The work displayed in this gallery is a collection of my costume and styling projects.
Beetlejuice Jr.
This has been my largest project to date. Under the mentorship of Sarah Mosher, I was head costumer for Beetlejuice Jr. at Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth Texas. There were 40 children cast. Some characters were casts as doubles, in other words, they would take turns playing different characters for their scheduled performances. Many of the children had several costume changes throughout the show.
I had the help of a couple of peers from Stage West who made this enormous project manageable. It was essential to create spreadsheets to keep track of each actors roles and the costume pieces they would need. Having these details made it clear what pieces would need to be made, sourced, altered, assigned to an actor, and prioritized. Collaborating with other artists, working with talented children, and managing the costumes constructions from beginning to end while being conscious of our budget. I gained so much experience during my time with Stage West that I am eager to apply in my future professional endeavors.
Year
2025
Princess Kuranosuke
This dress is inspired by the anime Princess Jellyfish. The series follows a group of nerdy women living in an apartment together. When their home is threatened the women find their confidence and beauty, encouraging them to start a fashion line to save their home.
The dress is designed to resemble a Moon Jellyfish. The skirt is gathered to create the bell of the invertebrate, with a curly iridescent ribbon to imitate some of the inner anatomy, and strings of pearls along the hem as their tentacles.
The base of the dress was repurposed from a recycled bridal gown. Originally floor length, with off the shoulder sleeves, a few sizes too large to fit myself, I completely deconstructed the dress to alter for my vision. I began by separating the bodice from the skirt to shorten and regather. I then removed the sleeves of the bodice, took the side seem in, and created a new neckline. I finally embellished with hand sewn ribbon and repurposed plastic pearls. It was an incredible challenge I took on and I am excited to apply what I’ve learned from this project onto many others.
Year
2026
The Magician, Asra
This costume is based on the character Asra the magician from the mobile dating sim The Arcana. It took several months to construct from beginning to end. The magicians traveling cloak was the most creatively challenging parts of the creation. The outside of the cloak is a fire hot orange-red, while the inside is a swirl of purple, indigo, blue, and more. The trim along the entire edge shimmers gold. Multi-colored dials of various finishes decorate the corners and back of the cloak. Black tails of fabric trimmed in metallic lavender ribbon come down the rear dial to reach the end of the cloak. I drafted the pattern myself to include a pocket.
The crimson red sash and the pink sash with yellow fringe was sewn by myself. I dyed the fringe yellow using food coloring and heat.
The white buttoned shirt was purchased and altered to fit my measurements, I then embellished with gold buttons. The brown leggings were purchased, I added the pleather panel with gold buttons.
Year
2020
Harley Quinn
The infamous Harley Quinn needs little introduction. She is a psychotic jester themed criminal from Gotham City running along side The Joker.
She’s had many different designs over the years, and there wasn’t one particular look that I wanted to replicate. Instead I wanted to pull inspiration from a few different looks. I wanted to use Harley’s original red, black, and white color scheme, along with some notable accessories like her clown collar and ruffled wrist cuffs.
Those accessories in particular I had sewn myself. The Mallet was the first larger prop I made. The handle is sectioned PVC pipe for collapsible storage. The central base is rounded cardboard, and the outer “wooden” panels are made from foam matts. It is incredibly light weight and stand just under 4 feet tall. Most other costume pieces were thrifted or purchased.
Year
2019
Taako Taaco
This costume is based on Taako the wizard from the Dungeons & Dragons inspired podcast The Adventure Zone. The podcast now has official art of the main characters from the series, but for a while most character designs were fan made.
This of course leaves room for my own creative expression. I imagine Taako as a flamboyant, non-traditional adventurer. He has long blonde hair, and wears sarcastic t-shirts, or patterned pants. His wide brimmed wizards hat has pops of colors and hint of glitter
The red cloak was sewn myself with a reversable fabric. The outside is a crimson red with black floral details, the inside is black with crimson red floral details. The glowing potion bottles were made by myself as well. I used craft glue to paint the outside of glass bottles until they had a frosted look. Each bottle was filled with a colored fairy light and each battery pack tucked into a pleather belt.
Year
2018
J-Fashion
In my free time I’ve enjoyed styling obscure outfits for myself. I’m very drawn to Japanese street fashion and subcultures. Sometimes I’ll invest time to coordinate a look based on a specific fashion genre like Lolita, Fairy-Kei, Menhera, etc. While these are not costumes and more of an expression, I believe the styling of clothes and fashion to be vital to understanding designing costumes.
