Weaving, hat making and Cross-cultural skill sharing in Vanuatu
BBC Storyworks August 2017
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Pacific partnerships in headwear
Rosie shares her hat making skills with Papua New Guinean women Recently I have been fortunate to share my hat making skills with the Bilum weavers of Papua New Guinea (PNG) through the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC) – a United Nations/World Trade Organisation agency focused on trade development, funded by the Australian Government through […]
Sydney Screen Talent – Alien Covenant
Sir Ridley Scott praises Sydney screen talent On Location. photo Mark Rogers Caps by Rosie Boylan. Photo Mark Rogers
Pacific Brim launch 2017
Pacific Brim – shade the sun seeker – a unique range of hand-made men’s headwear sourced from the Pacific Region will be making its debut at Strand Hatters in the Strand Arcade, Sydney on Thursday 21 September 2017. Pacific Brim headwear designer, Rosie Boylan says “this is a truly Pacific collaboration that showcases the talent […]
Vanuatu Daily – September 2017
Ocean Magazine – September 2017
Our brush with the Alien
In early January 2016 when Sydney was lost in deep summer, Cheryl and I embarked on our first expedition into science fiction headwear for Ridley Scott’s Alien Covenant. Collaborating with costume designer, Janty Yeats and her design team, we were commissioned to create headwear for one segment of the movie. Our primary reference material being the […]
From the Top – interview with Style.com
“Hats are always important. Full stop,” said costume designer Catherine Martin when asked about the elaborate chapeaux featured in Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby. “I think that one of the things that defines the period is evening headwear. Hats enhance the characters, create an otherworldliness, and help the audience understand that we’re in a time […]
Rosie Boylan styles Cate Blanchett for Vogue
Photography by Emma Summerton
