Stephanie was born in New York City. After studying art and photography at UC Santa Barbara, she also achieved a BA in Italian literature and history at U/W Madison. She started her career in the Guthrie Theatre Costume Shop.
After moving back to New York she studied at the NY Art Students League. She then worked for Steve and Linda Horn. Stephanie became known for her particular vision and worked with Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, John Wells, Barry Sonnenfeld, Mimi Leder, Dick Wolf, Jamie Tarses, Olivier Megaton and Ilene Chaiken.
On TV she was a costume designer for all recent Marvel shows, such as Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones.
