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…
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…
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…
A couple of weeks ago it was that annual rite of summer for band kids: MARCHING BAND CAMP WEEK. If you haven’t been in a marching band . . that means long days in the August heat learning music, learning drills, marching and sweating. To make things a little more fun this year, each day…
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