Friday, 20 June 2014

Alexa loves... Costumes

Yesterday I went to the Huddersfield university costume show which was brilliant! 


I love costumes and theatre anyway but this showed me how much hard work actually goes into the costumes we see in the theatre, in the cinema or on tv! 

Here are some pieces from yesterday. I wish I could show you all of the pieces really close up because the detail on them was amazing but the lighting wasn't always great. 

I love this, designed for A Midsummer Nights Dream! My favourite being the bright, colourful one on the right. 


This picture isn't very clear but I had to show it to you because the dress was really good! 


These costumes were designed for 80 Days Around The World. 


These were so quirky I would love to go and see the show they were designed for. 




These costumes were amazing there was so much going on and so much detail you just didn't know where to look! 


You can't see on this image unfortunately but the girl had a bird cage in her hair which was fab and the front of the dress had a bird cage embroided onto it.


These pieces were so detailed I wish I could get a closer look. 



This costume was so scary! Perfect mood setter for the theatre.




I wish I could have got a picture of these two costumes together. The caging detail at the back of this dress is so inspiring. I would love to know the story behind these two costumes. 



So much research must have gone into these costumes. 



These costumes were designed for Sweeney Tod! How good are they?! 


This costume was brilliant especailly when the lights went off! 



When the model walked the dress floated behind her which was so beautiful. 


The detail of the jacket was incredible must have taken a lot of researching. 


The Rocky Horror costumes were perfect for Rocky Horror. 


The detail of this costume was fabulous. Bruise patterns on the back, cuts with a blood look and a dress that looks like it's all ripped. Perfect zombie costume. 



These costumes give off a modern feel of an old tale. 


This costume was amazing! 



These images are not good quality but the costumes were so good I had to share them with you! 




The wicker man costumes were truly terrifying! 


This was one of my favourite costumes because it's inspired by the fabulous 1950's! The hair and make up we're amazing too! 


This costume was fruity fabulous. From orange to a beautiful girl. 




This was another one of my favourites. The Corpse Bride costume was fabulously detailed from one side being a perfect dress turning to the other side which was the bare bones frame of the dress with all the inside pouring out. Pretty gruesome but exactly right for the Corpse bride.

All of the costumes were absolutely amazing. And so was the hair and make up. I want to see all the shows they were made for now because I want to see where all the ideas for such interesting designs came from! 

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