Brilio.net/en - Most kids love dressing up as characters from their favourite fairytale movies, but not all of them even had a chance to do so. But this mans children are lucky, because while costumes and carnivals are usually things left up to mommy, in their case its daddy who takes charge in making their dreams come true.
Meet Nephi Garcia, a 32-year-old fashion designer and father of three who lives in Orange, California. For the past nine years he worked in high fashion, but things started to change when his kids were born.
Once I had kids, it started to feel like the industry wasnt really working for me, Garcia told BuzzFeed.
Last year, when the family planned a trip to Disney World, 6-year-old Lili asked her dad to make an appropriate costume to be worn in the theme park. Since then, Garcias started to uncover his hidden potential for creating out-of-this-world fairytale costumes from scrap.
And thats how he transforms into Designer Daddy, much to the delight of his little ones, Lili, Eddy, and Leo.
Here are some of Garcias masterpieces:
1. Each piece is meticulously crafted to be a wearable work of art, like this Alice costume for daughter Lili.
2. Lili and her mommy Beth in fairy godmother costume daddy made for the Disney World trip. Garcia made it from scrap fabrics, and people instantly started freaking out.
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3. Garcias dresses with floating veils carried by birds are particularly amazing. I try to make costumes that go outside of the box, he said.
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4. To make these dreamy costumes a reality, Garcia used some wire and two fake birds. I altered the birds wings to make them look like they were flying, he said.
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5. It takes Garcia roughly four to six hours to make one of his childrens costumes.
6. I hate repeating designs, so I always try to vary each dress so that theyre unique, he said.
7. When the family was at Disney World, people were asking for Lilis autograph and Garcia got orders for ten more costumes right on the spot.
8. Garcia uses a lot of organic silk and gets materials shipped from Europe. I dont charge cheaply, but I also dont deliver a cheap product, he said.
9. Lili really loves the transformation dresses, he said.
Image via buzzfeed
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10. And my son really loves to be dressed as the villains, especially Gaston.
11. Adults also frequently ask Garcia to design for them, and the costumes are equally stunning.
12. This family costumes are also super awesome!
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