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Kevin Robbs and Emily G william

Kevin Robbs and Emily G william. Costume Design. About Costume Design. Costume Design has been around since the beginning of Theater Actors would manage all their own costumes when acting in a play

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Kevin Robbs and Emily G william

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  1. Kevin Robbs and Emily Gwilliam Costume Design

  2. About Costume Design • Costume Design has been around since the beginning of Theater • Actors would manage all their own costumes when acting in a play • In early theater, men would wear specific colors and different types of garments to impersonate a woman • Costume Designers weren't available to the actors until the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s • They would have a limited choice of which fabric to choose from • Each actors wardrobe would go from play to play with them • Sometimes you would see a costume that was worn in one play in a different play

  3. Continued… • Costume Designers start out all their projects with brainstorming and sketching • The Director will also dictate how much the designers can spend on their projects (Budget) • First step is talking with the Director and all the other designers to come up with an all around concept • The Costume Designer then searched for fabrics and color schemes to go along with the concept • They would go through dozens if not a hundred different sketches that had fabric attached to them and submit them to the directed hoping one would pull through • Sizing for the actors and any additional props are added into the design as needed

  4. Greek and Roman Design Onkoi- Headdress worn by actors Mask- depicted emotions or even animals Chitons- a toga or a robe worn by actors Himation- a thick wool robe draped over the actors body for specific roles Kurthonoi- high-heeled boots or platform sandals in which to elevate the actor

  5. Medieval and Renaissance Design (Men) Men would wear a garment called “Plaid Cotehardie” (a long sleeved garment often laced or buttoned down the front or back) Skirts were worn more commonly on men than woman Chains and swords were added to the costume Hats and even Crowns were worn as headdress’

  6. Medieval and Renaissance Design (Woman) Woman wore long flowing full length dresses It was custom to show the woman's chest to symbolize womanliness Make-up was dull in the Medieval time but was very vibrant in the Renaissance They wore bonnets and or beautiful head pieces to show class Hoop skirts were introduced to theater

  7. Asian Design Asian actors wore big and vibrant robes that covered the whole actor Face paint was a traditional way of personifying a character Specific colors like: red, white, black, green and gold were applied to the costumes as a basic color palette but could be modified For footwear they would wear sandals or slippers Puppets would be introduced and would wear the same wardrobe as an actual actor

  8. Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) • Born in Boston • She studied at many institutions including; New York of Fine and Applied Arts, The Art Students League of New York, and the Acedemie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris • One of her first productions was the Broadway style of Alice in Wonderland in 1931 • In the production of The King and I, she used silks from Thailand which created a new trend in fashion and interior design

  9. Featured Work

  10. “West Side Story” Academy Award in 1961

  11. “Hello Dolly” Academy Award in 1963

  12. “Mommy Dearest” Academy Award in 1963

  13. “Cleopatra” Academy Award in 1963

  14. “Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Academy Award in 1966

  15. “Guys and Dolls” Academy Award in 1956

  16. “The King and I” Academy Award in 1956

  17. “An American In Paris” Academy Award in 1951

  18. “Funny Girl”

  19. Broadway Work

  20. Irene Sharaff’s work in Hallelujah Baby

  21. Tony Award Nominations

  22. Tony Award winner “The King and I”

  23. William Ivey Long (1947 – present) • Attended Yale School of Drama • He was nominated for 12 Tony awards but only winning 5 of them • In 2000, William was named “Person of the Year” by the National Theatre Conference • In 2003, he was crowned “Legend of Fashion” by the Art Institute of Chicago • In 2006, he was inducted to the Theater Hall of Fame

  24. Drama Desk Award for “Outstanding Costume Design”

  25. Tony Awards

  26. “Nine”

  27. “Crazy for you”

  28. “The Producers”

  29. “Hairspray”

  30. “Grey Gardens”

  31. Interview with William Long

  32. “La Cage Aux Folles”

  33. Bibliography • www.IBDB.com “Irene Sharoff and William Ivey Long” • www.youtube.com • www.playbillwault.com • Gronemeyer, Andrea. “Theater”. Germany. Barron’s. 1996 • Williams, John. “Costumes and Settings for Shakespeare’s Plays”. Totswa, New Jersey. 1982 • Newton, Stella Mary. “Renaissance Theatre Costume”. New York. Theatre Arts Books. 1975 • La Motte, Richard. “Costume Design 101”. Studio, California. Michael Wiese Productions. 2010 • Cohen, Robert. “Theatre, Ninth Edition”. Avenue of Americas, New York. McGraw-Hill. 1938

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