Nothing to Wear

Nothing to Wear

Behind the Seams

Stories from the costume department that shouldn't be real, but are!

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Noelia Santana
Aug 13, 2025
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I’ve always loved cinema, TV, film, anything with a good story and better outfits. I’m the kind of person who remembers a character’s jacket more vividly than the plot. So, when I moved back home to Gran Canaria and a friend called asking if I could help out on a BBC production filming in Tenerife, I said yes—because honestly, who wouldn’t?

That one job turned into many, and now I split my time between working in costume for film and TV, and styling clients online. It’s intense, creative, exhausting, and kind of thrilling. Being behind the scenes while all the on-screen “movie magic” happens never stops feeling surreal.

🧵 So, What Do We Actually Do?

Short answer: more than just dressing people.

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Costume chaos, gossip, and behind-the-scenes nonsense from my life working on film & TV sets.

You’ll get:
– absurd celebrity stories (with plausible deniability)
– fashion emergencies, solved with hair dryers and panic
– insider glimpses at what it’s actually like to work in costume
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