Kirkleatham Museum Redcar. Beauty and the Beach. September 2015

This Museum is a little gem that's on my doorstep.

 

It is so important to be able to get up close to these costumes

and analyse them as primary research for the degree course I am

 currently attending

 

One-piece Deco style Meridian Bathing Costume 1925-30 

(orange)

 

                                                               
   This blue with white costume with white trim,  The 'modesty' law was still in force in the Britain

 1950-55, Halter neck polka dot bathing suit, with matching puffed out shorts

                                              
  Halter neck bathers are very popular, the gathers, satin and button detail finish      off the overall look
                                                

   The decorative button down panel flattens the tummy, 1960s one-piece Bri-Nylon

 Jantzen International Set, one-piece in latex 1959, Designed to advertise international travel for Pan-Am airlines
                                              

    Janet Dickinson, one-piece nylon, cotton glaze, this bather with internal boning and cone shaped bra top  exaggerated hourglass shape. Red background with polka trim.
                                          

                                    
   I would like to credit Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar for letting me display these photos in my blog

Yves Saint Laurent collection @ Bowes Museum July 2015

The magnificent Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, UK

Two friends and I went along to visit the eagerly awaited

Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal collection

 

This 1970s haute couture short evening dress

is veiled in black Chantilly lace

the cut out design is exquisite

 

                                The front of the dress has button detail, long puffed sleeves
                                   with cuff fastening, straight dress hemline is to the knee

                                                    Evening Gown spring/summer 2001
                                                      white silk organdie bustier gown,
                                                                 

                                 Embroidered (by Lesage) with pineapple effect made from
                                          black silk thread, rhinestones and black sequins
                                                                             

                                      With scalloped edges embroidered with silk thread
                                            

 

                                    Autumn/winter collection 1965 haute couture collection
                                  This is one of my favourite's a sleeveless straight dress of
                                             wool jersey with appliqued coloured blocks
                                       

                                  Cocktail dress 1966 autumn/winter haute couture collection
                               straight green wool jersey with heart-shaped design and uneven
                                                             strip along the hemline

                                   Just a few images from my collection of photographs
                          I had taken on our visit to this amazing collection of costumes
                                       altogether there was 54 items in the collection,

                                I would like to thank Bowes Museum and Yves Saint Laurent
                                                       for letting me use these images

Beamish, chilling out behind the scenes

Me (right) and Karolina waiting to go on the catwalk

 

                               Karolina also a student made the mans jacket, both looking fabulous,
                                           her dress was made by another  first year student

                                   There was a lot going on at Beamish and the sun was shining
                                      below stands student and model John in his three piece suit
                                              made by another very talented student Shannon

                               Two second year students in their very glamorous ball gowns
                                      made by second year students, posing near some
                                                                   vintage motor cars
                                                     

                                           Here is Tom resting in a chair that is situated
                                                 in the front room of the 1950s house

                                     This was the magnificent 1950s band that had everyone
                                                           up dancing and toe tapping
          

                                                  
                                       I would like to thank Beamish Museum, Durham, England

Beamish,1950s catwalk show June 2015

For our cut and construction module we had to do a live brief

for Beamish Museum, Durham.

 

This is the band, girls in purple dresses and the boys wore same coloured ties

 

                                                      These girls where the waitresses

                                               All costumes were made by first year students
                                                       Theses four are all going to a dance

                           
                                             Student modelling an off the shoulder evening gown
                                                      with a full A line skirt to the floor   

                              This is the three piece double breasted suit I made for the show
             in dark grey tweed tailor made for my nephew Tom his partner in the show is a first year
                student, she is wearing a green sleeveless dress with a full skirt with detailed netting
                                   covering the full dress made by another first year student 

                       This is me on the left I am portraying a middle aged woman in day wear clothing.
                          I have never done anything like this before, but I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
                              My two co stars are students on my course their clothes were made by
                                                                others on my course

Careers in Costume

                                         There are many different careers in the costume industry
                                                I have highlighted one but there are many more


                                                              Costume (wardrobe) assistant

                      Wardrobe assistants help to make, alter, find, buy and look after the costumes
                  that are used in all aspects of the industries. You will need an interest in costume
                      and fashion, an eye for detail and have good sewing and organisational skills.

Qualifications:
Costume or fashion Degree course
Apprenticeship
There are no set rules but some form of experience or studies is a good way in.



       Interested and want to find out more, you may find these websites useful.

• ABC Awards
• NOCN
• City & Guilds
• SQA
• The Costume Society
• Design Council
• UKFT
• The Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU)
• Equity, the performers' union, which also represents Costume Designers
• Drama UK
• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)

               Publications

Drapers
• Performing Arts (CareersUncovered) - Trotman ISBN 1844551318
• Costume: The Journal of the Costume Society
• Screen Daily
• The Stage
• Variety

 

I would like to thank 'Careers in costume' for the all the information

 

 

Bath March 2015

 

 

Bath Fashion Museum

 

 

 

We had a morning in the archives looking at

loads of garments from many eras

Theses are all from the 1950s

these trousers have no zip look how long

the fly is

 

 

Two pockets on the front jacket

 

 

This waistcoat has a lapel, I haven't put

one on mine because of thickness

 

The collar does not go all round the neck it stops

at the shoulder

 

I would like to thank the Fashion Museum, Bath

for allowing me to use their photos

identification number BATMC 11.24.67 +A+B

Hat collection by Meridith Towne

 

Myself and another student went along to

view this collection at the reference

    library in Middlesbrough

 

 

It was a great night, getting a lot of

information as well as lots of laughs

 

 

 

she had a great private collection from

many eras

 

 

We could hold and inspecting how

they were made inside and out

 

 

These feather hats are amazing

look at the detail

 

 

1920s cloche hat

 

It was a privilege to get so close

I would like to thank Meridith Towne for letting me use these images

merry@meridithtowne.co.uk

Beamish Project, Jet Pockets

 

Measurements are crucial at this point,

iron interfacing, fold the fabric, iron then mark the

size required 

 

 

 

Sew on chalk marks

 

 

Sew the other side making sure the measurements

 are the same between the lines

 

 

 

Folding through the inside give it a wiggle

at the corners and tack down (inside) both sides

 

 

 

Add the pocket flap

 

 

Inside the pocket flap

 

 

Both pocket bags from an inside view

 

Beamish Project, Waistcoat

 

 

 Main piece(grey) is the lining the outer

fabric is the facing with

iron on interfacing

 

 

The interfacing is ironed on the front fabric

but always cut out the dart

 

 

Marking where the pockets are going,

interface an extra strip where the

pockets will go, gives extra

strength when cutting the fabric

 

 

Finished pockets

 

 

 

Inside pocket bags

(white is the extra interfacing)