Photo courtesy of Jennifer Gruich
V is for Villains: Fallon Flynn
Coat Costume Construction; Vest Design and Construction
Coat Costume Construction; Vest Design and Construction
Began this project in April 2010, and completed it in June 2010. It took over 50 hours to complete.
I was given a sketch by V is for Villains guitarist Fallon Flynn (Jon Santiago) for a coat, and we discussed its feasibility and made some changes. I then flat patterned the garment and made a muslin mock-up, which we altered several times in order to get the shape he wanted. He knew he would overheat on stage, so we decided on snaps with faux buttons for easy removal of the coat between songs. Plastic boning was used in the hood so that it would keep its shape and not cover his face when up. I deconstructed a red purse to create the bars for the sleeves and back of the hood.
After constructing the coat, we decided that, as a villain, the coat had seen lots of wear and tear. I distressed it with multiple layers of tea painted on, as well as grease.
The gloves were found online and altered, and I added the red bars to the boots. A red stripe of twill was also added to the sides of purchased pants. He had patches custom embroidered in the V logo of the band, as well as a personal Fallon Flynn logo, and I stitched those to the coat, as well.
Materials: white twill, red satin, white jersey knit, magnetic purse snaps, black buttons with red enamel paint, red vinyl, embroidered patches, plastic boning, grease, tea
I was given a sketch by V is for Villains guitarist Fallon Flynn (Jon Santiago) for a coat, and we discussed its feasibility and made some changes. I then flat patterned the garment and made a muslin mock-up, which we altered several times in order to get the shape he wanted. He knew he would overheat on stage, so we decided on snaps with faux buttons for easy removal of the coat between songs. Plastic boning was used in the hood so that it would keep its shape and not cover his face when up. I deconstructed a red purse to create the bars for the sleeves and back of the hood.
After constructing the coat, we decided that, as a villain, the coat had seen lots of wear and tear. I distressed it with multiple layers of tea painted on, as well as grease.
The gloves were found online and altered, and I added the red bars to the boots. A red stripe of twill was also added to the sides of purchased pants. He had patches custom embroidered in the V logo of the band, as well as a personal Fallon Flynn logo, and I stitched those to the coat, as well.
Materials: white twill, red satin, white jersey knit, magnetic purse snaps, black buttons with red enamel paint, red vinyl, embroidered patches, plastic boning, grease, tea
Sketch courtesy of Carlos Santiago
Photo courtesy of MAES Photography
Photos courtesy of Carlos Santiago and The Death Maidens
Photo courtesy of Ashley Peterson
Vest
After the coat, he needed something to wear under it that would still channel his villain persona once the coat was removed on stage. I sketched a few options, and we decided on a version of the top left, with the bottom right back and the addition of three bars down the center back, like the hood of his coat.
The vest was flat patterned and fit via muslin mock-ups.
Materials: white twill, black twill, red canvas, antiqued brass snaps, brass zipper
After the coat, he needed something to wear under it that would still channel his villain persona once the coat was removed on stage. I sketched a few options, and we decided on a version of the top left, with the bottom right back and the addition of three bars down the center back, like the hood of his coat.
The vest was flat patterned and fit via muslin mock-ups.
Materials: white twill, black twill, red canvas, antiqued brass snaps, brass zipper
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Gruich
Photo courtesy of MAES Photography
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Gruich