2026 MILLINERY AUSTRALIA STUDENT AWARD

CURIOSITY

2026 Millinery Australia Student Award

The annual Millinery Australia Student Award is open to millinery lovers worldwide. Whether you are a student of millinery, taking a fashion-related course, a high school, college or university student or simply taking workshops for your own enjoyment, you are welcome to enter our competition. (Please refer to eligibility criteria below.)

This year's theme ‘CURIOSITY’ is a versatile theme that could be interpreted in many different ways and entrants are welcome to explore the theme as they wish. 

Interpretation could include inspiration from a wide range of sources, such as art, culture, history, literature, film and personal experiences.

ELIGIBILITY

• Students can enter up to 3 times over consecutive years (restricted to a 3 year period)

• Entrants must have completed an online or in person millinery lesson in the 12 months prior to May 2026

• You can enter regardless of skill level, materials experience or areas of interest eg costume, bridal, racing millinery, street millinery, fashion or couture

• Millinery Australia student member entrants will be offered the opportunity for a 2-hour online or phone mentorship with a Fellow Member of Millinery Australia which must be used before May 5, 2026  

• If you are not yet an Millinery Australia member you may join here to be eligible for this opportunity and receive the discounted entry fee

• Each entry must:

  • be created exclusively for this competition

  • not have previously featured in any social media campaigns or print media ( including work in progress )

  • be the student’s own original design        

  • be made entirely by the student

OUR JUDGES

• Michele Cameron 

• Lynette Lim

• Fiona Cooper

FIRST PRIZE

• $150 donated by Millinery Australia

• $300 donated by Georgia Skelton

• $250 curated bundle of goods from Hatters Millinery Supplies

• Photograph of winning design on a model taken by Richard Shaw

• First choice of Education Experience

• Certificate

SECOND PRIZE

• $100 cash - donated by Millinery Australia

• Second choice of education experience

• Certificate

THIRD PRIZE

• $50 cash - donated by Millinery Australia

• Third choice of education experience

• Certificate

MARY LOCK ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

• $200 donated by Michele Cameron of M & M Millinery

• Workroom Experience with Michele Cameron

• Certificate

EDUCATION EXPERIENCES

• TBA - check Millinery Australia website for updates

ENTRY

• Members: $35 + pre-paid postage label for return of entry

• Non-members: $50 + pre-paid postage label for return of entry

• Registration opens: March 9, 2026 at 9am

• Registrations close: April 24, 2026 at 5pm

• Closing date for entries: Friday, May 15, 2026 by 5pm

• No late entries will be accepted

• Terms and Conditions and Registration Form are part of the entry and must be adhered to

• One entry per student

LINKS

Millinery Australia Website

Terms and Conditions

Entry Form

G O O D  L U C K  E V E R Y O N E