One of my last projects was the formal jacket for Baron Bomburst (I’m going out-of-order . . I got tired of writing about Fun Fair costumes). My instructions were that it should be over-the-top and made in red & black, and it could have some gray, but no white. While my jacket works well for…
One of the last dresses I had donated was a lovely lemon yellow Prom dress. The dress had a very thin halter top strap. The bodice was covered with a layer of mesh tulle embroidered with sequins and beads. The top layer of tulle had some beading and sequins. The dress had a side zip.…
Thanksgiving is now over, and our show auditions will be this next week (FINALLY!!). I took a few minutes in-between cleaning, cooking and visiting with family to sneak in a few minutes of sewing. I had so much fun making the Tablecloth Overskirts that I decided to make some more. I picked up a few tablecloths (or…
While watching a Youtube video of “Cinderella” one night, I paid particular attention to the Villager outfits. Fitting, I suppose, since that has been my focus for the last little bit. One of the men had on a short, fitted jacket with slit sleeves. I rather liked that look and thought it would be a…
There’s nothing like a good cape. It swirls. It flows. It billows around with movement. It can be playful . . mysterious . . . evil . . . elegant. . . heroic. It can be a statement of wealth or an indication of poverty. Above all, though, it takes you to a…
A “little blue dress” is to Fairy tales what a “little black dress” is to cocktail parties . . . it is highly favored by Belle, Little Red Riding Hood, Dorothy, Alice, Cinderella and even Jasmine & Ariel wear variations on the theme. So, for a generic dress-with-no-specific purpose, choosing blue seemed like a good…
Costuming Belle is not a particularly creative project. Every small child who comes to see the production expects to see Belle wearing her iconic blue jumper with a blue bow and white apron. And, again, she is expected to wear a yellow poofy ball gown. There are some things you just can’t fight. THE BLUE…
“Be Our Guest” is one of the BPN’s as I like to call them (Big Production Numbers) in “Beauty and the Beast”. How do you turn people into silverware? And dance? On a budget? Seriously? The range of ideas is vast and there are many different interpretations, varying in complexity, cost and…
The first step to costuming the Beast is to determine his character . . .is he Princely? Evil? Comical? How close to “animal” is he? My Director envisioned her Beast as Princely and more human than animal. So, that shaped the way the costume was developed. I have previously discussed the creation of the Beast…
The villain of “Beauty and the Beast” is Gaston, and he spends his free time hanging out in his tavern. This is also where he plans his dastardly deeds. In the opening there is a little ditty and the Tavern Wenches do a little dance. I wanted them to have a prop to dance with.…
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