Jugiong property Benangaroo Station has been used as backdrop for the latest Jeanswest campaign.
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The campaign promotes the store’s Woolmark-certified knitwear collection and features Stephanie Field, who grew up on the property with parents Michael and Angela Field.
Shooting on her family’s farm was a first for Stephanie who said being able to share where she grew up with the crew was “an incredible experience”.
“It made me feel proud of who I am and where I come from. It’s not often you have the luxury of shooting in the comfort of your own home,” Stephanie said.
While Jugiong will always be home, Stephanie now resides in New York and has walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week.
Back home, Stephanie recalled life on the farm.
“We would wake up, let the dogs and chooks out, feed them and have breakfast. Then help dad in the shed for a little bit. Then muster the sheep into another paddock/the yards using my horse with my sister Laura and my brother Thomas’ help. By this time it’s usually lunch, then it’s back to work, cleaning the troughs and feeding the animals,” Stephanie said.
She made the move to New York in 2014 to pursue her career in modelling, but has not forgotten her roots.
”Growing up on a property has taught me to be very down to earth and not to boast about what you have done or achieved,” Stephanie said.
“It has also taught me to be very organised. Living on a property you cannot just run down to the shops if you have forgotten something. So I feel as though I learnt to always be organised and prepared for anything from a very young age!”
Stephanie is passionate about promoting Australian wool and merino wool.
“I think that it is very important to stay true to yourself and support where you came from; and growing up in a wool orientated family my values are to stay true to that always,” Stephanie said.
“It’s my dad’s passion and I will support him in any way, shape or form that I can - one day I hope to be as successful as him in promoting Australian wool.”