November 21st, 2011
Finally got access to a scanner! so here’s my final design for my Minor Project, which constitutes part of my Final Major Project for my degree. These are both parts of the same costume; the second image shows the costume with an outer coat, belt, weapons, and so on.
The brief was to make costumes based on Assassin’s Creed, but from another era to those shown in the games. I’ve been playing around with an early 1700s, Golden Age Of Piracy look.
May 3rd, 2011
100 Years of Costume - 100th Anniversary of Transporter Bridge Celebrations
2011
2011 marks the 100th anniversary of Middlesbrough’s iconic Transporter Bridge. We have been asked to recreate costumes from each decade from 1900-2000 to feature in a parade and exhibition which will be part of the celebrations.
Replica Jacques Fath dress, 1947.
Candy pink duchesse satin, white satin bias binding, teardrop and seed pearls, crystal beads, polycotton lining and rigilene bonding.
May 3rd, 2011
Personal Project - Kylie Minogue Stage Costume
2011
Replica costume from the video for Kylie Minogue’s 2004 song, Chocolate, made for part 2 of my foundation degree final project.
Lycra foundation garment with polyester chiffon, lace and nappa leather.
EDIT: If anyone is interested / doesn’t know of it already, this is the video the original dress is from. Link will open a new window!
April 27th, 2011
Burlesque Corsetry
2009 - 2010
EDIT: Resubmitting with new photographs and working drawings / illustrations.
Introductory unit into corset building, in which we were asked to choose a corset to loosely base a reproduction upon.
Materials: Duchess satin, black polyester lace, black satin bias binding, polycotton (lining), coutil, corset bones (straight pre-cut and spiral steels).
April 25th, 2011
Tailoring Project
2010/2011
Introductory unit into bespoke tailoring, women’s jacket based loosely upon the idea of a modern female dandy in the style of James Bond’s dinner jacket.
Made from wool/polyester mix suiting fabric with taffeta lining in lilac. Constructed with traditional tailoring methods to give structure. Pocket details, buttons and shawl collar/facing all of black velvet.
April 22nd, 2011
Millinery Work
2010/2011
Some of my first attempts at millinery, the process of hatmaking. My two best samples; felt block cloche hat and a pink cocktail hat.
Materials;
Pink cocktail: pink sinamay, ostrich feather, chicken feathers, premade jewelled mount, twinkle satin flower, plastic comb.
Cloche hat: red wool felt hood, black satin bias binding, black velvet ribbon, black and red felt, buttons.
April 19th, 2011
Blue & White Showgirl (Personal Project)
2010
Parts from a blue and white showgirl inspired costume.
Headband: prebought fabric covered alice band, small ostrich feathers, arrowhead cut dyed goose feathers, plastic jewels and thin white satin ribbon.
Gloves: white satin, blue satin bias binding, ribbon and sequin trim, eyelets.
April 19th, 2011
Embellishment Project: Egyptian Bracelet
2009
Part of a collaborative live project to produce Egyptian costumes for an exhibition at the Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough. I was asked to produce part of the costume for a rich courtier.
Bracelet made from calico fabric, gold paint, beads and hook & eye fasteners with resin ‘jewel’.
April 19th, 2011
Clothing Cook’s World
2009 - 2010
These costumes were part of a collaborative project undertaken by CCAD for the Captain Cook Memorial Museum of Stuart’s Park, Marton.
Working from artist’s representations from the voyages of Captain Cook, and from research into the time and place, we were asked to create costumes for the native people of the pacific rim whom Cook and his crew met whilst travelling - the Chukchi and Kamchatdale tribes.
My part of the collaboration was to produce a coat based on representations of the Kamchatdale menswear, using real leather and reindeer fur was to create the most historically accurate garments possible.
