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Thrifty Fashionista: Op Shopping & Upcycling

  I’ve been a fan of ‘op shopping’ since I was a teenager; it was a sure fire way to have a new outfit that no one else would at castings for modelling and acting, it was affordable, I was giving back and unearthing Stella designer labels; from a Calvin Klein belt, a classic print…

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Style & the City: come get Carrie'd away!

  With style queen Patricia Field in town and the latest Sex & The City exhibition underway, Stella sent top Perth model and fashionista Rebecca Frost to report on the inspiring Muse of mode.     In my early teens I remember sneaking into our living room late at night after my parents had retired…

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Letters From International Models

  Insights, experiences and tips on the international modelling scene.   Dear StellaTribe! While my first novel ‘Runway’ is safely in the hands of The Amazing Editor for the final check, I’ve decided it’s time to step out from behind the curtain of StellaMuse and join forces with some fellow Muses to share a slice of…

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Diary of a Universal Miss

Taking Competition to Collaboration, With One Crown and an Army of Universal Misses After the recent coverage of the 2013 Miss Universe and the attention given to the Miss Venezuelan Academy I want to share some of my personal insights with you, StellaTribe. Behind the veil of StellaMuse I am an ex Miss Universe contestant…

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"Inner Beauty Doesn't Exist."

  I say that inner beauty does not exist.     As an ex Miss Universe contestant I have experienced the beauty pageant phenomena first hand. I even wrote part of my masters thesis on Miss Universe’s one chosen ‘beauty’ versus harnessing a collaborative female force to make a positive contribution. You may like to…

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Look. Feel. Be & Celebrate with Giveaways!

  look good. feel great. be the difference       Stella stepped inside Paris circa 1940 with art deco pieces hanging on the walls and popping out from between the fashions when she visited Caroline and Vanessa at Look Feel Be boutique.     Infectious French café music lulled Stella into a world where…

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The Machinists

  “I don’t do fashion. I am fashion.” Coco Chanel   8 am – 11 pm Seven days a week 1 day a month off No certainty of when you will next get paid 60% chance of work place sexual harassment 1-2 minutes late to work, you lose a days wage …   The Machinist’s…

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