As I am currently in a Sydney lockdown and am reminded to be resilient, I am taking stock and sitting still while still seeking a bit of reprieve.

As pockets of the world start to open up, I want to offer a little escapism by travelling through the stories of people in other places and explore how they’re stepping out with a renewed sense of style.

So this is Style Stories: Stepping Out, a series which continues to share stories of creative people with a strong sense of style but from places that we’d love to see and where we’d rather be.

I hope these stories offer you a break and you can sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to Style Stories: Stepping Out.

In the finale of season 5, I chat with Katie McGrath, Chief People & Culture Officer with Seven West Media and author of her own true story, Deadly Earth. I read Katie’s book before we met and to be honest it struck such a strong emotional chord with me that I just wanted to make a human connection more than I had a desire to establish her relationship to style. We do still touch on fashion and Katie’s fearless style but this is a story of a strong, passionate woman whose shown grace in her quest for truth, identity and legacy. As our country faces it’s own trials, Katie’s story is a timely reminder of resilience and the power of the human spirit.

View my shoot with Katie at MadeleinePark.co.

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In this Short Story, I chat with Author, Business Coach & ‘Startup Creative’ Podcast Host, Kaylene Langford. Kaylene celebrates the launch of her new book, ‘How To Start A Side Hustle’, and we chat about the book, sharing stories, and how her affable, approachable style is integral to all that she does.

I hope you can sit back, relax and enjoy listening to this Short Story and if you want to see more please visit my IGTV episodes @madeleinepark.co

In episode 4 of season 5 I chat with Alanna Taranto, fashion designer and founder of sustainable brand Selfe Studios. Alanna may have cut her teeth in the industry working for ethically esteemed Australian labels like Lee Mathews and Bassike but making good choices and doing the right thing is a style that’s thread through all Alanna does, including her designs. Her brand aesthetic reflects the ease of her Mediterranean heritage while celebrating an earnest modesty and understated elegance that tribute her family’s values. And as Selfe Studios grows, and Alanna’s confidence develops, it’s her honest, humble, hard-working maturity that have come to define her style and her sense of self.

View my shoot with Alanna at MadeleinePark.co.

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In episode 3 of season 5 I chat with TV & Film Producer, Marion Farrelly, affectionally known as Maz. As Maz’s mantra goes, if you’ve watched it, she probably made it and won an award for it. Think shows like Big Brother, Celebrity Apprentice, Dancing With The Stars, and X Factor, just to name a few. While she now focuses on key note speaking and is dubbed the CEO Whisperer for her role in mentoring business leaders, Maz has a unique ability to cut through the white noise, demand your attention, and invite your curiosity. And with a rebel heart and joyful love for fashion, you can be sure that Maz’s style is interesting, makes an immediate impression and like all she does deeply engages her audience.

View my shoot with Marion at MadeleinePark.co.

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In this Short Story, I chat with celebrated book designer and artist, Evi O. We catch up on all she’s been up to since our Style Stories interview last year, including releasing her latest art exhibition Giant, and birthing her “love child”, a book titled Day Trip. Of course we talk style, how texture is fulfilling her desire for detail and naturally what we should wear when day tripping.

I hope you can sit back, relax and enjoy listening to this Short Story.

If you want to see more please visit my IGTV episodes @madeleinepark.co and if you want to hear more of Evi’s Style Story go to https://madeleinepark.co/podcast/2020/9/11/evi-o

In episode 2 of season 5 I chat with Liv Rahmé, fashion stylist, curve model and social media influencer. While Liv knows how to work impressive angles on both sides of the camera, it’s her strong attention to detail and a keen eye for colour palettes that’s defined her as a voice of authority in the fashion industry. And while her perfectionistic tendencies in her work like to see her stick to the rules, it’s the strength in which she’s broken them that define the sharp edge to her style.

View my shoot with Liv at MadeleinePark.co.

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In this Short Story, I chat to Libby Babet, former trainer of The Biggest Loser and founder of 4 businesses including The Upbeat & Beauty Food. We chat about the tenacity required to build a business and a community, sustainable steps in the activewear industry and feeling confident in your own skin whatever your style or your story.

I hope you can sit back, relax and enjoy listening to this Short Story and if you want to see more please visit my IGTV episodes @madeleinepark.co

In episode 1 of season 5 I chat with Cybele Malinowski, celebrated photographer and filmmaker. Cybele is notorious not only for her stand-out shots in the fashion and music space but for her ability to use her work to incite positive and impactful change, including Agender a platform promoting female photographers. Cybele does not take anything at face value and whatever space she’s working in she asks you to dig deeper, find the light and the dark, see the whole story. And while she has a penchant for sharp shapes and clean lines in both her clothing and her work, it’s this desire to find beauty in truth that underpins all that she does, including her style.

View my shoot with Cybele Malinowski at MadeleinePark.co.

Produced by MITT Work.

As our days get colder and nights get longer, Season 5 of Style Stories aims to echo nature’s cycle to stop, adapt and recover by highlighting stories of rebuilding, restrengthening and reinvention after a period of struggle or turmoil.

As Style Stories adapts to it’s own changing environment, this season proves to be an important reminder to take stock of what we have, regroup and be tenacious about overcoming adversity knowing the sunshine will come.

I hope you are warmed by these stories and can sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to Season 5.

Produced by MITT Work.