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Rosie Boylan Sanding in her shop

Rosie Boylan’s world of hats stretches far and wide.

From her iconic creations for the stars of stage and screen, to working with traditional artisan weavers across the Pacific region… from distinctive bespoke commissions for couture clients, to street-smart ready to wear for those who just love wearing hats. Rosie combines her mastery of millinery skills with a great sense of ‘character’, and what it takes to make a hat work as a natural expression of the wearer.

Rosie offers expert styling and fitting assistance for both men and women. Contact Rosie to discuss your special hat project or to commission a bespoke creation.

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Pacific Brim 2022

Lucia Ariz Martinez. Stylist, Blak Magazine, 2018

Cate Blanchett, Vogue 2016

McGraw 2016

Katherine V Styling Lavender Hill 2018

Harpers Bazzaar 2016

Fashion and Street Headwear

Rosie offers a ready-to-wear range of men’s and women’s casual contemporary headwear. Rosie also offers clients visiting her Studio Flora a uniquely personal fitting and styling service in her ready to wear styles.
Rosie works with leading Australian fashion designers to create statement headwear for catwalk and new collections.

Predestination - Ethan Hawke Predestination 2013

Tom Hanks, Austin Butler. Elvis 2022 Bazmark Films

Holly Hunter, The Piano, 1992

Hugh Jackman, Australia 2008 Bazmark Films

Nicole Kidman, Australia, 2008 Bazmark Films

Burcu Gölgedar & Vincent Gill in Three Thousand Years of Longing. 2021

Jim Broadbent, Moulin Rouge, 1999 Bazmark Films

Elizabeth Debicki, Great Gatsby 2013 , Bazmark Films

Screen & Live Performance Headwear

Rosie has created iconic bespoke headwear for principals and featured characters in many Australian film productions. Rosie has collaborated with leading costume designers on feature films and teleseries, including Three Thousand Years of Longing, Elvis, Alien Covenant, The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge, Australia, The Piano and Peter Pan; and for television, credits include The Secret River, A Place to Call Home and Banished. Australian live performance and international productions of musical theatre include The King and I, Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies.

International Headwear Consultancy

Supported by international trade and advocacy programs Rosie works closely with women in the Pacific region to translate their weaving skills to create new products enabling access to national and international markets. Rosie has supported women in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu through skills training and ongoing coaching and mentoring in headwear design and production.

Read more about Rosie's international collaborations on her blog.