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Meet Filipino hatmaker Harvy Santos who helped create hats for 'Wicked'

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<p>Filipino hatmaker Harvy Santos was among who helped create the hats for the blockbuster musical film <em>Wicked.</em></p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m originally from the Philippines. My fascination for costumes started when I was six,&quot; he shared in a video uploaded by Make It Universal on Instagram.</p><p>Harvy used to be a ballet dancer in Hong Kong. He relayed that through the money he earned from dancing, he would buy books on garment construction and costume design.</p><p>Harvy served as a Senior Milliner for <em>Wicked. </em>&quot;Millinery is like sculpture, you start playing with materials. You start playing with cardboards to experiment with shapes,&quot; he explained.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCsFP9lTIwI/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=446&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A10474028.299999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="950" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Up &#x27;til this point, it&#x27;s fascinating, it&#x27;s still challenging, and I quite like those challenges &#x27;cause I get to be inventive and creative with it,&quot; he highlighted.</p><p>Harvy expressed his excitement to be part of <em>Wicked</em>. &quot;Every day, I&#x27;m proud of what I have accomplished, and knowing the fact that you are contributing on an epic film, that&#x27;s very exhilarating,&quot; he stated.</p><p><em>Wicked </em>fans online were quick to commend Harvy&#x27;s work for the musical film.</p><p>&quot;Wow... You&#x27;re such a talent. Keep it up,&quot; one fan said.</p><p>&quot;Spectacular work... 🔥❤️🔥 so inspired and inspiring ☝🏽🥰,&quot; another fan wrote.</p><p>Harvy studied millinery at Kensington and Chelsea College. The Filipino hat maker worked for The Royal Opera House, Noel Stewart, and Stephen Jones.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLxZT6Qh3uf/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=446&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A10475242.799999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1220" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>In 2013, he was honored as HAT Magazine&#x27;s Designer of the Year.</p><p><em>Wicked</em> is a musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu.</p><p>It is the first installment of a two-part adaptation of the stage musical by Stephen Schwartz and Holzman, inspired by Gregory Maguire&#x27;s 1995 novel, which reimagines L. Frank Baum&#x27;s <em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.</em></p><p>The film focuses on the first act of the musical and stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda.</p><p>Other cast members include Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, and Jeff Goldblum.</p><div><br/></div>

<p>'Knowing the fact that you are contributing on an epic film, that's very exhilarating.' These were the words of Filipino hatmaker Harvy Santos who served as a Senior Milliner for 'Wicked.' </p>

'Knowing the fact that you are contributing on an epic film, that's very exhilarating.' These were the words of Filipino hatmaker Harvy Santos who served as a Senior Milliner for 'Wicked.'

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Meet Filipino hatmaker Harvy Santos who helped create hats for 'Wicked'

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Published November 30, 2024 07:27 PM PHT

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