Welcome to Pan-Gaia Designs!

Expect to see a cultural fusion, incorporating unexpected elements from around the world.

  • Expect to see costumes that transform people from the mundane to the sublime.
  • Expect to see a commitment to the beauty that is the human form.
  • Expect to see unusual takes on ordinary ideas.
  • Expect it to fit properly.

The founder of Pan-Gaia Designs is Claudia T Smith. A long time ago a very smart friend saw her obsession with fashion and costume and told her “You should just make what you want to see. Someone is bound to like it.” Truer words were never spoken.

Today Pan-Gaia is a small company dedicated to making people understand that they are inherently beautiful – and allowing it to show. The costumes are designed with real humans in mind (not a nearly impossible ideal), the models are real people that Claudia knows, and the quality of every single item is top of the line.

Claudia has been doing costume work in various aspects for over 20 years. She has made everything from togas to fight-ready garb for the SCA, children’s costumes to ideas from the start of time, silly to godlike. She currently has several people that she works with to trade ideas, make different items and generally push the imagination as far as is possible.

Take a walk through our galleries and see what is possible with a little imagination and a lot of dedication. We are proud of our commitment to quality and beauty, and hope that you enjoy the tour.


A-Kon - Survived and Happy

Posted June 6th, 2008 by hastur

Pan-Gaia went to A-Kon and did the selling thing in the Artist Alley, where we got to have a wonderful time, made many customers happy, and generally were impressed with the show. 

The arrival was simple.  We came in on Thursday, picked up our packet with our membership badges in it and went to set up.  Interestingly enough, we made about 10% of the sales for the weekend that evening, while setting up, Needless to say, Thursday setup is where it's at.

The people at the tables were wonderful, especially Jenn and Caitlin.  Jenn is a delight to have at the table, as she is always bouncy and cheerful, and Cait is a joy because she's mischievous and fun.  Customers loved them, and they had fun with the running of things.

There will have to be many, many more costumes and such made soon, to replenish the stock.  I'm definitely looking forward to it!

Thank you to everyone, for making the A-Kon show the most successful one yet!