Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 9 minutes ago
Wing maker Alexis Noriega is a self-taught costume maker who turned her love of cosplay and fantasy into a full time job making mechanical wings. Her top clients are artists and enthusiasts who pay upwards of $4,000 for her life-sized wings. Creating the lifelike contraptions takes a lot of time and even more patience, but the result is well worth the effort.
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Wing maker Alexis Noriega is a self-taught costume maker who turned her love of cosplay and fantasy into a full time job making mechanical wings. Her top clients are artists and enthusiasts who pay upwards of $4,000 for her life-sized wings. Creating the lifelike contraptions takes a lot of time and even more patience, but the result is well worth the effort.
About 60 Second Docs:
The world’s most interesting characters, one minute at a time.
About WIGS:
Breaking new ground with award-winning scripted dramas for the digital age.
