Medieval/ Tudor corset

End of the week 25th April

• Velvet board used for ironing velvet to keep there fibres properly.
• Learned to tie bow ties.
• Nearly finished the opera dress I was working on.

Opera Day

Patterns can be very helpful to work with but from working on this dress I've realised you can't trust your eyes you have to trust the measurements and stepping back from the garment on a dummy. Also that the bigger a persons assets the more it influences a hem or shape of a garment to fit the body shape eg. stomach, bust, bum sizes can make a garments dip in different places when it's not on them..

Before Easter

Before Easter:-

During my time on Legally Blonde I learned quite a bit. I've realised how hard it is to step away from a show after the hour call. I could only do maintenance, checks in the morning, ironing that's about it. However it really made me realise that we are wardrobe department not laundry, we do fittings and make costumes not dressing as a first priority on shows. However I realised that being back stage to see how to help with quick changes on shows can help, for example magnets, poppers, zips, elastic in shoes etc.

Mangment:-

I'm so nervous about this management because it seems to be going no where because of lack on info. I'm so glad that we have an extension because I don't feel like I have enough to talk about for 1000 words. The only thing I could talk about is at what info I don't have and how it's effected the costumes and time.

Opera:-

It was really nice to see all the costumes together as one unit. I love the style of the design and I can't wait to see it on the stage. It was interesting to see what notes can get done with not long to go and staff shortages. It was interested to see how the period pieces like the flyered trousers and suits got pulled in. It's interesting  to see how the director has final say on designs and look of the show really. The director seemed to be making a lot of big decisions. It's interesting to see how much he was paying attention to the body shapes of his cast and making sure it actually suits them and how they move.

First Day Back in Costume

I've really enjoyed my first day back in costume. Seeing what shows are going on in the department and what shows we've been given to focus on. I'm on Legally blonde and Hamlet for now which I am so excited about. We've also started to talk about the management project for this term which will be for Opera; I've already started to make notes of things to include in this project so as to give me a good starting point. I really want to take on the management rule next year but I don't know if I'll be able to do it. I'm hoping this project will help me see how I could achieve this and if I would be a good manager though evaluating the skills that a good manager should have.

Today I started to get into the habit of taking my time when doing alterations and adjustments; hoping this will help me improve from last team and help me keep a more level head when I get stressed. I've also started to double check any doubles I may have when doing adjustments to a garment. I also learned to use the invisible hemmer for the first time which makes life so much easier when it comes to hemming garments. I think it's good to know both ways though because in future  might not have one to hand.