Kensington Palace design project, 2012.

Our class at uni was lucky enough to get a commisson from Kensington Palace this term.

We were given two historical characters each, which we were to design. They are now on display in the palaces opening exhibition.

I designed the characters Marie Louise Elizabeth of Orleans, and Louise von der Pfalz, at the age they would both be in year 1700.

Marie Louise Elizabeth of Orleans, age 5 -

Louise von der Pfalz, age 39 -

Room and boxes in which the designs are on display -

This photo borrowed from UK News Yahoo

Faust design project, 2012.

After our costume show we started working on the opera Faust.

We were again tasked with setting it in a world of our own choice, challenging our creativity.

I initially wanted to set mine in the baroque to make a grand opera, but realising it was too safe for the project, I decided to do a darker version of Faust, setting the whole play in Mephistopheles' world, with everyone rotting and decaying, but still in their finery.

The soldier Wagner -

Siebel -

The soldier Valentin -
Living Faust, young -
Rotting faust, young -
Mephistopheles -
Living Marguerite -

Rotting Marguerite -

The Love of Three Oranges, Clarice costume, 2011-2012.

Autumn term 2011 we started working on Gozzis comedy "The Love of Three Oranges", where we were tasked with creating our own world to set the story in, then start designing characters.

I chose to set my comedy in a world inspired by court life in France around the french revolution, making all the characters very patriotic yet comedic.

We then had to choose one of our designs and make it, to be ready for the yearly Costume Show in January 2012.

I chose to make the character Clarice - designed wearing a gown using the basic silhuette of the era, with a corset and polonaise made of french flags in different sizes, and a tall wig with a glittery silver ship on top, drawing inspiration from Marie Antoinette.

The finished costume on stage-

Basic historical designs, 2011

In a project at the end of term 2011, we had to do basic historically accurate designs for the different eras of fashion, from ancient times to today.

Here are some of the designs I did, many based on historical figures or paintings -

Egon Schiele design project, 2011.

Spring 2011 we also worked with choreographer Lea Anderson, designing costumes for her speculative upcoming show on painter Egon Schiele.

I decided to do my designs based on the time of Schiele, which was around 1900 - 1920, as well as his actuall work, using colours he used in his paintings, and the general feel of his work.

Some of my designs:

There were 12 in all.

Wigmaking - mustache 2011

In spring 2011 we had a course on wigmaking, where we all threaded and styled our own mustache.

This was my finished result:

Cocktail hat project, 2011

In early 2011 we worked with milliner Sean Barret on designing and making our own cocktail hats.

My hat was based on the style of the 1940s, focusing on the elegance of simplicity.

Unfortunately, a blurry scan of the design -

Sketch of beading work -

Hat in progress -

Part of the task was having the hat photographed in a suitable setting. I tried to convey this by making the pictures look as if they might have been taken as headshots of a 1940s actress.

I modelled the hat on 3 different people.

Charlotte -

Amy -

Me -

The Busybody - Susanna Centlivre design project, 2010

I started university in 2010, studying Costume Design BA (hons) at Wimbledon College of Art.

Our first project was designing the main characters for Susanna Centlivres comedy The Busy Body, set in the early 1700s.

Sir Jealous Traffic -

Sir George -

Sir Francis -

Isabinda -

Miranda -

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Erasmus Montanus, 2010

Spring 2011 I designed the costumes for Romerike Fhs' production of Erasmus Montanus, by Ludvigh Holberg. I had the help of a fellow student in making all the costumes, as well as doing the hair and make-up for each performance, and working as a dresser during the shows.
Again, unfortunately, many of the designs are lost, but I have pictures.

The production was a comedy, and set in a crazy sort of world inspired by the 18th century.

The priest, Nille, Magdelone, Lisbeth and Erasmus.

Design for the character Lisbeth -
The finished costume for Lisbeth -

Design for the main character, Erasmus Montanus -

The finished costume for Erasmus-

The finished costumes for the characters Jeppe and Nille, the farmer parents of Erasmus -
Lisbeth on stage-

On stage, Erasmus and Lisbeth getting married -

The Brothers Lionheart, 2009

In 2010,I collaboration with three other costume design students at Romerike Folkehoegskole (college) in Norway, designing and making the costumes for the schools production of The Brothers Lionheart, by Astrid Lindgrehn.

We did the hair and make-up before each performance, as well as working as dressers before, during and after the show.

Unfortunately many of the designs are lost, but some pictures remain.

It was set in a medieval fantasy world, as in the original story.

Kavring and Jonathan on stage -

Design for the hunter -

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The costume on stage -

The evil Tengils and his soldiers -