Living in an isolated small outback town in Queensland, Australia has not deterred Milliner Sherilee Honnery from forging ahead to create her own millinery design label. The pandemic certainly has not made it any easier but Sherilee has pursued her passion and love for leather to create stunning headwear. 

How did you come into Millinery?

I have a small head…

Worried you live in an outlying village or town away from sufficient customers to set up a millinery business? Imagine living in outback Queensland, Australia and 1500 kms from the capital city of Brisbane. Such was the challenge for Sherilee Honnery of Hughenden. She made a decision to risk all…

Outback Australia is often pictured as dry and dusty, but in a small country town the local milliner has brought colour and fun to life with her unique creations. Sherilee Honnery bought the small boutique in Hughenden and creates colourful and original headwear which is…

Sherilee lives in Hughenden, a lovely small town of 1,000+ residents in central Queenslands sheep and cattle country, but this determined milliner is setting a pace to add to her skills through lessons in Hat Academy. She has always loved hats and the social side of horse racing so learning to create her own designs was a natural progression and now she is making them for others. Being 1,400 kms from…