritty-city chic and post-punk pinup. Originally from Slovakia, Matcho Suba is an Australian based designer who now calls South Melbourne home after living in London…
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