Women's Dresses

These are some of my favorite dresses that I have created. The purple dress to the left was made from 100% silk charmeuse. I started out with about 8 yards of silk. After deciding what I wanted to make of it I chose a color. I had to mix the dyes until I found the perfect match. Then, I dyed the silk and hand painted (with dye) the black stencil like flower designs. The pattern was made from scratch and draped on a dress form. In the photo the dress is worn with a petticoat to give the skirt a little fullness.

The pink floral dress below was draped on a dress form from fabric that I got when apprenticing at the Kentucky Repertory Theatre. And the blue floral one on the right is inspired by a dress that I own and love! I found the fabric while out perusing one day and LOVED it. It took a couple of months to decide what I wanted to do with it, but I think the wait was worthwhile!

Coca~Cola Commerical

This bathing suit was custom made for a Coca~Cola Spec Commercial done in Los Angeles, California, December of 2007. The creator/director of the commercial was Mike Murphy, who is an animator on many major films including two of the Lord of the Rings movies, Stuart Little, I, Robot, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Bedtime Stories, and many more! He gave me a story board rendering with his idea of what he wanted for the Coke Girl. I took his idea and ran with it, choosing a sunshine yellow fabric for the suit. Mike wanted a very classic look, so I created a vintage 40's/50's inspired suit with sweatheart neckline, "dress" look (it is a full suit underneath), and gathering at the bust. The photos above are from the day of filming in front of the green screen. The Coke Girl is in a painting and comes to life in the course of the commercial, hence the green screen.

Women's Costumes

These custom made women's costumes were made over the last few years. I draped all of the pieces, using no patterns.

Above Left: Little Red Riding Hood; Above: Fairy; Above Right: Betty Boop.

Children's Costumes

These two custom made costumes were made for two little girls several years ago. They were (if you couldn't tell) Dorothy and Little Red Riding Hood.

These custom ordered costumes were made for a little girl's pageant. The one to the left was for Western Wear and the one on the right was for Disney Wear (she was one of those new fairies, Iredessa).

1850's Day Dress

This 1850's Day Dress was my biggest independent project yet. The ensemble includes a corset, chemise, bloomers, two petticoats and the outer bodice and skirt (made from silk taffeta). All pieces of the outergarment were draped and the undergarments were made from time period accurate patterns, adjusted for fit (the piece was made to fit a classmate of mine). I hand smocked the front panel on the bodice and the skirt was also hand pleated. This was my senior project while attending the University of Kentucky. I began my project with research in November of 2005 and completed the project at the end of February 2006 (working on the project while attending school full time). After finishing my project I headed south to Orlando, FL for the Southeastern Theatre Conference where I competed in the Crafts and Technology Competition, winning 1st place in March of 2006.