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Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Director: Rebecca Holderness
Designer: Jason Orlenko
Assistant Cotusme Designer, Show Supervisor, Draper, Patternmaker, Stitcher
# Assistant Costume Designer Duties:
   - create Period Costume Reseach Portfolio
   - make Character Scene Breakdowns
   - make Costume Plot
   - help fabric shopping with costume designer
Period Costume Research Portfolio
 
Character Scene Breakdowns
Costume Plot (Draft)
 
Fabric Shopping/Searching
# Show Supervisor Duties:
   - create and organize Show Bible (Including Cast List, Show Contact Info., Budget, Calendar, Costume Designer's Renderings, Fabric Swatch Sheet, Fitting Schedule, Quick Reference Size Chart, Rental Contracts, Dress Rehearsal Notes, etc.)
   - make Costume Pieces List for wardrobe crews
   - distribute costume assignments
   - contact actors and stage management and arrange fitting schedules 
   - attend dress rehearsals
 
Calendar
Fitting Schedules
Quick Reference Size Chart
Fabric Swatch Sheet
Rehearsal Undergarment Checklist
Dress Rehearsal Notes
Costume Pieces List (Draft)
# Draper Duties:
   - build a corset and a pannier for the leading female character The Marquise de Mertueil
   - drape/pattern robes à l’Anglaise (both bodice and overskirt) for the leading female character The Marquise de Merteuil
Corset
Costume Designer's design rendering for The Marquise de Mertueil's corset
1780's Corset Research
Corset pattern pieces (developed from an existing 18th Century corset)
Corset fitting (with Pannier and Petticoat)
Finished Corset on the dress form
Actress in Corset warming up before the performance
The Marquise de Merteuil in Corset on stage
Pannier
Corset and Pannier fitting
Modified Pannier on the dress form
Robes à l’Anglaise
Costume Designer's design rendering for The Marquise de Mertueil's robes à l’Anglaise
1780's Robes à l’Anglaise Research
Robes à l’Anglaise pattern developed from historical dress pattern
(from the book Patterns of Fashion 1)
Robes à l’Anglaise muslin mock-up fitting
Robes à l’Anglaise Construction Details
Robes à l’Anglaise fabric fitting
Robes à l’Anglaise box pleats close-up
Robes à l’Anglaise on the dress form
The Marquise de Merteuil in Robes à l’Anglaise on stage
Fabric Swatches
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses

I was Assistant Costume Designer, Show Supervisor, and Draper for this production. As a Draper, I was assigned a corset, a pannier, and robes à l Read More

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