Waistcoat project.

For this project I designed, constructed and embroidered an 18th century waistcoat. I decided that I wanted my decoration to be very traditionally inspired, so I adapted an example of embroidery that I had found and hand embroidered the waistcoat, and the buttons. It is made from silk and lined in cotton.

Dancewear

For this project I made a catsuit. The aim was to produce a garment that would be suitable for a dance performance, in fit, construction and design. I made the catsuit in black jersey, appliqued silver stretch fabric onto it and trimmed it with a silver neckline. I learned a lot about different sewing techniques for stretch fabrics in this project, and how the techniques vary so much from sewing regular fabric.

Theatre Making

In this project, I designed a production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. This was a coat I designed and made in half scale for the character of Lucio. My production was set in 18th century Venice. My design for Lucio was very Flamboyant with bright colours, as I thought that this suited the character. 

Superheroes

In this project, I designed and made 3 superhero costumes for characters that I created myself. The two green costumes are for characters who can speed up and slow down time, so I decided to show this by using a mixture of futuristic and historical influence in their costumes. I gave one a futuristic top and 18th century inspired skirt, and the other an 18th century inspired, boned bodice and a futuristic skirt. The third character can reflect powers so I decided to use a lot of reflective and metallic fabrics for her asymmetric bodice, skirt, cape and leggings. All were constructed on the stand.