Costume Sourcing, Adaptations and Breaking Down

This evening I went sourcing again to find the 2 remaining accessories to my costumes. I managed to find a necklace and make a necktie from a scrap of brown fabric.

I also adapted the chemise for Belle and I am really happy with the result.

I broke down Dan's trousers and they are now perfect for his character as Belle's client.

I am very happy with how well everything has gone, despite the few jobs I had left today tonight. I am very much looking forward to working on set to see how my costumes look on film and how well they work with the set design and lighting etc.

Fitting and Costume Sourcing

Today I had a fitting for both of the actresses, Annabelle and Caroline, and the actor, Dan. I am thrilled with how good everything looked. I have an adaptation to make to Belle's costume but it should be fairly simple. I also need to break down the trousers for Dan to make them look more worn and source a necktie for Dan and a necklace for Annabelle. I had a look in the uni costume store collection of jewellery but the only thing I could find that may have worked is an earring that I would need to attach to a chain but i am not 100% happy with that so I will try to source a necklace later.

Caroline (Adelita)

I feel I have really successfully done my job as a costume designer so far and due to my organisation skills I have managed to keep on top of everything.

Costume Sourcing

Today I continued with the costume sourcing and found some black shoes for Belle after finding out the red shoes would not fit her. I went to the uni costume store again and found a nice pair but they are not as good as the red pair. However, they are going to have to do as the shooting starts in 2 days I have arranged a fitting for tomorrow.

I am pleased with how all of the costumes look and am excited for the fitting tomorrow. I think they are going to look even better on the actresses/ actor.

Costume Sourcing

I carried on with the costume sourcing again today and found tights and underwear. I now don't have much left to get which is really good as I can focus on carrying on with Part 1 of the project and assisting the other film. I feel very in control and pleased with the progress I have made.

Costume Sourcing

Today I carried on with the costume sourcing. I went to pick up cowboy boots and a poncho that the Set Designer, Dec, offered to lend me. I am thrilled with both of them. I remembered a leather hat my Dad has and he has leant it to me. It goes perfectly with the cowboy boots. I also went charity shopping and found two chemise options for Belle that I am going to bring to a fitting I will arrange before the shoot.

I am very pleased with my progress so far with the costume sourcing and feel I am doing a really good job with keeping the Producer, Director and Set Designer up to date with everything I am doing.

Costume Sourcing

I met with Bunny to discuss the costumes I still had left to source, and after sending an email round to my course I managed to already source a corset. I am very pleased with it and it is exactly what I was looking for. It is the perfect colour. Being organised is really paying off as I am very in control of the situation and have sourced a lot of the costume components already.

Costume Sourcing

I went to the uni costume store to see if they had any relevant and appropriate costumes. I am really pleased with the costumes I managed to source as after I had gathered all of the costumes I had a production meeting to show them to the producer, director and set designer and they were really happy with what I found. They assured me that they would post the actors measurements on Dropbox in order for me to ensure the costumes I have already sourced will actually fit, and that what I have left to source will fit.
I am very happy with my progress so far with this project and feel very in control and not too overwhelmed.