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When Character Meets Costume – The ‘Punk’ Union Jack Corset
What’s my Motivation????? (That’s me trying to sound like the great Marlon Brando.) It is a great job and interesting work to produce fashion. But when we’re asked to make clothing that will be worn by a story character there … Continue reading
Posted in Corsetry, Cutting, Embellishment, Film Work, Inspiration, Patternmaking, Projects, Sewing, Uncategorized
Tagged 2012 Olympics, corset, costume, costumes, coutil, cutting, film, James Coburn, London, Oiled Cloth, patternmaking, punk, punk corset, Queen's Jubilee, sewing, Snow Dogs, techniques, Union Jack, Union Jack Corset, Victorian Corset
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Set Sales with Costumes…sometimes
A lot a production companies choose to have sales at the end of the show to liquidate the stock and recoup some of their losses. We can usually really benefit from these sales by taking advantage of some super deals. … Continue reading
Posted in Film Work, Uncategorized
Tagged Alcatraz, cake display, costume, costumes, Dr. Seuss, film, lamp, lamps, movies, sale, set, shoes
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The Show I lost my 20/20 site on…
For those of you who have seen the movie 3000 Miles to Graceland, you know how much shooting and blood there was. For some viewers, that means more tension or excitement, and for others it means a queasy feeling in … Continue reading
Posted in Film Work, Textiles
Tagged 3000 Miles to Graceland, blood, costume, costumes, Courtney Cox, cutter, explosions, eyes, fire, glasses, iron, Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, leather, movies, sewing, techniques, textiles, The Bridge Studio, wire
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Memories of 13th Warrior (Eaters of the Dead)
Leslie – Your blog entry really brought back memories for me all day. Initially the costume designer was a lovely woman named Olga Dimitrov. I still have a series of the sketches that she produced for characters. The costume designer … Continue reading
Posted in Film Work
Tagged Antonio Banderas, boot camp, costume, costume designer, costumes, cutter, designer, Eaters of the Dead, film, movies, Olga Dimitrov, Omar Sharif, sewer, sewing, techniques, The 13th Warrior, viking
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When Leslie Met Deb
Hi I’m Leslie. You may know me from my BuggyBag site or blog. I’m not here to talk about that. I first met Deb while working as a sewer on a movie called “Eaters of the Dead”, not that affectionately … Continue reading
Posted in Film Work
Tagged Antonio Banderas, Buggy Bag, costume, costume designer, costumes, cutter, designer, Eaters of the Dead, film, movies, sewer, sewing, techniques, The 13th Warrior
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