Period costumes - fabrics
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Finding appropriate fabrics for period costumes can be quite difficult, as they're often heavier or more expensive than conventional modern ones. Wearing unfamiliar fabrics can also have an effect on an actor's performance.
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Dyer and Textile Artist Rosie Maccurrach demonstrates the dyeing of Medea’s bloodied and mud-stained dress, worn by Helen McCrory in the final scenes of the 2014 production of Medea.
Published 06/09/15
Published 06/09/15
See how Designer Rae Smith's costume concepts are turned into beautiful finished pieces in the National Theatre costume workshop. This short film follows the process of creating the beautiful military dress coat worn by Hal Fowler as King Ignacio, from initial sketches to the full detail of the...
Published 04/02/14