Nova Dando

Nova escaped from Newport in South Wales, graduating from Central Saint Martins with a degree in knitting.

Interning at PPQ and Matthew Williamson, she then worked for various swatches companies before realising there was more to life than knitting squares.

Nova worked for Mandi Lennard for a few years in her busy Press Office assisting with show production and fashion events internationally including involvement as a European Sales representative for Karen Walker. Through working with London’s biggest fashion players, she began assisting on shoots for Elle, American Vogue, i-D magazine as well as newspaper supplements the Guardian and Sunday Times Style.

Nova combines her work in the music and fashion industries to become a stylist and costume designer, specialising in designing individual pieces for fashion shoots, music videos and stage outfits. So she become a stylist and costume designer in the fashion and music industries, specializing in creating individual pieces for the world’ biggest pop stars including La Roux, Lovefoxxx, Peaches, New Young Pony Club, M.I.A., Lady Gaga and Bat For Lashes.

Living in the creative hub of the Enterprise House warehouse space, Nova collaborated with friends to put on events to showcase her work. All her pieces are uniquely made to order. Nova’s talent is creating modern and well crafted garments, individually tailored to perform.