It's always a lot of fun to see people dressing up as giant animals or other objects, prancing around with difficulty see where they are going... but have you ever wondered how these larger than life costumes are made?
Denise Hailes has been the person behind many such a creation.
Her current work - a giant guinea pig is on the stage in Nightsong's production I Want To Be Happy, at the Herald theatre in Auckland.
During the course of her 37 year career, she's become the go-to for making mascots, including zebras, dinosaurs, Vikings, biscuits, bacon, dogs frogs, ducks and hogs. Denise speaks to Jesse!
One of Denise's costumes in I Want To Be Happy, a Nightsong production Photo: supplied
