Rosie's self-taught fashion education began at age 11 when she had her first realization that fashion would be her life's passion:  “I cried while watching a Versace collection on FTV.  At the time I thought it was amazing, but better than amazing, just breathtaking. "At age 14, Rosie attended a workshop held by Leanne Whitehouse at Sydney’s renowned White House Institute of Design where she created quite a stir with her mature couture illustrations.  At 16, Rosie dropped out of prestigious Kambala Girls School in Sydney, to pursue her self-education in fashion.  "I felt frustrated, because I had always been pigeon-holed academically and my creative intellect had no value to anyone except to me.” From working on Sydney fashion design competitions like the Youth Fashion Awards at 14, to being selected by the Nolcha Association's “world top ten", Rosie has come a long way from sketching gowns on the dormitory floor of her boarding school.