• International Headwear Consultancy 
  • 2024-2018 Scope Global/Palladium – Vanuatu Skills Partnership

    Vanuatu, Luganville

    Headwear program – Headwear Specialist

    Skills training and capacity building in headwear design and production – business management for national and international markets

    2017-2015 United Nations, International Trade Centre -womens economic empowerment in the Pacific

Headwear Specialist -translation of traditional weaving practices into contemporary headwear designs for the international marketplace

Papua New Guinea, Goroka and Mt Hagen-The Bilum Project 

Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo- Pandanus Headwear Project

• • Awards
    2008 Churchill Fellowship

Researching contemporary and historical practices in men’s headwear design

Japan, Italy, France United Kingdom, USA

• Teaching

2024-2003 National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Sydney – Historical headwear 

2008-2006 Sydney Institute of TAFE – Ultimo – Fashion headwear

2003           University of Technology (UTS), Sydney – Fashion and Textile Design -Fashion headwear

• Screen headwear
• 2021 Three Thousand Years of Longing–Feature Film
• Producer George Miller Costume Designer Kym Barrett
• Men’s turbans
• 2020 Elvis–Feature film
• Producer Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin– Costume Designer Catherine Martin
• 1960’s men’s headwear
• 2019 Drover’s Wife–Feature film
• Producer Bain Stewart–Costume Designer Tess Schofield
• 1890’s women’s headwear
• 2017 Alien Covenant–Feature film
• Producer Ridley Scott–Costume Designer Janty Yates
• Unisex adventure headwear
• 2015 A Place to Call Home Season three –Telemovie
• Producer Chris Martin– Costume Designer Lisa Meagher
• 1950’s women’s headwear
• 2014 Banished–Telemovie
• Producer BBC TV–Costume Designer Wendy Cork
• 1790’s headwear for men and women
• 2014 Secret River –Telemovie
• Producer Stephen Luby– Costume Designer Edie Kurzer
• 1790’s headwear for men and women
• 2013 A Place To Call Home –Telemovie
• Producer Chris Martin– Costume Designer Lisa Meagher
• 1950’s women’s headwear
• 2013 Predestination–Feature film
• Producer Paddy McDonald, Tim McGahon– Costume Designer Wendy Cork
• 20th century headwear for men and women
• 2013 The Wolverine –Feature film
• Producer Hutch Parker–Costume Designer Isis Mussenden
• Japanese Monk ceremonial headpieces
• 2012 The Mystery Of The Hansom Cab — Telemovie
• Producers Ewan Burnett Margo MacDonald — Costume Designer Wendy Cork
• 1880’s mens and women’s street headwear
• 2011-2012 The Great Gatsby — Feature film
• Producers Baz Luhrmann Catherine Martin Catherine Knapman Doug Wick Lucy Fischer — Costume Designer Catherine Martin
• 1920’s women’s fashion and party headwear. 1920’s street headwear for men and women.
• 2013 Academy Award winner Best Costume Design
• 2011 Mr Pip — Feature film
• Producers Tim Coddington Timothy White Robin Scholes — Costume Designer Ngila Dickson
• Fantasy men’s headwear
• 2009 Beneath Hill 60 — Feature film
• Producer Bill Leimbach — Costume Designer (civilian) Wendy Cork
• Early 20th century men’s and wormen’s hats
• 2008 Rogue Nation — Telemovie
• Producer Ian Collie — Costume Designer Jan Hurley
• 1810’s – 1820’s Men’s top hats, Women’s bonnets
• 2007–2006 Australia — Feature film
• Producers Baz Lurhmann Mac Brown Catherine Knapman — Costume Designer Catherine Martin

1930’s – 1940’s street wear for men and women in-house principal Milliner and headwear stylist 2009 Academy award nomination Best costume design

• 2006 Nim’s Island — Feature Film
• Producer Paula Mazur –Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland
• Traditional African headdress
• 2006 Eternity Man — Telemovie
• Producer Rosemary Blight — Costume Designer Wendy Cork
• 1920’s – 1930’s men’s and women’s street hats
• 2005 L.A. Noire — Sony game
• Poducer Brenden Macnamara — Costume Designer Wendy Cork
• 1930’s men’s gangster headwear
• 2005 Superman– Feature film
• Producers Gilbert Adler, Lorne Orleans, Jon Peters — Costume Designer Louise Mingenbach
• Contemporary women’s headwear
• 2004 Colony –Telemovie
• Producers Debra Szapiro, Chris Hilton — Costume Designer Jan Hurley
• 1810’s men’s top hats, women’s bonnets
• 2004 Dynasty – behind the scenes –Telemovie
• Producer Greg Guigliotta — Costume Designer Terry Ryan
• 1980’s women’s fashion headwear 
• 2004 Mary Bryant– Telemovie
• Producers Andrew Benson, Greg Haddrick — Costume Designer Louise Wakefield
• 1850’s women’s headwear
• 2004 Son of Mask — Feature Film
• Producers Chuck Russell, Scott Kroopk, Erica Huggins, Sean Gorman — Costume Designer Mary Vogt
• Over scale men’s headwear ~ Miniature cowboy headwear ~ Fantasy Halloween headwear
• 2004 The Proposition — Feature film
• Producers Chris Brown, Chiara Menage, Jackie O’Sullivan, Cat Villiers — Costume Designer Margo Wilson
• 1860’s men’s military and street headwear
• 2003 Natalie Wood Story — Telemovie
• Producer Randy Sutter — Costume Designer Terry Ryan
• 1960’s women’s fashion headwear 
• 2003 Peter Pan –Feature Film
• Producers Patrick McCormick, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher — Costume Designer Janet Patterson
• In-house principal milliner and headwear co-ordinator
  Pirate headwear 1910’s women’s, men’s and children’s fashion styles 
• 2002 Scooby Doo — Feature film
• Producers Richard Suckle, Chuck Roven — Costume Designer Leesa Evans
• 1960’s women’s fashion and uniform headwear 
• 2001 Moulin Rouge — Feature Film
• Producers Baz Lurhmann, Martin Brown, Fred Baron — Costume Designer Catherine Martin Angus Strathie
• In-house principal milliner and headwear co-ordinator, 1890’s headwear 
• 2002 Academy Award winner Best Costume Design
• 1998 Babe, Pig in the City — Feature film
• Producers Bill Miller, Doug Mitchell, George Miller — Costume Designer Norma Moricaeu
• 1940’s women’s fashion headwear 
• 1998 Dark City –Feature film
• Producers Andrew Mason, Alex Proyas — Costume Designer Liz Keogh
• 1940’s women’s fashion styles 
• 1997 Oscar and Lucinda –Feature film
• Producers Robert Dalton, Timothy White — Costume Designer Janet Patterson
• 1860’s women’s fashion headwear, Men’s military styles
• 1995 On Our Selection –Feature film
• Producers Anthony Buckley, Bruce Davey, Carol Hughes — Costume Designer Roger Kirk
• 1860’s men’s and women’s headwear
• 1992 The Piano — Feature film
• Producer Jan Chapman — Costume Designer Janet Patterson
• 1850’s women’s and children’s bonnets 

• Historical replicas
• Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
• Cabbage Tree hats
• Historic Houses Trust
• Vacluse House – convict and colonial headwear. Elizabeth Farm – sun bonnets
• Elizabeth Farm Parramatta
• Cloth Bonnets
• Australian Maritime Museum, Sydney
• Naval Headwear

• Fashion millinery

Commissions by Sydney Fashion houses

2014 Camilla Franks – catwalk pieces

2011 sass and bide London Fashion Week

2010 sass and bide – Harpers Bazaar – Fashion Wonderland

2008 RM Williams – Bush Couture

1990 – 1985 Covers ~ Jill Fitzsimmons ~ Marcello Faidiga ~ Victoria Spring ~ Hammerman’s Furriers

• Fashion labels [outlets throughout Eastern Australia]
• 2024 – 2015 PACIFIC BRIM – street wear
• 2024 – 2006 BOYLAN’S BROTHERS -street wear
• 2024 – 1985 HATS BY ROSIE BOYLAN- women’s casual hats
• 1995 – 1990 APOLO HATS [Import and distribution of Panama straw hats]

• Stage headwear

Principal milliner for commercial musical theatre productions

2014 Strictly Ballroom

2011 Love Never Dies

2003 The Lion King

2002 La Boheme (Broadway tour)

2001 Mamma Mia

1998 Elvis

1998 Showboat

1996 Sunset Boulevard

1994 Hello Dolly

1992 Evita

1992 The King and I (Broadway tour)

1990 Phantom of the Opera

1987 Joseph and his Technicolour Dream Coat

1987 Chess

1986 Les Miserables

1984 Cats

Headwear for Australian and International theatre companies

2024 –1985 • Opera Australia • Belvoir St Theatre • Sydney Theatre Company • Lyric Opera of Chicago • Bell Shakespeare Company • State Theatre Company of South Australia • Malthouse Theatre • Sydney Dance Company • One Extra Dance Company • Nimrod • Royal New Zealand Ballet • West Australian Opera • MelbourneTheatre Company • The Australian Ballet • Opera Queensland • Stalker Theatre Company. Queensland Theatre Company

Arena Headwear

• 2006 Asia Games, Doha, Qatar – Opening ceremonies
• Mens headwear
• 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia – Opening ceremonies
• Multiple theatrical head dresses
• 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta USA – Closing ceremonies
• Cockatoo head dresses