Stephanie The Office Mannequin’s blog

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’…

 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…

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…

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…

  Georgia Denham, an RMIT student studying fashion styling, is dressing Stephanie for the next three weeks. Georgia has always had a passion for fashion design, but swapped to styling after being an assistant stylist at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week last year, that made her feel styling was more the direction she wanted to go…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…