Costume Design

Anna Gardiner is a Theatre and Film Designer, Artist and Stylist who has been working in the industry for the past 15 years. Some of Anna's more recent credits include, Set and Wardrobe Styling for Accolade Wines commercial, Production Design for TikTok series in post production 'Girl Crush' (Oddity TV, Dir. Olivia Aleksoski) Production Design for Short Film currently in post production 'The Box' (Joe Vasey Productions), Costume Design for short film 'My Heart Calls for You'(BCPictures, Dir. Bonnie Cee), Production and Costume Design for Zero Stress 'Love Bites' Music Video (Dir.Tel Benjamin), Production Design Short film 'Head Over Wheels' for Bus Stop Films (Dir. Genevieve Clay Smith), Production Design, 'Rebels with a Cause', Samsung x Refinery29 (Dir. Genevieve Gorman Deane), Set Design/Stylist, 'Dell XPS Open Studio', Pedestrian x Dell (Dir. Rachel Bell), Production Design 'BWS x Pedestrian' (Dir. Dave Burrowes), Production/Costume Design 'Set Times' Short film (Dir. Frazer Bull-Clark). Event Styling for Havas Blvd/BIGW Autumn Launch, Design for ‘You’re Not Special’ (Rogue Projects, Dir Samantha Young), Costume Design ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ (Matthew Management and Neil Gooding Presents, Dir. Neil Gooding), Production Design for Web Series ‘Sexy Nails’ (Dir. Tom Slater) and Production Design for short film ‘Diving In’ (Dir. Nina Oyama and Adam Bowes), Set and Costume Design ‘The Underpants’ (Sugary Rum Productions, Dir. Anthony Gooley), Set and Costume Design ‘Taking Steps’ (Ensemble Theatre, Dir. Mark Kilmurry), ‘Evie May’ (Hayes Theatre, Dir. Kate Champion), ‘Rose Riot’ (Sport for Jove, Dir. Damien Ryan), Production Design for Feature Film ‘Sequin in a Blue Room’ (Dir. Samuel Van Grinsven). Anna won a Sydney Theatre Award in 2014 for her Set Design on Bell Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ and in 2015 an APDG Award for her design of ‘The Crucible’ (Sport for Jove Theatre).

Wardrobe styling is my favourite activity. I love playing with clothes and collaborating to actualise a vision. As a stylist I prioritise client comfortability, director's vision and sustainability. Our current fashion industry is rife with waste, toxic attitudes and a focus on perfection. My professional practice aims to rewrite this and shift focus back onto the individual and highlighting creativity rather than perfection. To do so, I exclusively source from sustainable practitioners. I thrift, loan vintage, collaborate with local designers and upcycle pieces. This also allows me to be inclusive of a wide range of budgets, making my services accessible to anyone. I primarily work on shoots, whether it be fashion editorials, personal marketing campaigns or commercials, I am ready to be your portable stylist. I also have experience and love working on performance looks. In terms of client communication, I prefer to have 1-2 meetings prior to shoot/performance day to ensure goals are met and there is enough time to make the necessary adjustments. Depending on the job, one of these meetings will include a fitting or test run of the look and any other communication can be done in person or online. Each job is different and I am committed to tailoring my practice to best suit your needs. Please reach out if you have any questions, I am always happy to talk clothes :) Creative direction and fashion styling usually go hand in hand, however I am open to and love the role of creative direction as my sole purpose. In this role, I conceptualise ideas, manage the team, make all creative decisions for a project and generally lead projects from concept to completion. I love to be in charge and I love to collaborate. My process for CD is similar to styling, with a focus on client comfortability, director's vision and sustainability. However I also manage the team/project and tailor my practice to suit. Photography for me was born out of the desire to capture my looks in the way that I want. I shoot on a cannon digital and vintage digital. I love bts photography and capturing a more candid aesthetic. I am more recently exploring portrait and nature photography, but my main passion lies in fashion and music.