Donny Galella is a Fashion Stylist & Makeover Expert with over 15 years experience in the industry. Over the years he has appeared on Australian Television including Channel 7’s The Morning Show, Sunrise, Today Extra (Channel 9), Beauty and the Geek (2013 & 2014) and appeared on ‘Makeover Street‘(Ch9). His vast portfolio includes: styling photo shoots, dressing celebrities for the red carpet such as the Emmy Awards and The Logies, hosting style workshops and styling runway shows such as VAMFF (Melbourne Fashion Festival 2015).
His number one passion is making fashion and style accessible for all Australians. Donny’s extremely down to earth nature combined with his innate understanding of the real Australian consumer, gives him the extraordinary ability to speak to this wide audience. His mantra is “Everyone deserves to look good and feel fabulous, no matter their age, shape, size or shopping budget”. Having performed over 2000 makeovers in the last 14 years. Donny is on a serious crusade to make the Australian population feel more confident and positive about their self-image.
Styling for Westfield since 2009, he appeared in a national marketing and TV campaign alongside his UK stylist counterpart Gok Wan. His role as a Westfield Stylist see’s him hosting makeover and style stage-shows, fashion workshops, personal shopping, personal styling at various Westfield locations and being a media spokesperson. Donny has also shared the stage with fellow Makeover experts Carson Kressley, Trinny & Sussanah.
When styling his clients, Donny was frustrated at seeing gaps in the fashion market. So he established his own, self titled label ‘GALELLA’ in 2004, with a range of women’s headwear accessories. By 2008 the label expanded to address the growing demand of fashionable yet affordable menswear in Australia. The self taught designer’s first three headwear collections quickly earned him the title of ‘Milliner to the stars’, and was stocked at leading retailers around Australia including Myer.
Donny has worked with & created designs for Sophia Loren, Kelly Rowland, Giuliana Rancic, Jessica Mauboy, Dannii Minogue, Rebecca Judd, Samantha Jade, Jennifer Hawkins, Jodi Gordon, Kate Ritchie, Ada Nicodemou, Penny McNamee, Georgia Love, Celeste Barber, Turia Pitt, Kris Smith, Julia Morris, Dr Chris Brown & many more
Over the past couple of years Donny has been bestowed with several honours including ‘Australia Day Ambassador’ for Australia Day (2010-2021). In March 2009, Donny was named as an ‘Ambassador for the 2009 Golden Slipper’ festival, alongside TV Kate Ritchie. In 2013 Mens Style Magazine named Donny in their annual “Men of Style” list, alongside Ryan Gosling and Daniel Craig. Donny is an official partner of the Dress for Success organisation, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the economic independence of women.
Donny has represented and created content for brands including Etihad Airways, Huawei, Westfield, Audi, Park Hyatt Sydney, Politix, Next.com, F45, Disaronno, Myer and The Australian Turf Club.
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