I was obsessed with fashion.

Before vintage was fashionable, before I opened stores, before styling became my career, I was pulling clothes apart and making them into something else.

Then I moved to New York.

One cold call to Paper Magazine later, I was assisting stylists, working on shoots, and spending my nights surrounded by creative people who dressed with confidence, individuality and a point of view.

I went to fashion parties because that's where dinner was.

I learned that great style isn't about having more. It's about knowing what deserves a place in your wardrobe.

My first styling job paid me in a pair of Doc Martens. I wore them until they fell apart.

I came home and opened the first Ra Ra Superstar in Bondi Beach in 2001.

Since then, I've styled editorials, sourced vintage around the world, opened stores, and spent more than two decades developing an eye for the pieces that stand the test of time.

These days you'll find me in Paddington, Brisbane, running Thrifta Queens and still doing what I love most: styling, sourcing and curating.