Dressing Ella is a huge part of “Cinderella”. One of the first decisions that needs to be made, before just about anything else, what to do about the Transforming Costumes. Broadway Cinderella has three major and one minor transformation costume–and three of those belong to Ella. Ella transforms from her peasant outfit to her white…
Gabrielle is the “good” Stepsister in “Cinderella” (Broadway Version). She is much more aware of Ella and her plight, and often will make attempts at kindness to temper Madame’s cruelty. She eventually befriends Ella and despite the social ambitions of her mother, and the oblivious selfishness of her sister Charlotte, chooses true love Jean-Micheal. The…
For all the fact that I have an allergy to cutting things out, and I really like to start with a pre-made garment . . .I love fabric. I love to look at it, I love to shop for it, I love to think about what I could make out of it, and I love…
When costuming a large chorus scene, I like to provide some unifying details if possible. In “Grease” all of the girls who went to the Dance had wrist corsages. I like petticoats for that same reason. In “Cinderella” all of the girls at the Ball had hair pieces. I had a wonderful Freshman who created…
I thought I would begin to include a few posts on places I like to order supplies from, especially if they are a little “off the beaten path”. I am strictly a consumer and have no relationship with this company. One of these places is Tassel Depot. I came across Tassel Depot last year when I…
Charlotte’s Banquet dress was one of those costumes that sort of took on a life of its own. When I started I did not have a clear vision, and I certainly didn’t expect it to turn out like it did. I love the dress, but, it was probably a little too much compared to the…
At the end of the Broadway version of Cinderella, the cast all come onstage in various tones of neutrals for the wedding. I absolutely love the effect of that. It was one of my “more” goals from the beginning that we would be able to make that happen. We clearly could not accomplish that for…
The theme for dressing Charlotte in this show was “more”, and her Ball Gown needed to be reflective of that. On the flip side, it also needed to be in line with the rest of the cast, and not obnoxious in a distasteful way. We began with this Prom dress: The dress was a strapless,…
Charlotte’s first appearance in the musical is returning from shopping and handing her package to Ella to be carried in to the house. We found some tiny boxes for her and Gabrielle to carry and tied them with bows to match their dresses. Charlotte’s hair is discussed here. She wears a little pillbox hat that we…
I have been vacillating back and forth the best way to approach blogging about costuming the various characters in “Cinderella”. Do you start with a synopsis and follow up with the individual costume posts . . . or do you write up the individual costume posts and then follow with a wrap-up summary? I decided…
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