Andrea Galer's fascination for fashion together with her traditional craft skills and the making and construction of garments have paved her career as a costume designer and inspired the birth of her fashion label AG. Julie Christie was the first star to recognise the value of crafts and lifestyle in filming. Starring in Nicholas Roeg's, Don't Look Now she introduced her design skills to the film world and started her career as a costume designer. Since then Andrea has been costume designer on numerous projects crossing film and fashion in such films as Bruce Robinson's cult classic, Withnail and I. Her attention to detail has brought her continuous work and many plaudits from within the film industry including a Bafta for costumes designed on the BBC's Bleak House (2005) and an Emmy for her work on Jane Eyre (2005).

Andrea's design ethos is evident throughout her work. She strives to unearth and reuse original decorative details to create an authentic look. Her costumes and collections have been exhibited at some of the most beautiful and important historic venues around the country, from St James' Palace to Haddon Hall. Over the years Andrea’s contemporary fashion lines cater for all occasions and her fashion collections are featured in films today, ranging from bridal to evening and daywear. The Withnail Collection leads the way on the country inspired clothing; consisting of the Withnail Coat in Harris Tweed and the Withnail t-shirts, which fly the flag for ethical trade.

Andrea is the driving force behind the 'Power of Hands' foundation, which she has set up to help sustain traditional crafts. Founded during the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. She was deeply moved by the events of the disaster and set up a focused project with the lace makers to help restore the basic necessities of life to a number of crafts people in southern Sri Lanka who had survived but whose livelihoods had been destroyed. To read the press releases Galle Lace Drama and As seen on Screen please click on the relevant link.

Her ongoing appreciation of traditional craftsmanship is tempered by her personal concern about its gradual demise. She has put together several short films celebrating the beauty of the crafts whilst also highlighting the fragility of their continued existence. Through these documentaries Andrea hopes to increase awareness of the plight of craftspeople and to raise the level of help available to them. Click here to view these films.