Wait? Was there a Red Dress #1 post? Well, sort of. It melded in with Gray Dress #2. So . . . there was this really fun red skirt: and this leftover top: Which just seemed like something pretty easy to finish (a quick row of stitching across the bottom) and now it was time…
I started the component costume project with the Gray Dress #1 post . I wanted to explore creating different looks out of core costume pieces, largely with a goal of reducing the cost of costuming, especially if a character was envisioned to be dressed in variations on a theme of color. This has been a fun exercise…
In the production of “Cinderella” that my sister is costuming, the Director determined that each of the Stepsisters and the Stepmother should have their own identifying color. These are not particularly easy-to-find colors and include lime green and bright orange. It is one thing to find/make one costume in a crazy color, but, to have…
My sister is involved with a youth production of the Broadway version of “Cinderella” this spring . . . so my mind has been full of transforming dresses (although they are renting theirs), armor, wacky stepsister dresses, and of course, how to outfit a chorus in ballgowns on a budget. I have been digging through…
Serena is one of the three “main” Delta Nu’s, and arguably the “leader”. She is a cheerleader, and traditionally is dressed in a cheerleader uniform until her appearance in “Legally Blonde Remix”. She is confident, bouncy and very self-assured. She has no problem jumping around and acting like a stereotypical cheerleader (and quite possibly…
Paulette is one of the BEST characters in ‘Legally Blonde’. She has wonderfully powerful songs, a quirky character, and some of the best comedic lines. Her character can easily steal the show. I chose to see my Paulette as a Hippie-esque free spirit. At this point in the show the Harvard-types are in their staid…
“We’re doing ‘Legally Blonde’” announced the Director. Oh my heart smiled! How easy can THAT be? Contemporary clothes! Piece of cake! Elle wears PINK. Find a few pink outfits and we are GOOD.TO.GO. Well, in reality, Elle does wear pink. Elle actually wears A LOT of pink. Do you know how many shades of…
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…
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