Disney Products

My work over the years with Disney

I was hired early on to create costumes and accessories for both new and existing Disney franchises.

Working on new Disney products was like working for the CIA. I had to design from extremely pixelated, watermarked images to protect the closely guarded secrets of their upcoming films - under punishment of death if anything got leaked. They never said this, per se, but it was implied.

I always strove to create something that felt genuinely new for Disney products. Without access to physical samples, I created my own custom printed patterns and fabric combinations. I did this working directly with Disney and factories abroad to bring each piece to life exactly as envisioned for retail.

Working under Disney as a licensor was interesting. You'd expect a company of that size to have robust style guides and brand guidelines across all their products… but this was rarely the case. With new products especially, I often ended up producing the style guides myself. Guides that are probably still being used to this day. Shame I'm not getting any kickbacks from them.