Nadia Kosta is a theatrical costume designer based in Athens, working across performance, fashion and naturally dyed textiles.
My relationship with costume began on stage, through the need to support a story with the body.
Although my initial academic path was in business and economics, the urge for creative expression led me to fashion and, inevitably, to theatre.
I studied Fashion Design and Pattern Cutting at Pansik Scuola di Moda and Styling at the School of Trends in London, and in recent years, I have been working actively as a costume designer in theatre, collaborating with directors and scenographers.
For me, costume is a dramaturgical tool. Through material, form and movement, the character is built and the stage presence is intensified. My parallel experience as a performer allows me to approach the garment not only as an aesthetic object but as a functional extension of the body.
My engagement with theatre was also the point where my relationship with textile as a living material began to take shape. Nadia Kosta By Nature emerged from this need — as a practice of creating handcrafted garments and accessories from natural fibres, using eco-printing and natural dye techniques to produce one-of-a-kind wearable pieces.
My work moves between theatre and contemporary wearable art, always centred on identity, transformation and the dialogue between body and material.
Costume as an extension of the body →