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Orange You Glad You Read This Post
I’ve always loved the colour orange, and discovered Jessica’s blog a few years ago. I love her fabric designs, and her support of a colour which (up until this year’s trend setters), was not very...
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I’ve been a little busy!
It’s been a while since I posted in this blog because it was difficult to find time to write anything, in the midst of costuming 150 kids in 4 casts for Into The Woods, and 2 casts for The Jungle Book...
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Basic Makeup
Parents often ask me what stage make up is for, and why they have to use it, even on boys. The reason for wearing stage makeup is simple: the audience needs to be able to see the actors’ faces. If they...
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Mr Knickerbocker
These are the perfect pants for plays such as Oliver, Into the Woods, Beauty and The Beast and Mary Poppins, but unfortunately (or fortunately depending on when you were born) these have not been...
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Mulan Jr
After having a break in the Spring, I’m so excited to be working on my 11th show with MYTP. There are some great online stores for chinese clothing. Some of them have a LONG order time (like 2 months),...
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Dear Edwina
For this play, a lot of the character transformation will take place on stage, by the introduction of costume pieces that will be placed on stage and used for the scenes they are required in. You...
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You only need to provide the costume items that are listed under your character’s name, any other pieces required for your character will be provided by MYTP, as shared costume pieces, which may have a...
View ArticleHigh School Musical
Since this show is centred around current day teenagers, you can easily source the costume pieces from everyday stores. There is a lot of leeway left in the costume descriptions on purpose and you are...
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After just finishing a musical set in the present day, I’m excited to costume a show set in the magical world of Agrabah. We imagine the costumes for this show to be bright and colourful, so have fun...
View ArticleFrozen Jr
Do you want to build a snowman? Welcome to the chilly North! The costumes for this musical are inspired by 19th Century Norway; we have combined costumes that you will be familiar with from the movie...
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