Is the ‘girlboss'’really back?
5/7/202634 min
Today, we’re exploring the girlboss, what changed during the original #girlboss era, and what the next evolution of it will look like, now that it’s (allegedly) making a return. Love the podcast? You'll adore our weekly newsletter, too. Subscribe here: http://eepurl.com/iI829A Join us over on socials to see what our Style-ish family of incredible content creators are wearing, buying and trying. We’re on Instagram @styleishpod and TikTok @styleishpod. Big thanks to Myer for making this episode of Style-ish possible! Layers, textures and statement coats – winter has arrived in-store and online at Myer. Your hosts today were Rhiannon Joyce (@rhiannonjoyce) and Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe (@maddisonsullivanthorpe) And here’s a link to the reccos we made throughout: Mads’ word of the week rec: @juliachafe Sources mentioned: ‘Is the Girlboss Making a Comeback?’ from Vogue Business Do you have any Opinions Please that you’d like to submit? Send over your questions and dilemmas here. Style-ish's producers are Lucy Hunt (@lucyhunt3) and Cait Emma Burke (@caitemmaburke). Enjoy the content we create? The best way to support us is to click that ‘follow’ button in your favourite podcast app and leave a five-star review. Or, you can go old school and tell a friend to listen. We’ll see you back here next Wednesday.
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First 90 secondsMaddison Sullivan-Thorpe· Host0:00
[upbeat electronic music] Shameless Media. This episode of Stylish is brought to you by Myer. Layers, textures, and statement coats, winter has officially arrived in store and online at Myer.
Rhiannon Joyce· Host0:15
[gentle music] Hello, and happy Friday. Welcome to Stylish. Friday Stylish.
Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe· Host0:27
Friday.
Rhiannon Joyce· Host0:28
This is the corner where we talk all things brand, campaign, career stories, and today I feel like we are really going to get into- The weeds ... the weeds.
Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe· Host0:39
It's been a while since we've been in the weeds.
Rhiannon Joyce· Host0:40
It's been a while since we've been together [laughs] for this- This is true ... long since we've been in the weeds as well.
Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe· Host0:44
Rae?
Rhiannon Joyce· Host0:45
Mm-hmm.
Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe· Host0:46
You're actually gonna start by asking me what my word of the week is.
Rhiannon Joyce· Host0:49
No, let's start by telling everyone what weeds we're getting into- [laughs] ... and then we'll get into word of the week.
Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe· Host0:54
I'm just excited for my word of the week.
Rhiannon Joyce· Host0:56
We are talking about the girlboss era. The article we're actually going to be anchoring this conversation around the return of the girlboss ran in Vogue. It wasn't that recent. It was actually March 2025, but I feel like the resurgence of this girlboss 2.0 has come up a lot with the likes of Emma Grede and the major press tour that she's been doing. The article was, "Is the Girlboss Making a Comeback?" And I'm excited to get into that- Yeah ... and really unpack and get into the weeds and the nitty-gritty of, like, where do we sit on this, and do we want it to be back?
Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe· Host1:25
Yeah.
Rhiannon Joyce· Host1:26
But before we do, Mads, word of the week.
Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe· Host1:27
Word of the week. So I'm