Draping and Patterning

Capstone Project
UNC Chapel Hill
Spring 2026

Designed by J. Howell Russell

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Components: 

Boned bodysuit with engineered embroidery

Quilted stretch leggings

"Stained glass" embroidery

​Spiral steel wing frames

Silk chiffon painted wings using Jacquard water-based resist and acid dyes

Fosshape tiara with wire antennas and additional painted wings

Firebird Tutu
Greensboro Ballet
Spring 2026

Custom design developed with the Artistic Director of the Greensboro Ballet.

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13.5" traditional plate tutu with red and yellow under-layers and textured glitter top layer. The bodice and plate feature pieces of appliqués blended together to wrap around the bodice and the tutu. 

Historical Reproduction Ensemble
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Fall 2025

Third-year project to recreate a historical garment from the UNC Costar Archive (link). 

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1890s walking suit with custom embroidered fabric and trim. ​

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Components:

Chemise, corset, and insertion lace petticoat (see other slides)

Crinoline petticoat 

Bodice 

Skirt

You Can't Take it With You
Playmakers Repertory 
Fall 2025

Director: Nathaniel P. Claridad

Costume Designer: Anne Kennedy

Set Designer: Daniel Zimmerman

Lighting Designer: Kathy A. Perkins

Photographer: Huth Photo

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Purple silk organza dress for Alice (Delaney Jackson) with a turquoise bias slip Tan day dress based on Dress 37 from Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 2 with custom embroidery on the sleeves. Fully lined.

The Royale
Playmakers Repertory 
Fall 2025

Director: Vivienne Benesch

Movement Director: Christopher Windom

Costume Designer: Sabrina Guillaume-Bradshaw

Set Designer: Yi-Hsuan Ma

Lighting Designer: Tao Wang

Photographer: Huth Photo

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Men's period boxing shorts and a tailored dressing robe. All drafted using  CLO3D software.

Historical Skin Layers
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Fall 2025

Components:

Chemise

Reproduction corset based on an 1890s corset from the Russian Ambrason Corset Factory*

Petticoat with insertion lace from the UNC Costar Collection (link)*

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*Drafted using CLO3D

Class Project -- Strapless Dress
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Fall 2025

Third-year class project. Silk velvet dress with a structured inner garment based on a 1950s design by Elsa Schiaparelli.

Superhero Unitard

UNC Chapel Hill

Fall 2024

Captain Marvel unitard with a raglan sleeve, stretch cording, padded appliqués, and a center front invisible zipper

Death of a Salesman
Playmakers Repertory 
Spring 2025

Director: Micael Wilson

Costume Designer: David C. Woolard

Set Designer: Jan Chambers

Lighting Designer: Carolina Ortiz Herrera

Photographer: Huth Photo

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Two dresses for Linda Loman (Julia Gibson)

Crumbs from the Table of Joy
Playmakers Repertory 
Fall 2024

Director: Tia James

Costume Designer: Sabrina Guillaume-Bradshaw

Set Designer: Jan Chambers

Lighting Designer: Kathy A. Perkins

Photographer: Huth Photo

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Dress with a removable over-skirt for Gerte Schulte (Elizabeth Dye).

Class Project -- Men's Tailored 2-Piece Suit
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Spring 2025

Men's suit made for PRC staff member using Masaaki Kawashima's drafting method.

The Prom
Playmakers Repertory Summer Youth Conservatory
Summer 2024

Director: Chauntee’ Schuler Irving

Choreographer: Courtney Liu

Costume Designer: Matthew Mallard

Set Designer: Anita Tripathi

Lighting Designer: Benjamin Bosc

Photographer: HuthPhoto

Macbeth
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Summer 2024

Director: Wendy Franz

Costume Designer: Meghan A. Doyle

Set Designer: Matthew S. Crane

Lighting Designer: Jon Dunkle

Photographer: Jennifer Koskinen ​

The Game
Playmakers Repertory Company
Spring 2024

Pieces:  Grecian Dresses worn by Jen (Sanjana Taskar) and Alyssa (Megan Ketch) and bodysuit worn by Megan Ketch

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Director: Vivienne Benesch

Costume Designer: Pamela A. Bond

Set Designer: Lee Savage

Lighting Designer: Carolina Ortiz Herrera

Photographer: HuthPhoto and Sarah Rolleri

Class Project -- Beginning Draping Final
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Spring 2024

1940s-style dress with custom designed fabric and 3D printed accessories by Jessica Land.

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Fully lined with contrast facings, pockets, and corded edges. 

Class Project -- Design for the Body
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Spring 2024

Corded 1820s-style corset.

Class Project -- Stretch Construction
University of Alabama
Spring 2023

Custom designed snake-inspired unitard with inset briefs and bra.

Class Project -- Classical Ballet Construction
University of Alabama
Spring 2023

Custom designed "Thistle Fairy" pancake tutu.

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20-piece bodice and ombre-dyed tutu net.

Into the Woods
University of Alabama
Spring 2023

Pieces: Cinderella's Ballgown and the Witch's final look

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Director/Choreographer: Stacy Alley

Costume Designer: Todd Roberts

Set Designer: Soledad Sanchez Valdez

Lighting Designer: 

Photographer: Porfirio Solorzano

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Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
University of Alabama
Spring 2023

Pieces: Esmeralda's Mother's Blouse and Cape

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Director: Matt Davis

Costume Designer: Brad Caleb Lee

Set Designer: Brad Caleb Lee

Lighting Designer: Shea Glenn

Photographer: Porfirio Solorzano

Class Project -- Period Patterning
University of Alabama
Spring 2022

Corded 1880s corset

3/4 scale historical reproduction of dress form Harper's Bazaar

Panniers

Half drape of 1860s bodice

Class Project -- Basic Patterning
University of Alabama
Spring 2022

Fully-finished dress