A collaborative project on this show between myself and Candy McClernan was this fun pink feathered "bob" for the character of Rosie, one of the Kit Kat Girls, who is played by Maren Searle. These kinds of close-fitting hairstyle-esque hats were popular in the nightclubs of the time, and are made from hackle padsFor this project, we didn't have a ( Read more... )

I've been so busy with the beginning of the semester and two repertory shows in production in the shop, that i have not posted anything in a while. I've got a bit of time today though to share this fun straw hat project I've been working on for Raisin in the Sun at Playmakers RepertoryIn the play, a little boy named Travis gives his mother a hat to ( Read more... )

We're almost done with the semester and my millinery graduate students have presented a few more of their projects, including two more drawn bonnets. Check out these cool hats!

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Second-year Candy McClernan came to the program with extensive millinery experience already, so she has spent this semester doing an independent study of "Millinery II" topics--things outside the realm of my typical millinery class. Here are some iamges of pieces of trim she created for a project in which she researched and practiced traditional ( Read more... )

So far, i've posted about using pinterest as a design tool in initial communication of visual research in costume conception, and a look at the development of the costume design for the character of Sally Applewhite. Today, let's take a look at the second of the two ladies in the cast: Lana Sherwood, played by Katja Hill. ( Read more... )

Some time back at the beginning of the design process, i posted about using pinterest as a design tool in initial communication of visual research in costume conception, for an upcoming production of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. The play's dramatic conceit is that it presents a "radio play" version of the classic film's story, in which ( Read more... )

I neglected to post these images of two more wig projects from my millinery class, but i think they are worth the wait!

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My millinery students presented wire-frame projects this past week, and i have a few photos to share.

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My millinery class presented their third round of projects today, of which i have three images to share: a Muppet wig, a steampunk-dreadlock creation, and a commodore dog hat. The premise of the project is to address a costume element which relates to hair, but which in theatre would not be solved by traditional wigmaking. Students use millinery ( Read more... )

Second-year graduate student Candy McClernan already took my graduate millinery class some years ago, before applying to the program. Now that she's an enrolled graduate student, rather than just coast through a semester having already earned that credit, she decided to do a devised independent study: "Millinery II," if you will ( Read more... )