Costume designer, costume maker Sydney

Hawaiian Leis

Guess who made these Hawaiian Leis? Yes, yours truly, with a Hawaiian Lei needle, bought many years ago from a shop in Hawaii, as you do. With the culture of Lei making so strong, lei needles are easily accessible at your local general store. I knew it would come in handy one day, it was…

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Strongman Costume for TV

I get asked to make costumes other stylists and designers can’t find or don’t have time to order in. That often means fast turn around. This time I was asked to make a stripey jumpsuit for a Strongman character, in this case played by the real Russian Circus Strongman who happened to be in town…

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Aldi ad- I made the fur headpiece

The wardrobe department couldn’t find a fur headpiece to fit the script, so they ordered a fur and some glass eyes, and sent the materials to my workshop. It was a strange experience. Normally I would use faux fur for my costumes. I had to straighten out the ears, one was squashed flat to the…

blue clown fashion

We made the cover of Kai’outi magazine

Styled by the fabulous Veronica Ostro, Agent costume made the Cover of Kai’outi magazine…pronounced Coyote…can someone please tell me what this magazine is? It looks quite stylish, for the fashion conscious. Photographs by the amazing Julie Healy hit the spot for circus themed haute couture style. I made the blue clown hat and tulle collar…