Belle's Ballgown
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As the cutter/draper at Music Theatre Wichita I was tasked with building Belle's yellow ballgown. I draped and patterned the gown and then was the sole stitcher on the dress. Below are production photos as well as many progress photos from throughout the process.
Director/Choreographer - Brian J. Marcum
Music Director - Jesse Warkentin
Scenic Designer - J. Branson
Projections Designer - Michael Commendatore
Lighting Designer - Aaron Mooney
Costume Designer/Coordinator - Joseph Sibley
Hair & Makeup Designer - Joshua Harris
Sound Designer - David Muehl
Photographer - Kacy Meinecke
Beauty and The Beast
As the cutter/draper at Music Theatre Wichita along with building Belle's yellow ballgown, I also draped and patterned a number of other costumes including finale dresses, Mrs. Potts Bodice, new bodices for the plates, and many other items.
Director/Choreographer - Brian J. Marcum
Music Director - Jesse Warkentin
Scenic Designer - J. Branson
Projections Designer - Michael Commendatore
Lighting Designer - Aaron Mooney
Costume Designer/Coordinator - Joseph Sibley
Hair & Makeup Designer - Joshua Harris
Sound Designer - David Muehl
Photographer - Kacy Meinecke
Fellow Travelers Cupcake Dress
As a student at CCMÂ I was tasked with building this cupcake dress for Fellow Travelers. I draped and patterned the dress and then was the sole stitcher on the project. Below are final photos as well as many progress photos from throughout the process.
Charles James Drape
For this project we looked at the pictured dress by Charles James and tried to recreate it using a muslin bodice as the base and fabric from stock draped on top of it.
Elizabethan Bodice
For this project we draped a pattern in paper using a dress form and built a bodice from the draped paper pattern. We then flat pattern drafted sleeves and built them. Then the sleeves were attached to the muslin bodice.
Polonaise
For this assignment, we were given research images to choose from and had to recreate the polonaise. We draped on the form and then had to sew the garment by hand and machine and reapply it to the form.
Corset
Over the course of a semester we built a corset, learning techniques along the way.