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…
Corsets are perhaps one of the most identifiable “period” garments. They come in various shapes & forms and go by various names. They can go up over the shoulders, or simply go around the waist. They may extend down over the hips. They may stop under the bust, push the bust up, or squish the…
Homecoming Week! Good vs. Evil! Freshman/Sophomores dress as the “Good” . . .Juniors and Seniors represent the “Evil”. At first I thought Malificent . . but . . . after Googling “Evil Characters” or something like that, I found the Evil Queen from Snow White. Who wouldn’t want to walk around offering bites of an…
It is Homecoming Week at our local high school . . . . and that means Dress Up Days! Tuesday was “Character Day”, and my daughter wanted to be “Merida”. The first step to any costume is to look online and so some basic research looking at images of the original character and costumes other…
The musical “Beauty & the Beast” starts out with a Prologue telling the tale of how the Prince was transformed into the hideous Beast. The Narrator describes the old witch coming to the door, offering a rose in exchange for shelter from the night, and being turned away by the Prince. She then transforms into…
When we did our production of “Beauty and the Beast” Babette was by far the easiest Enchanted costume to create. As luck would have it, I knew the director was thinking about doing the show . . . and one day at a thrift store I saw this wonderful tulip-shaped black dress that just screamed “Babette”…
This project started out in a round-about way. I have a friend who runs a thrifting craft store called The Create/Exchange (http://www.thecreateexchange.com/). I wish I lived closer because I think I would LIVE there. The concept is cool . . you bring in your extra crafting/DIY items for credit, and can trade for/purchase items that…
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