Beastwares

I met Phoenix at the APE show last fall. I thought her offerings — in this case animal hats — were well made and satisfyingly whimsical, but the furry impulse is not strong in me, so I passed, hoping I’d see her and her stuff at another event. I have been known to grow into new stuff.
When I saw her again at Maker Faire, I had my buddy in tow, and as a joke I took one of her fox hats and planted on his head.
And an astounding thing happened: he was transformed.
He looked happy and silly, but at the same time, the hat managed to bring out something of the animal in him, something archaic, primal. He looked like a centurion gone feral in some forest east of the Rhine two millenia ago.
He looked at himself in the hand mirror and started laughing in a completely unself-​conscious way, which is something, because this guy normally has the facial emotional range of Vlad the Impaler. And I remembered his birthday was coming up in two weeks. A few of us in the camp chipped in and we got one for him. He was extremely pleased.
Thanks Phoenix, and break a leg! Your stuff rocks.

Shut up and take my money, Beastwares.
Not only are the designs amazing (everything this company makes!), but the sizing and cuts make sense, too. It’s like the people making these magical garments actually know how peoples’ bodies work!
My life was empty and sparkle-​free until Beastwares came into my life. ⁵⁄₅

Ran into these fine folks at a convention (APE), and had a few moments to chat.
Products are really nice quality (we got a hood similar to what you see in the picture, but a bit more… zany), and we’re going to be contracting them again for some custom work as well. Their designs are definitely fresh and original!

I purchased a pair of Immigrant Punk glitter britches from this fine purveyor of pants and I could not be happier! They fit astoundingly well, are flexible like yoga pants and get *loads* of compliments. The stitching and design are solid. They’re perfect for performance as well as daily life (that is, if your daily life is completely awesome). The owner was fantastic and I’ve recommended these products to anyone I think will like them. I’ll definitely be back!

Oh my gosh where do I start!
In Oct I found Beastwares on Etsy, and loved the look of the work they did. i wanted a custom Wolf hat, and Tail to wear at my dog grooming shop for the week of Halloween. The owner and head mastermind Phoenix was great and very quick at getting back to me, i got my custon black and pink hat and large tail, and was hit with the dogs and people clients at the shop!
This spring I contacted Phoenix with a project… i needed a buisness logo for my grooming shop! Being the amazing artist that she is, and with her being local I hired her! She had a lot of info for me about Buisness Logos, and helped e to create the look i was going for and an adorble logo for my shop!
This june the Beastwares team came out with a new product moving from just awesome animal hats and tails to rocking sparly stretchy pants! They are called Glitter Britches! I ordered 3 pairs! One for a friend and 2 for me! I love them! They are supper stretchy but mold to your body, the stiches are double stiched so you can do a ton of being awesome in them! and they sparkle… now what girl does’nt loveeeee sparkle or glitter?!
So Beastwares get 5 stars in my book! As long as Phoenix and her minons are creating awesome things i will be there… Buying them up! :)