The Herald Sun has complied its list of Australia’s 50 most stylish women. From politicians to journalists, actresses to models – it’s a nice mix of our best known women and their unique styles. There’s the ‘serious but sexy’ types, the ‘forever flattering,’ young, fresh and funky’ and the ‘immaculately groomed.’
Take a look at who made the cut…
(And just quietly, we’re pretty proud of numbers 39 and 46 on the list…)
50. Emma Freedman
Who’s your style icon?






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120 Comments so far
If karin upton baker is not on the list, then it’s not really about style is it?
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I don’t know 1/4 of these women…
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So great to see Quentin Bryce at number 1…seriously stylish lady.
Great list although i look at some and wonder who is really the more stylish …them or their stylist who puts it together for them?
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Dame Edna? Phuleese….
What about Christine Centenera!!!!! (Harper’s Bazaar fashion editor) And Lara Bingle?
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i dont see any of the well known austrlian bloggers on here…..and are in my opnion fahsion trendsetters ie Gary Pepper Vintage blogger Nicole Warne or Phoebe Montague (Lady Melbourne)…
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There are some good looking women in that line up but not all of them are stylish. Frocking up well for the Borownlows once a year does not make you a style maven.
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I agree with most of these. However I think they showed some bad examples in the pictures….
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Hi Mamamia Team
When you have a post on lists etc could you actually write out the list for those of us who can’t click through the galleries?
Thanks
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Carla Zampatti looks divine in that shot. So classic and elegant
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Pfft – so in other words, every famous australian female – irrespective of the fact they haven’t even lived in the country for the last 20 odd years!….I also see plenty of fashion victims on that list and not a lot of fashion trendsetters.
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I have been searching everywhere for that Sass n Bide necklace Mia is wearing in the fluro orange! i love it so much!! i love that whole outfit actually Mia! Always looking fantastic!
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Emma Freedman, Mia Freedman and Lisa Wilkenson are absolutely stunning!
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I dont understand Emma Freedman’s popularity. I dont think she’s stylish and she certainly doesnt have a TV presenters voice or presence. I cant believe she has a career in TV and as a fashion embassador for DJ’s.
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She’s lively & perky, which is a plus for some kinds of TV presenting – think of James Tobin.
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I actually think Emma Freedman is great on TV, a natural and does the light and fluffy weather really well. She knows her racing and can give a unique persepective in that field. And I think really stylish for a shorter girl. Harsh criticism there.
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Agree, Emma is so down to earth-great to see on TV!
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I agree also she is great on the today show, very natural and bubbly.
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Lu you are on the money. It proves its who you know not what you know. You only have to see how bad Mia went on TV. She drove that show off air. She is one very very jealous woman
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Catriona Rowntree always looks beautifully groomed and like she has made an effort. She even looks stylish when she’s heavily pregnant. I think she deserves to be there more than some of the others
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Worsts list ever.
Where’s fabulous Australia designers like Colette Dinnigan, Leona Edminston, Kirrily Johnston .. Amazing models like Gemma Ward, Megan Gale …performers like Delta Goodrem, Abbie Cornish … stylists like Paula Joye, Christine Centera (who are always present at international shows and look amazing). I realise you cant please everyone. But this is a loose definition of ‘personal style’.
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i agree with you too! its a poor list actually!
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Where is Karin Upton Baker?
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Emma Freedman? Really?
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Why on earth is Isabel Lucas on this list? She always looks like a try-hard hippie with an overdone tan and peroxide hair, there is no style in that at all! And I would have expected to see Paula Joye, Megan Gale for sure, maybe some more magazine editors, but definitely not Kylie Minogue!
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I actually love isabel lucas’ style. i think its really pretty and suits her personality. especially since she is with (or was…) with angus stone. earth-friendly couple made by the gods if you ask me.
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Surprising Paula Joye did not make this list. She is the epitome of style, she actually creates it rather than just wears designer labels and looks ‘stylish’.
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I too was surprised to see Paula missing from the list and agree with your comments on her innate sense of style, always leading the trends but remaining true to herself.
I then realised that this was a list compiled by the Herald Sun (not exactly a leading sartorial source) and with Paula Joye working for their competitors Fairfax, I’m sure this was a conscious omission!
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How about Jessica Rowe? And Kerry-Anne Kennerley? They always look so well-groomed.
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YES!!!!
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Aussie women have lots of style..
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Pfft….question 1… What has Megan Gale ever done to the Herald Sun to be missed off this list??? Question 2…..show me these ladies in their day clothes from their own wardrobes (I thhink Mia was the only one in there) and lets try again
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Exactly.
If Emma Freedman dressed herself in that shot, I’ll eat Quentin’s hat.
We’d all be a lot more stylish with a sponsorship from DJs.
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I knew Mia would make the list!!
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Well the biggest surprise was that there was no picture of stylish little ol’ me. Especially right now, as I am rockin these tracky daks.
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Well, I recognised about 10% of the women in that list.
Kate Ellis should really take a note out of Quentin Bryce’s book!
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Sass and bide designers are not on the list. Also Marie bashir is oton the list. I think she is Australia’s answer to coco Chanel, while Quentin Bryce is grace Kelly. And bindi Irwin!
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I wouldnt call Sass and Bide designers stylish by a long shot. To me they are cutting edge fashion which is not stylish.
Jo Silvagni has popped up on TV again recently after a long time and she is always very stylish.
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Oh my god, I forgot to add the little funky sbs anchorwoman who has been there for years, I think her name is Lin….
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Yes! Lee Lin Chin has an amazing personal style.
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Definitely! Lee Lin Chin for gold in style stakes! I never say fierce, but if anyone has fierce style it’s her!
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She is great and dressed by Carla Zampatti – Zampatti has been dressing her for years in support of SBS… The PMs style also improved when one Ms Zampatti took over her styling.
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I’m sorry but there is nothing stylish about Kylie Minogue… Tacky maybe, stylish no!
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What a stupid list. When did a tandoori tan qualify as stylish? How the hell do you measure style anyway? How is a stylist-assisted red carpet WAG any more stylish than the thousands of creative yet anonymous uni students who manage to dress themselves and look cool? This list is more about celebrity wanking than actual style.
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Where is Paula Joye?
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Wheres Leona Edmiston?
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So many of those “Australian” women have not lived in the country for years, I find it hard to think of Kylie & Elle to be Australian, especially when you hear them speak.
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And Princess Mary. She even admits in last month’s AWW that she is Danish.
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She has to say that! She is the future queen of the country, she cant really say I’m an Aussie who lives in Denmark, even if thats how she feels. To me that highlights what a huge thing she has done. There is no way on earth I could reinvent myself completely the way she has had to for her role within the royal family.
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Style is one thing I couldn’t do. But Quentin Bryce has something I truly admire. Poise. Stature. Unbelievably good posture. Speaks beautifully.
Yes she is always beautifully dressed, but you could stick the same clothes on someone without her posture or class and they wouldn’t look nearly as good.
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What about Delta Goodrem?
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Can I just put it out there that this may well be a list of all of the famous women in Australia. (Using the term famous loosely)
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Agreed
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That’s what I was thinking
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Exactly what I was going to comment!
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It’s out there and true! Predictable, though it was good to see some style, grace and poise. The photo of Claudia does not say any of those though
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Yes, nothing stylish about the scruffy bohemian look!
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What about Georgie Gardiner?
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Ooh I love her! Very stylish indeed.
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Ita Buttrose and Georgie Gardiner. They are always immaculately dressed.
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Oh yes, Ita. She’s always so immaculately groomed too. Love that sense of self worth
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Brynne Edelstein .
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Your kidding, right?
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hey, at least she has her OWN style whether ‘we’ like it or not, she’s not conforming to trends but paving her own glittery, ostentatious path
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I think Jackie O should have made the list, I don’t always agree with what she says but she always looks fresh faced, beautiful and never wears anything trashy.
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I totally agree sharons- don’t “love” her, but she does always look great
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Pat Mullens ( but not when she is rolling )
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A bit hit and miss really, and no real pioneers or trendsetters either.
http://www.boughtbybirdette.com
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Erica Baxter? Really? I don’t think she is stylish at all. I definitely think Rebecca Judd is more stylish than her and maybe should have been higher up (she is stylish and classy!)
Also where was Megan Gale? She always looks sophisticated.
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Where’s Megan Gale??. Epic Fail
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No.1 and 2 are completely spot on. They would never been seen wearing those skanky super high heels that are so popular with some of the fashion followers!
Some of the others though are just a collection of celebrities, who sometimes look good and sometimes look terrible.
I would add Georgie Gardiner. I’ve seen her at the shops with her kids in her casual clothes and even then she looks amazing. She has class and style.
Collette Dinnigan always looks beautiful too. Did I miss her?
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I totally agree with you. Just finished reading the AWW article on Georgie Gardner. I can not believe someone would call her a ‘wrinkly witch’. Who says that kind of thing? Really! I often think, watching Today as I get ready for work – where did she get that top? Beautiful.
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And Mary. Faultless style.
The other woman who I often think looks amazing, in a bohemian kind of way, is Rachel Ward. She has a very distinct style and poise.
And I’m with a few people who’ve commented that Colette Dinnigan is missing from the list.
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Oh yes, LOVE Rachel Ward. She never wears make up and still looks beautiful.
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No Paula Joye? No Megan Gale? No Yumi Stynes? No Clare Bowditch? Its a travesty!
Congrats to the MM representatives though, you lovely ladies deserve it!
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I think it’s rigged
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Its like they’ve just gone actresses, tick. Singers, tick. Household names, tick.
Not much thought really!
At least Julia Gillard didn’t make it because she surely isn’t stylish…
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I do love Claire Bowditch’s style, she is one hot mama
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PJ writes for Fairfax, so despite her style, there is no way she’d make this list! Agree re Clare Bowditch too, she always looks just perfect (and the MM reps too!)
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Oh and Lana from Mamamia… seriously she is one stylish woman from head to toe…
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Stylish, coordinated and oh so pretty
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Blushing furiously. Even hung my head in shame and noticed that there is a chunk missing from my Havianas from where my dog bit a piece off
Thank you x
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Patty & Selma are stylish sisters from the Simpsons… Much
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Not a great deal of thought has gone into this list. One glaring oversight is Hermes MD, Karin Upton Baker.
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Remove number 39 and replace with Julia Gillard.
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What about the funky Em Rusciano?
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Pretty sure this is just alist of Aussie celebs.
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Is it just me or is this just a list of fifty Australian women ‘celebrities’ .. the style part really didn’t come into it at all…
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No it’s not just you, I agree! It does seem like it’s just a list of Australian women celebrities. Some of the people aren’t particularly stylish at all.
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