This Dad Handmakes His Daughter's Disney Costumes, And They're The Most Beautiful Things You've Ever Seen
This Dad Handmakes His Daughter's Disney Costumes, And They're The Most Beautiful Things You've Ever Seen
Disney magic is real!
Disney magic is real!
Nephi Garcia is a dad of three, and he handmakes the most INCREDIBLE Disney costumes for his family:
THE BABY AS THE MAGIC CARPET AND GENIE IS A STROKE OF GENIUS. Talk about rolling around the Magic Kingdom in style. Loving the Iago costume for the daughter, and the son as Abu the monkey. And that's probably the best Princess Jasmine costume we've ever seen. And Nephi is totally rocking it as the titular character, Aladdin. Cinderella, sorry, but you're not the bell of this ball, mmk?
Bibbidi, bobbidi, WHOA! The outfit that started it all:
His teeny daughter Lili is the spitting image of Cinderella's Fairy Godmother! We actually might even think that Lili's costume is, gasp, BETTER than the official Disney one! The blue is richer, the satin falls better, and the pink bow drapes perfectly. If we didn't know any better ourselves, we'd say that Lili is magic incarnate!
Nephi created an Instagram account, @designerdaddy, to showcase all of his creations:
Lili's Fairy Godmother costume was such a hit, Disneyland guests were asking if she had an Instagram account. So Nephi created @designerdaddy, and literally the following day had 10 orders for costumes. And now? He's booked for well over a year! And we can see why. This Belle costume is better than any princess gown sold in Disney retail stores. (There, we said it. No takesy-backsies.)
Lili's just as adorable playing Gaston from "Beauty and the Beast"
Lili's a versatile little girl! Here she is, adorably dressed as Gaston from "Beauty in the Beast", showing off her tickets to the gun show! Everything about this costume is perfect, from the shape of the belt buckle, to the cut of the Peter Pan-style collar, to the perfect brown boots that exactly and precisely match the ones Gaston himself wore in the movie! Yes, this is absolutely the day all of our dreams come true!
Nephi specializes in re-creating looks not often seen as costumes IRL.
Lili makes being a pauper Snow White look good, which is counter-intuitive, and probably problematic, but we're just going to go with it. Every bit of attention to detail is seen here, from the perfectly recreated ragged hem, to the patches in the skirt, to the tiny bow around her neck and on her head. There's no doubt that this little raggamuffin is a future princess, for sure!
In a galaxy, far, far away, Lili shines as a future Jedi:
The Force is with Lili! She positively sparkles as a future Jedi, training in how to duel with lightsabers under the tutelage of Luke Skywalker, evading Rylo Ken, and saving the galaxy from the Dark Side, as one does. Lili looks fierce af, which proves that women are fierce, and strong, and you don't wanna mess with them, especially when they can play Jedi mind tricks on you. Darth Vader, who dat?
This heart-stoppingly cute cosplay might just be the best of all:
Why yes, we'll fly away to Never Neverland with you, Lili, ahem, John Darling! If you can look at this picture without cracking a smile, you're positively a monster, or just heartless. We're not sure which. But how can you look into these eyes and tell her she can't fly? She'll fly away, and battle Captain Hook, save TinkerBell, and make it home before Mother and Father can realize she's gone. Never grow up, young Lili.
So, this is the (RIDICULOUSLY CUTEST) love:
Nephi has some wonderful words of encouragement to his fans and followers. “I just want to tell fellow cosplayers and costume designers, any dream that they have keep following it." Which is basically the best advice ever. Look at this magical Cinderella wedding gown, complete with blue birds carrying her train! It's gravity-defying, but it's more than that: it's simply magical. And if you keep following your dreams, you'll create your own kind of magic, too <3