Hi I'm a mature student studying costume in New Zealand. This weeks research project is to compare the real clothing of the period to its magnificent marketing...
Hey, all! I'm going to the SETC gathering soon to find an internship in costuming; I was wondering if anyone else here has been to it or could possibly give...
Don't know anything about SETC but I have noticed some costuming internships advertised on the Artsearch website recently. Sylrog ... [Non-text portions of...
You can get the "basic" shirt, pants, tie and hat from an army surplus store. The basics really haven't changed all that much over the years. Also you might...
You might want to take a look at this site for ideas, as it sounds a lot like what you're planning to make: http://www.empathybelly.org/home.html I think what...
Doll pellets are great for filling because they do not sprout in moisture like beans and birdseed. You can't always guarantee that storage remains dry. Rice,...
There is a product called poly-beads, a weighted stuffing material (they're polypropylene beads the size of rice). They're used to stuff the bottom end of...
Wow...so much stuff to respond to! It's kind of exciting... Thanks to all who have, thus far, chipped in on the uniforms. Just as a clarification, so if...
It seems the immediate world is doing Disney's Beauty & the Beast! Curtis, I'd like contact info on your production's costumes; one of the groups I work with...
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... Here you go: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/- /0811725952/ref=pd_sbs_b_3/103-4162587-8086262?% 5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance Otherwise known as...
-Hi, I'm costuming B&B right now. I looked into renting, and the cost would be around 10 000$ (at least at the places I looked up)So I'm making everything...
Part of this comes after a particularly difficult robbery and vandalism two days before Final Dress,and part comes from a bad case of Job Burnout,but... There...
Elizabeth Even though we don't know each ohter, I am SO sorry to hear of this. Where are you located? Could you speak with the local high school drama...
HUGS! Sorry to hear of such unfortunate events. What may be a help is if you can find a professional auctioneer/auction house - the kind that people hire for...
Like Maggie - I too am very sorry to hear of your problems. In our local theatre group we have particular difficulty with storage but letting go of anything,...
I say, give yourself a couple of months, learn how to make soap, then recheck your status. You may find a new outlook on life. Just my humble opinion. sheila...
Just from the top of my head: costumeholidayhouse.com costumeworld.com costume.com seasidemusictheatre.org Some of these have pics of the costumes on the site...
I have a photo collection, but it would take forever to scan and post them. You might check out ebay, searching for "Civil War" photo, and similar searches....
How about just changing what you do? I burned out about 7 years ago, trying to be the Renaissance SCA costumer from Brooks Brothers. I still have two large...
Dear Elizabeth, I know that it could be harder this way, but is there anyway that you could store it and forget about it for a year or two? I got very burnt...
I know you were talking about making money off it, but thats really not going to be worth the time and heartbreak no matter how you go about it or how much...
I've always thought that the clothing worn by the young ladies depicted in Alphonse Mucha's paintings were so elegant and feminine. I'd like to find some...
Hi, I am doing costume design and set design for a new indpendent film company. Does anyone have or know of sites with boiler plate contracts for costume or...
I'm in Portland,OR. Come on down.I'll make you some great deals.But seriously, thanks for all the input.Tonight is opening,more stuff has been stolen,this time...
