Whilst working on a shoot for a poster campaign for ‘Message In A Bottle’, choreographed by Kate Prince for Sadlers Wells, Olivia’s career went full circle as she found herself designing the dancers’ costumes.

The return to making and her couture beginnings was a happy one, and her carefully crafted costumes took on a distinctly fashion edge.

Standout moments include costume design for the Royal Ballet’s ‘Medusa’ in 2019, and the Platinum Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth in 2022, which saw dancers morph into shimmering insects in iridescent unitards.

“Costumes can’t overpower the dancer, otherwise you take away the power of the personality,” Olivia explains. “You have to keep the dancer’s soul, but surprise the audience.”