Well, goodness me… my last post was way back in February, and what a whirlwind life has been since then!
The 2025 Broome racing season has now wrapped, and was another great season. I am endlessly grateful for my beautiful clients – who return year after year with your visions, your faith in me, and your friendship, as well as the new faces who joined me this year. It is such an honour to create for you all. Your ideas stretch me, challenge me, and keep me forever stepping outside that comfort zone – which, as every creative knows, is where the magic really happens. For this, I’m so very grateful.
Life has been full to the brim. I celebrated 30 years of calling Broome home – yes, I arrived in 1995, fell instantly in love with this wild, magical corner of the Kimberley & it’s crazy characters, and I know my Broome-time is far from over. There will be many more milestones to celebrate in this place I proudly call home.
with new friends Burke & Lucky – June 1995
In March, I was super proud to be chosen to represent Small Businesses of the WA electorate of Durack, as part of the National Showcase, at Parliament House, Canberra; exhibiting for sale a small collection of millinery, and selling two of the three pieces to a visitor to Parliament House from Kazakhstan.
Another exciting chapter has begun with the design for creation of my bridal millinery collection, due to be launched later this year. The fabrics and materials I’ve sourced are so beautiful – I can’t wait to share these designs with you.
And then, of course, there was my Milliner on the Move adventure with The Homestead Hub Creatives Camp in Far North Queensland in May. Three days and nights immersed in the rainforest, exploring in the rain (because of course, that’s what happens in a rainforest), and sharing the most wonderful yarns and laughs with a treasured small group of like-minded souls. This trip filled my creative cup to overflowing. Inspiration is everywhere in a rainforest, and I returned buzzing with ideas for both the bridal collection and my race wear & event creations.
Back in Broome, the end of May rolled in and with it the Broome racing carnival. Cue the mayhem – hosting guests at my accommodation, The Quarters, working in my studio, and squeezing in every moment of racing joy possible (because we all know I hate to miss out). It’s always a high-energy (slightly mental), time of year but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I love hosting, I love sharing Broome with people from all over the world, and I love creating for Broome’s racing season. Congratulations again to the Broome Turf Club for another brilliant carnival of racing.
This year I once again had the joy of sponsoring the Kimberley Cup Fashions on the Field and the calibre of entrants was simply outstanding. My judges had the hardest job. Huge congrats and thanks to everyone who participated and who’s effort made the day with their creativity and style, and heartfelt thanks to all my clients and friends who continue to adorn my millinery and make me the proudest Milliner of Regional Australia.
Kimberley Cup FOTF 2025
On a personal note, I was incredibly proud to wear two very special creations of mine this season: Maba and Heart Strings.
These headpieces carry a deep family and friendship story. They feature vintage millinery flowers my mum discovered in her mother’s trinket tin – over 70 years old and still as beautiful as ever.
Maba honours my mum’s mother (who passed when mum was a little girl), as does Heart Strings, which was born out of a collaboration with my dear friend Sara Storer, who wove her own treasured stage performance jewellery history into the story.
These are the kinds of projects that make my heart sing, pieces that live on, with stories stitched into every fold and flower. You’ll hear our full Heartstrings story soon .. and more on the next Flic & Sara collab.
And because I can never sit still too long, I’ll let you in on a little whisper… there’s a rebrand brewing in my world. I can’t share too much just yet, but I promise it’s exciting. Oh – and did I mention a cheeky invitation to exhibit in Italy next year? Stay tuned, because that adventure might just be around the corner.
So here I am, wrapping up another Broome season, feeling thankful beyond words. To my clients, my friends & family, my supporters near and far – thank you. And now, we look ahead to spring carnival, to new collections, to bridal dreams, and to whatever magic comes next.
Bring it on.
Until next time – keep smiling,
Felicity (Flic) x
PS – If you’re coming to play in Broome, come stay with me at The Quarters 🙂
Milliner on the Move 