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Exclusive OCRF x Ellen Porteus design – Frock Yeah!
Frocktober is about being bold, bringing some attitude, and using your outfit to start conversations. Bonus points if your outfit starts conversations about ovarian cancer research.
Our 2025 Frocktober merch is guaranteed to do just that.
This year, we commissioned renowned artist Ellen Porteus to design a bespoke artwork for Frocktober.
Ellen's unmistakable artworks are an expression of her world: combining eye-vibrating colour, cartoonish maximalist compositions, and play-on-words. She is inspired by the complexities and contradictions of our inner worlds and nature at large.
Our brief for the Frocktober design was to bring the pizzazz and express the freedom, fun, and self-expression that lie at the heart of this unique fundraiser.
Ellen’s response brought all that – and more.
As she describes it, the design is:
“A joyous explosion of positive energy. Frills, zips, buttons, and tassels explode outwards to adorn the character. I wanted the artwork to feel layered, embellished, extra: a loving celebration of self expression and individuality."
The new OCRF x Ellen Porteous Frocktober design is featured on our limited-edition tees, totes and headscarves.
Grab yours today and wear the message with pride. Let’s start those conversations and Frock Ovarian Cancer.
The Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands upon which we work, strive, and learn, the Wurrundjiri Woi wurrung and Bunorung Boon wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia and beyond.