Grad School - Second Year
Fall Semester 2018
Costume Production 7
Historical Men’s Tailoring - 17-18th Century
In this class, we were asked to create a two piece historical men’s garment. I chose to a punched and slashed doublet and pumpkin breeches. The original pattern came from the Janet Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion 2, which I adapted to fit my model. All the punches and slashes were done by hand on gray micro-suede, flatlined to a pale blue Dupioni silk. The trim is 100% cotton braid that I dyed using simple RIT dyes.
Costume Production 5
19th-20th Century Women’s Undergarments
In this class, we were asked to chose multiple pieces to study and create from the 19th-20th centuries. I chose to create a 1900s ribbon corset, using white coutil and white double faced satin ribbon. The second piece is a late 1800s corset I created for stock, to provide a larger size option for future shows. The 1800s corset was simplified to be able to alter for anyone needing to wear it, with the size seams adjustable as well as a pull string at the top and bottom to snug to the performers body.
Millinery 1
This is the first part of a two semester class. In the first half, we learned how to create a cut and sew hat as well as buckram. For the Buckram hat, I chose to do a hat inspired by a hat worn by Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette, to be worn with the 1780s black dress I created in my first year for Costume Production 2. It is a black Dupioni silk covered “theatrical” buckram hat; the “theatrical” buckram was a repurchased double layer lightweight buckram. For the cut and sew project, I chose to make a standard baseball cap. We used a combination of chip board and bonded leather to create the brim. Prior to these two hats, we started by creating a hat out of found object to understand the basics of hats, as well as a paper hat to help understand the making of a hat pattern.
Spring Semester 2019
Costume Production 8
Modern Women’s Tailoring
In this class we were asked to create a 2-piece tailored women’s outfit. I chose to use a 1930s draft jacket and skirt draft provided by the professor, Nancy Leary, out of a red wool. The patch pockets were applied by hand, it also has hand bound buttonholes, covered buttons and a matching fabric belt.
Costume Production 6
19th-20th Century Women’s Undergarments
In this class we were asked to create 3 pieces of modern women’s undergarments. I chose to create a pair of tap pants and matching kestos bra, as well as a bias cut slip-dress. The tap pants and bra patterns were adapted from patterns out of the BOOK NAME, made of a white crepe de chine with white cotton lace insertion. I draped the bias slip-dress, based on a 1930s nightgown, out of a poly silk charmeuse.
Millinery 2
In the second part of this two semester class we were asked to create 3 hats; 1 made of wire, 1 out of wool, and 1 out of straw. For the wire hat, I decided to make a crown using 9 gauge wire, silver floral tape, and silver crystal trim to create a shape that looked like a crown but also spelled my first name. For the wool hat, I decided to make 2 hats: the first is blocked out of a light grey wool felt capeline, made with a telescope tip and white grossgrain band with my first name cut out of the extra out off the capeline and a white sweatband; the second is blocked out of a dark grey wool felt hood made with a grey grossgrain band, lined with black silk dupioni with a black sweat band. For the straw hat, I decided to make a sun hat by blocking a peach colored viscose straw hood with a cream ribbon band and cream sweat band.