F L A T I R O N Women | Anthea O'Connor

In this series, we team up a stellar collection of women who we admire for their unique personal style and the way they celebrate their individuality through what they wear. 
We get to know them a little more and explore their take on FLATIRON.

Fashion stylist and presenter Anthea O’Connor, is a long-time FLATIRON friend.  She has an incredible back-catalogue of fashion experience including a decade as the former Melbourne editor of Vogue Australia. Her style is streamlined, refined but effortlessly sophisticated. She’s mindful of excess and is a big believer that less is always more – think timeless appeal and quality craftsmanship. We recently asked Anthea to share how she likes to wear some of her favourite pieces from our latest collection, Ode to Joy. 

Photography: Katie Carmichael

A typical day in my life sees me…trying to jam too much in usually! I exercise most days so I get that done early after I have got the kids to school. Then it is into the work day, which during lock down in Melbourne has meant doing client styling work remotely via Zoom. The nature of my work when scouting fashion pieces for my clients is that I do much of it remotely. So this unusual time in Melbourne has still meant I have been able to connect and work with my clients, which has been fabulous. 

A career highlight has been…..my time as the Melbourne Editor for Vogue Australia. It was such a privilege to be a part of such an esteemed fashion publication. To see my words in print and my stories on the pages of Vogue was as thrilling at the end of a decade as it was at the start. I have really loved working in television as a fashion presenter over the years as I love the chatty conversational aspect of it and imparting style advice to women of all ages. But an equal highlight is the career I have carved out since leaving Vogue and growing my private client styling and fashion presenting business. I truly love working with my clients, most I have had for nearly a decade.