Gabriela Yiaxis
Costume Designer
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Gabriela Yiaxis is an established costume designer and stylist in Film and advertising. She has worked internationally for over 15 years, taking characters from script to screen with a distinct blend of authenticity, style and realism.
A London based Brazilian Lebanese who studied Architecture and Fashion at university before moving her career to Costume Design. Gabriela's diversity and experience allows her to move effortlessly between fields: from period to contemporary, narrative to fashion and Film to TV and commercials, giving her the skills to handle A-List cast, creative high expectations from directors along with the ability of working across all budget levels.
She has worked with some of the most well respected Film & TV directors and photographers in the industry, including David Share, Tom Tagholm, Yann Demange, Tom Green, Henry Hobson, Sam Brown, Martin Campbell, Chris Palmer, The Cronenweths, Adam Bergh, Otto Stupakoff, Edward Watts, Michael Paledimos. Gabriela has also worked with artists including Helen Mirren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Watkins, Kate Hardie, Ella Purnell, Paul McCartney, Kate Moss, Susie Black, Olivia Coleman, Usain Bolt and Wayne Rooney, under the belt of the most esteemed names in Film, Art, Fashion and Advertising companies, including Film4, BFI, BBC Films, Vogue, Arena Home, Pop Magazine, Whitechapel Gallery, Tate Modern, Stink, Somesuch, Furlined, Rogue Films, Park Pictures and O Positive.
Gabriela owns an eclectic mix of contemporary and period stock which she uses whenever possible as an alternative to disposable fashion to help keep the industry more sustainable.
Drama
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE BASED ON A PACK OF LIES 2022 | Sister Pictures / BBC One | Dir: Robbie McKillop |
THE BIRTH OF DANIEL F HARRIS 2021 | Clerkenwell / Channel 4 | Dirs: Alex Winckler & Alexandra Brodski |
BRIAN AND CHARLES 2021 | BFI / Film 4 | Dir: Jim Archer |
BARDO 2021 | Feature One Ltd | Dir: Ben O'Connor |
HOMEBOUND 2021 | BFI, BBC Films & Film London | Dir: Sebastian Godwin |
CAPITAL 2020 | BBC Worldwide / Cuba Pictures | Dir: Freddy Syborn |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
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FINGERS CROSSED 2020 | Marmalade Films Ltd | Dir: Sacha Lynch-Robinson |
OKSIJAN 2017 | Blink / Edward Watts Films Ltd | Dir: Edward Watts |
NORO 2016 | Disruptive Element Films | Dir: Duncan Roe |
MERGER 2018 | Keiichi Matsuda Ltd | Dir: Keiichi Matsuda |
AWAY FROM ME 2016 | Dir: Duncan Roe / Fran Fowler |
Commercials
Production | Company | Notes |
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McQUEEN 2022 | Somesuch | Dir: Duncan Loudon |
HOME OFFICE 2021 | Stink | Dir: Tom Green |
AUDI 2021 | O Positive | Dir: Nadia Hallgren |
JUST EAT 2021 | Blink | Dir: Pedro Martin Calero |
NY BAKERY 2021 | Stink | Dir: Tom Green |
SKY CREATIVE 2021 | Sky | Dir: Rob Blishen |
NUROFEN 2020 | Blink | Dir: Abbie Stephens |
NHS 2020 | Park Pictures | Dir: Tom Tagholm |
LEGO 2020 | Stink | Dir: Neo |
SKY 2019 | Sky Creative | Dir: Rob Blishen |
FIFA 2019 | Pulse | Dir: Yann Demange |
TENA 2019 | Lief | Dir: Nina Holmgren |
LIDL 2019 | Stink | Dir: Tom Green |
SMITHWICKS 2019 | O Positive | Dir: David Shane |
VW 'ZOMBIE' 2019 | O Positive | Dir: David Shane |
VW 'ROAD BLOCK' 2019 | O Positive | Dir: David Shane |
VW 'LAWYER' 2019 | O Positive | Dir: David Shane |
VW 'MONSTER IN A BOX' 2019 | O Positive | Dir: David Shane |
VW 'DRIVER' 2019 | O Positive | Dir: David Shane |
BRITISH AIRWAYS 'MADE BY BRITAIN' 2018 | Park Pictures | Dir: Tom Tagholm |
BABBEL 2018 | O Positive | Dir: David Shane |
WEIGHT WATCHERS 2018 | Prettybird | Dir: Ian Schwartz |
ARTHRITIS 2018 | Park Pictures | Dir: Tom Tagholm |
COMFORT 2018 | Fresh Film | Dir: Harry Hall |
BBC STRICTLY 2018 | Rogue Films | Dir: Sam Brown |
CENTER PARCS 2018 | Park Pictures | Dir: Tom Tagholm |
CURRY'S 2017 | O Positive | Dir: Brian Billow |
GALAXY 2017 | Pulse Films | Dir: Sam Pilling |
SECRET ESCAPES 2017 | Somesuch | Dir: Tim Godsall |
FINISH | Rock Hound | Dir: Trevor Melvin |
RAY BAN 2017 | Black Sheep | Dir: Nathan Prince @ Silent |
PREGO 2016 | Iconoclast | Dir: Ben Quinn |
EVONY 2016 | Furlined US | Dir: Henry Hobson |
LIBERO 2016 | Thomas Thomas | Dir: Karen Cunningham |
MICROSOFT 2016 | Lucky Strike | Dir: Jon X Carey |
ADOT HOMELESS | ASD Lionheart | Dir: Dan Nathan |
SMACK DOWN | Furlined | Dir: Henry Hobson |
NIKE | Caviar | Dir: Neil Brennan |
GATORADE | Caviar | Dir: Arnaud Uyttenhove |
GATORADE | Goldenwolf | Dir: ING Erlingsson |
SEVEN SEAS | Seven Productions | Dir: Ed Sayers |
MICROSOFT CLOUD | Lucky Strike | Dir: Erich Joiner |
VISA | Mad Cow Films | Dir: Nick Taylor |
LEXUS | Stink | Dir: Adam Bergh |
BUDWEISER 'RISE AS ONE' | Lucky Strike | Dir: Saavedra & Andy Fogwill |
RBS | Mad Cow Films | Dir: Katie Bell |
DOMESTIC ABUSE 'SIGNS & SYMPTOMS' | Mad Cow Films | Dir: Dave Tynan |
POST OFFICE | ASD Lionheart | Dir: Sam Strickland |
SAGRES | Lucky Strike | Dir: Augusto Fraga |
JK ROWLING POTTERMORE WEBSITE | 15 Badgers | Dir: Andersen M |
NATWEST | Slingback | Dir: Anthony Easton |
VISA FEAT. USAIN BOLT - CONTENT | Partizan | Dir: Michael Williams |
B&Q | Addiction | Dir: Elliot Naftalin |
PEPSI MAX 'DATING' | Goodgate | Dir: Matthijs Van Heijningen |
Other
Production | Company | Notes |
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Editorial / Styling Projects: | ||
Luker by Neighbourhood (Co Stylist) | Grind Japan | Photograher: Shunya Arai |
Parkour (Co Stylist) | Jock & Nerds | Photographer: Paul Vickery |
McQueen/Hussein/Mihara (Co Stylist) | Puma Black Label | Photographer: Roger Rich |
Arena Homme+ Spring/Summer 2012 (Co Stylist) | Arena Magazine | Photographer: Jamie Morgan |
Pop Woman: Susie Bick (Co Stylist) | POP Magazine | Photographer: Jamie Morgan |
Gucci editorial (Co Stylist) | POP Magazine | Photographer: Jamie Morgan |
Chris Nemeth (Co Stylist) | POP Magazine | Photographer: Mark Lebon |
Puma Lifestyle shoot Spring/Summer 2014 (Co Stylist) | Photographer: Kenneth Cappello | |
Puma Lookbook Spring/Summer 2011 (Co Stylist) | Photographer: Ben Cook | |
Puma US Magazines/Billboards 2010 (Co Stylist) | Photographer: Jamie Morgan | |
Brutus Lookbook (Co Stylist) | Photographer: Jamie Morgan | |
Vogue Brazil Fashion Editorial 2006 (Stylist) | Vogue Magazine | Photographer: Otto Stupakoff |
Art Projects: | ||
Children's Commission 'The Name of Fear' 2015 (Costume Designer) 2016 | Whitechapel Gallery | Artist: Rivane Neuenschwander |
Costume Design Masterclass for GCSE students | Whitechapel Gallery London | |
History of Art workshop for young residents from Favela Babilonia in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2019 | ||
Worry dolls workshop for primary school students 2019 | Whitechapel Gallery London | |
Craftivism workshop for young Latin American women in the UK 2019 | Tate Modern London |