Making Fairies

Making Fairies

Woodland fairies are a special kind. They grow from the earth, live by texture and float like leaves. When imagining this collection, I wanted to…

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Alice's tea party

Alice’s tea party

A lovely collaboration for World Book Day 2019 with @days.of.wander started us into Spring. Whether you want to escape to Alice’s Wonderland or any other…

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Atelier Spatz Favourites

Atelier Spatz Favourites

Remember when you were seven and raided your grandmother’s dress-up closet? The disused parking lot became a far away planet on which Captain Hook could…

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At work

At work

So, here is me,… at work! This is a very short snipped of a brilliant documentary Edan Shilller at Clean Slate Production made for the…

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Jo De Santis designs and makes superhero costumes for Great Ormond Street Hospital and Superhope Project

Very Special Superheroes

In 2018, Jo De Santis was asked to get involved with GOSH International and Superhope to make a set of very special superhero costumes for…

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Belle

Belle

Private commission are always a special pleasure. Whether we are working with an existing design or I draw up a design for the client, bringing…

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Tinkerbell Costume | Peter Pan Green Fairy Costume

Peter Pan

Who wouldn’t want to live in Neverland? The Peter Pan collection was inspired by a classic look of Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, Tiger Lily…

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Bird Capes

Bird Capes

This is how it all started. Almost a decade ago now, Jo’s daughter wanted a bird cape for Halloween. And although the dress-up box Jo…

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