the set list, no. 01

Lorna Galves

More than a decade dressing casts across the Middle East. Then Barcelona happened — and the fitting room moved with us.

DEPARTMENTWardrobe & Props
CRAFTStylist — Set Dresser
CONTINUITYDubai to Barcelona (still fitting)
BCN DXB KSA
scroll down for selected work ↓
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Continuity Notes

More than a decade building wardrobes and dressing sets across Dubai and Saudi Arabia — TV commercials, fashion shoots, and campaigns for brands like Toyota, HSBC, and Etihad. Work that ended up on Sheikh Zayed Road billboards, inside Harper's Bazaar Arabia, and centre stage at the JOY Awards 2024.

She built the Arabic wardrobe alongside the Western one, sourced and constructed props from nothing, and developed 3D sketching alongside hand sketching to plan a set before a single piece of it existed. In late 2024, family reasons brought her to Spain — a market that had never heard of her, and a wardrobe department she'd have to build again from the ground up.

That's the work now — most recently sourcing the full wardrobe for Blue Elephant III, a Middle Eastern blockbuster franchise shooting a period feature set in Al-Andalus, before the Reconquista. The production is currently on hold, but the wardrobe research and sourcing is done. More than a decade in Middle East costume departments, redirected toward Spanish cinema.

BASEBarcelona, Spain (2024–)
FOCUSWardrobe Styling & Set Designing — Cinema
MIDDLE EAST EXP.More than a decade — UAE & Saudi Arabia
ORIGINPhilippines
Lorna Galves
Lorna Galves
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Selected Work

Set Design
Set Design
built from sketch to set ↗
Arabic Wardrobe
Arabic Wardrobe
culturally specific styling ↗
European Wardrobe
European Wardrobe
western styling & fittings ↗
Still Life Photoshoot
Still Life
prop styling for stills ↗
Behind the Scene
Behind the Scene
on set, in progress ↗
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Notable Placements

TypePlacementLocation
WARDROBE SOURCING
Blue Elephant III
Period feature, Al-Andalus (pre-Reconquista); Middle Eastern franchise; currently on hold
Spain
EDITORIAL
Harper's Bazaar Arabia
Wardrobe styling, magazine feature
UAE
LIVE EVENT
JOY Awards 2024
Wardrobe & styling, televised awards show
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
OUT-OF-HOME
Sheikh Zayed Road Billboards
Wardrobe styling, campaign billboards
Dubai, UAE
SELECTED CLIENTS & AGENCIES
Ogilvy Havas Mamma Team (Barcelona) Central Films LetterGrey (Riyadh) HSBC Etihad Toyota Ferrero Rocher Cadbury Honda Maybelline
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What She Builds

Wardrobe Styling
Arabic and Western wardrobe — sourced, built, and fitted for film, TVCs, and photoshoots.
Set Dressing & Props
Sourcing, building, and dressing sets from scratch, sketched in 2D/3D before a single piece arrives.
Continuity Management
Tracking wardrobe and props scene to scene, take to take, so nothing breaks the illusion.
Wardrobe Effects
Distressing, damage, and transformation effects — from snow-dressed wardrobe to stiffened fabric for structured, sculptural silhouettes — the newest addition to the kit.
Ready to Roll

Building a Spanish set that needs proper wardrobe and props? Let's have that coffee too.