Episode 6: Alyssa-Jane Cook and Georgia-May Davis
In episode six of season four I chat with mother-daughter duo, Alyssa-Jane Cook and Georgia-May Davis, affectionately known as AJ and GM respectively. Mother and daughter alike, these blonde bombshells have graced our tv screens to become beloved household names. AJ is known from almost every iconic Australian TV program a nineties teenager (ahem) could attest to watching, including A Country Practice, Home & Away, and E-Street. And while GM has taken a strong stride in her mother’s footsteps, appearing in Young Talent Time at the tender age of 15 and is about to dive into Netflix notoriety, it’s AJ’s mum they’ve both taken their style cues from, proving that style leaves a legacy. What’s more fitting for Mother’s Day than an interview with these two lovely ladies who celebrate a combined love of career, fashion and family. Whatever your relationship to this day is, I hope it’s an opportunity for you to celebrate any nurturing woman in your life and the legacies they leave behind.
I’ve given Alyssa-Jane a touch of Kim Day-Knight glam by styling her classic blazer-jeans combo with some oversized nineties earrings and as I’ve been styling Georgia-May for a while I instinctively knew the Ena Pelly singlet and vintage Versace pants from my collection would fit her like a glove.
“Mum’s influence was definitely something that was spoken about in the household - just the conversations at dinner were not the usual chats after school...I think for me I was around it but the passion really did come from myself.”
“In work I feel like I’m always trying to give this more gritty and grungy appearance and vibe because perhaps my face and way of dressing is so feminine and girly but similar to mum’s characters and roles, they’re the roles I would like to be in because I feel like it’s such a juxtaposition to my every day life.”
Photography by Giuseppe Santamaria @ MITT Work