ABOUT ALISON TRIFFETT
Interior Stylist · Founder of Style Counsel
Alison Triffett has worked in the image industry for most of her life, spanning advertising, modelling and television production. From the beginning, she knew that simply working in the image industry wasn’t enough. As creative as those roles were, something was missing — the opportunity to positively influence everyday people in a more personal, meaningful way.
It became clear Alison wanted to share her distinctive approach to styling from the inside out: helping people not only look good, but feel better — and to make everyday life more beautiful.
In 2004, Style Counsel was born.
A NATURAL EYE FOR STYLE — AND REAL LIFE
With a natural instinct for colour, balance, proportion and flow, Alison’s styling approach is intuitive, practical and deeply personal. Her signature style is never formulaic; instead, it evolves from understanding how people actually live, and translating that into spaces that feel calm, functional and timeless.
Together with her husband, during their 16 years as Oz Design franchisees, Alison helped countless clients transform houses into homes — spaces that were not only beautiful, but genuinely liveable.
Over the years, Style Counsel has continued to evolve alongside Alison’s life and experience.
FROM IMAGE TO INTERIORS
Alongside her styling work, Alison has long been in demand as a speaker and facilitator, delivering keynote presentations and corporate workshops across topics such as personal and interior styling, etiquette, presentation, image, and living well with invisible disability. She is known for her warmth, relatability and signature sense of humour.
In recent years — particularly post-COVID — Alison’s work has naturally shifted toward interior styling as the primary focus of Style Counsel. As people began spending more time at home, clients increasingly sought her expertise to create spaces that felt grounded, personal and supportive of everyday life.
Today, Alison works closely with clients on interior styling projects — helping them refine their homes in a way that reflects who they are, how they live, and what truly matters to them.
MEDIA & CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
Alison has worked as a Stylist/Image Consultant for the following corporations. (Click here for a more comprehensive list of Corporate clients)
- Channel Nine News, Brisbane
- “The SHAK” – Children’s TV show Channel Nine
- TPD Media – Great South East, Queensland Weekender, Creek to Coast
- Allianz Global
- Prescribe Practice Management
- Guest Columnist for MamaMia
- Invocare
- Westpac
Media and Corporate work have included styling the Channel Nine News Team – Melissa Downes, Andrew Lofthouse and the team of Brisbane reporters; the presenters of the top-rating Channel Nine Children’s TV program “The Shak”; Channel Nine station promo shoot (Wally Lewis, Heather Foord, Melissa Downes, Ian Healy); Sofie Formica and Richard Champion for stories on Channel Seven’s Great South East and Queensland Weekender; Styling the Titan’s WAGS for a Gold Coast News feature story, and even Jana Wendt for a QBW Luncheon. Note: The ever-stylish Jana didn’t really need much help – just a quick dab of powder and spray of the hair and she was pretty much good to go!
Alison has styled many photographic/corporate shoots: Refund Home Loans, high-profile Queensland University Academics; International advertising agency photographic campaign for Triple P, Kokoberri, and many more.
THE BACKSTORY
“My journey as a stylist began many years ago in advertising — styling campaigns, selecting models, products and accessories to achieve just the right look.
From there, I moved into television production at WIN TV Canberra, and was later invited to join The Elite Academy as a model — all 5’3” of me! Alongside this, I mentored emerging models, teaching deportment and the skills sought by the advertising and television industries.
After relocating to Brisbane with my young family, I returned to television production with Channel Seven, working across The Great South East, Creek to Coast and Queensland Weekender. Once again, image and presentation were central.
Over time, health challenges made traditional office roles difficult, prompting me to rethink how I worked. In 2004, the seed for Style Counsel was sown when a friend asked me to run a deportment course for her daughter. One course quickly became many — and Style Counsel became a reality.
Over the years, Style Counsel has continued to evolve. Long before online shopping became mainstream, I was helping clients source and style remotely. Corporate workshops and public speaking played a strong role for many years.
These days, interior styling is where my heart truly lies — helping clients create homes that reflect who they are and support how they live. The rest, as they say, is history.”
DISCLOSURE
The Style Counsel blog is written and edited by Alison Triffett.
For enquiries, please contact alison@stylecounselonline.com.au.
The blog may accept forms of paid advertising, sponsorship or affiliate content. Any sponsored or paid content will always be clearly identified. All opinions expressed are entirely Alison’s own, and products or services are only ever endorsed when genuinely believed to be of value.
