Dress Up

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Work Uniform: Dress Up’s Stephanie knittingfabric  Downey

Dressing up (and down) with the Melbourne designer.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly 10 years of Dress Up. The Melbourne-based fashion label, started straight out of uni by designer Stephanie Downey in 2006, has continually championed an understated and intelligent approach to everyday dressing.

Downey’s vision has remained constant; each season is a mix of practical separates in quality fabrics, with just the right amount of statement. Learn to recognise the Dress Up details and you’ll soon begin spotting Downey’s clothes on all the best-dressed around the city.

Since the recent birth of son Arlo, Downey splits her days between home and her Collingwood studio. She tells Broadsheet why shopping bores her and what she wears when she’s not in Dress Up.

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