“Costume design is more about creating emotion than physicality. You’re emotionally connecting to this character because the costume is helping you understand them.”

My name is Mandy Bardisbanian - Mandy B. for short - Costume Designer & Stylist.

Costume Design & Styling Reel

Based in Los Angeles, California, I hold a BA in Fashion Design and Merchandising. 10 years ago I moved to LA with $600 and a dream, broke down doors to get a job at the Hot Topic corporate office as a receptionist, and worked my way up through the ranks to Buyer over a 7 year period. After winning the Licensing International Rising Star Award in 2018, I moved over to the start-up world with Legion M Entertainment as the VP of Merchandising & Licensing. Although I love the world of retail, there was a costume design sized hole in my heart - so I began the journey of filling it.

Credits

  • The Man In The White Van

    Additional Photography Costumes

    1970’s period piece, dramatic thriller. Feature Film - hopeful for a 2022 release.

  • The Company We Keep

    Costume Designer

    Short Film, romantic drama, LGBTQ+. Entering film festivals in 2022.

  • BOI BAND

    Costume Designer, & Stylist.

    All queer vocal group

“A person’s wardrobe is the audience’s first impression. Everything that happens after that first look is colored by what they were wearing - whether you notice it or not.”

- Mandy Bardisbanian, Costume Designer

Special Skills:

  • Design

  • Styling

  • Sewing

  • Garment construction

  • Pattern making

  • Financial forecasting

  • Budgeting

  • Reporting