We had the good fortune of connecting with Ally-Rose Pennisi and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ally-Rose, can you tell us more about your background and the role it’s played in shaping who you are today?
I am from Gold Coast, Australia. Where we live is always hot which impacts my style heavily. People from my town tend to adopt the ideology of less is more due to the climate. I come from an Italian family, so I naturally carried the Italian heritage aesthetic into my sense of style today. Growing up I was obsessed with my mums jewellery and designer hand bags, always trying her things on. By the time I was 3 I was already dressing myself and picking my own outfits.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I am a Stylist, Creative Director & Creative Producer I studied fashion but fell into a commercial styling role where I developed my duality & passion for menswear & creative producing. Outside of my 9-5 is where I exercised my passion for styling womenswear and my skills for creative direction through editorial shoots.
The journey was far from clear in the beginning. Being from Australia creates a lot of setbacks in this industry. There’s not many people to look up to or lead the way.
The biggest lesson I learned was to be patient, work on my craft to the point that I didn’t need to rely on someone else to have paved the way.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Erewhon, Runyon, Malibu,

 

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I wouldn’t be where I am without the people I surround myself with a.k.a My Best Friends. They are a constant source of inspiration, motivation & teach me something about the industry or myself with every conversation. I am a forever student and use my social battery to soak up all the knowledge & guidance I can from those who inspire me.

Website: allyrose.au

Instagram: @aally.rose

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