Tiffa Novoa 1975 – 2007

tiffa was not just a fashion designer, she invented an entire aesthetic style. she was not just one of the founding members of a notorious performance troupe, El Circo*, she helped to create an entire subculture. she wasn’t just a visionary artist, she was a force of nature whose ripple effects inspired, and will continue to inspire, her closest friends and countless, thousands, of people who are likely not even aware that this is the woman responsible for their inspiration.


El Circo* with creating the postapocalyptic fashions that many now associate with Burning Man. Most of the original El Circo fashions, which convey both tribalism and a sense of whimsy, were designed by member Tiffa Novoa, who has since hit it big with her Onda Designs.