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Fantastic Spats for YOUR Shoes

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Your shoes.
Dressed up in custom spats and gaitors.
Made to order in your size.

Steampunk, Cyberpunk, Dieselpunk, Victorian, whatever your favorite genre:).

For any shoe style, any heel height. In your choices of fabric, grommets, laces, etc.

custom cyberpunk spats mcgrew studios

If neoprene and vinyl had a lovechild, it would be this super sleek fabric above called LUMINA.

custom victorian black and white striped spats mcgrew studios

STRIPES- always popular.
Choose your favorite stripe color combos for YOUR shoes or boots.

cute girls in custom spats mcgrew studios

Sometimes SPATS say it all-

Pennywise custom costume and custom spats by McGrew Studios.

Custom spats for a custom Pennywise costume!

Pennywise custom spats and custom costume by McGrew Studios.
making some nifty custom spats for our new Pennywise costume
custom elf spats and elf boots by mcgrew studios

Custom elf spats and elf boots!
In 2015 we made a bunch of custom elf boots plus some elf SPATS for Ohio production and costume designer Inda Blatch-Geib. She designed the new production, Kris Kringle the Musical, that premiered Friday, December 4th, 2015 in Olmsted Falls.

custom elf shoes and elf spats by mcgrew studios
Custom elf boots and spats. Half a dozen pairs. For Ohio costume designer Inda Blatch-Geib and a new production, Kris Kringle the Musical.

ROLLER DERBY! THE DEATH DEALERS

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Salt Lake City’s roller derby craze exploded onto the scene in the late 2000’s, and the Death Dealers here show off the anime-ninja inspired costumes that we designed and made just for them.

Special thanks to team captain Jen Philion for getting this party rolling! We had each of them choose their favorite necklines, sleeves and other details.

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the death dealers salt lake city roller derby team in custom costumes by mcgrew studios
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“Protein Pete” Custom Mascot for Just Ingredients

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A new, super flexible, danceable mascot for Just Ingredients and their high energy performer.

Pete danced non-stop during Just Ingredients’ 3-day marathon game show!

https://www.tiktok.com/@just.ingredients/video/7575054063679606046?_r=1&_t=ZT-91aNu6z2I18

This mascot is made with high density closed-cell foam plus crenelated foam to give him that extra “bounce”.

We had his outer fabric custom printed in dye sublimation, to crisply feature Just Ingredients’ product graphics.

We also made him a giant custom baseball cap that he can wear forwards, backwards or sideways!

Just Ingredients art department rendering for new custom mascot Protein Pete

Just Ingredients’ art department rendering
for their new custom mascot, Protein Pete.

Thank you Olivia Bear, PR Specialist at Just Ingredients for having us make Pete for you. He is really fun! He adds so much color and energy to your promotional events!

Follow Just Ingredients via their TikTok and Instagram channels.

“Protein Pete” made by Jennifer McGrew, with Hraefn Wulfson and Crit Killen.

Wisest Wizard

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Stan McGrew here is the wisest wizard at McGrew Studios (or anywhere else). He and my amazing mother are largely to blame for all the crazy creations that have colonized my life. This is what happens when you have an arts-oriented kid and encourage them. Parents, beware.

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Rocking his new custom wizard costume on Halloween 2025. The magical wooden staff is custom hand-carved by fellow wizard and artist, Hraefn Wulfson. Stan asked for a Gandalf-style wizard and we delivered.
custom wizard costume mcgrew studios 2025
Ready to greet the trick or treaters and their families…
custom wizard costume mcgrew studios 2025
Wizard Stan McGrew with Jennifer McGrew (in go-to ren faire costume).
custom wizard shoes and costume mcgrew studios 2025
Custom wizard footwear to match!
custom wizard costume mcgrew studios 2025
“…All who wander are not lost…”
custom wizard costume mcgrew studios 2025
custom wizard costume mcgrew studios 2025
He asked me for stars on his costume and I replied, “nope”. As a designer, I am also a gatekeeper. But here are some stars in this photo background:)
custom wizard costume mcgrew studios 2025
Under construction in the costume shop, prior to any of its hems being stitched.
custom wizard costume mcgrew studios 2025
During construction in the costume shop

The fabric in this costume is a fantastic knit called French Terry, from Design Company Fabrics SLC. It’s a fabric with terrific weight, drape, and most of all- texture. We’ve used it in numerous items, from Game of Thrones-style capes and gowns, to other medieval and period pieces, plus in this wizard costume you see here.

Our huge thanks to the great staff and friends at Family Tree for this awesome annual Halloween event!