Australian stylist and creative consultant based in NYC, her work spans fashion, interiors, and brand storytelling, always with a focus on elegance, intention, and creating imagery that feels both timeless and alive.
DISCOVER ELLY MCGAW'S SELECTIONFashion has always been part of my world. I would collect magazines as a child and pin my favorite campaigns on my bedroom walls. I went on to study design and architecture, drawn to the dialogue between space and the way we inhabit it, which naturally extended to how we dress. But I realized early on that a desk job wasn’t for me. What I craved was collaboration and storytelling, and fashion offered both. It’s an industry where creativity becomes communal, and that’s what drew me in.
Keep it simple and intentional. Don’t overthink or over-style; it’s about creating harmony between a person and what they’re wearing, rather than forcing a trend. Effortlessness always translates. I also believe in having a few key pieces you can return to again and again, a statement necklace, a great belt, those little elements that add your own signature to any look.
Architecture and interiors are a constant source of inspiration—I’m especially drawn to design periods like Art Deco and the Modernist movement. Nature also shapes my work profoundly. Growing up by the sea instilled in me a sense of stillness and grounding, and I’m always inspired by its cycles of growth and renewal. And, of course, the women in my life—my friends and community- are endlessly inspiring. There’s nothing stronger than female relationships and nothing more uplifting than friendships built on mutual support.
My grandma used to always tell me, life is too serious, you have to remember to have fun. She was so pure and cheeky, and while it sounds so simple - I think about this all the time when life gets busy - you have to reach for what feels good, for the joy in it all.
Probably someone like Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy—her sense of uniform dressing, minimalism, and quiet elegance still feels so modern. I love wardrobes that are pared back but full of intention. Muccia prada, Phobe Philo. Elsa Peretti, Lou Lou de LA Falaise - can i have them all?
I am a sucker for leather, this leather moto jacket is all a girl needs for a fall Spring wardrobe!
