Costume Technician
Draping and Patterning
Capstone Project
UNC Chapel Hill
Spring 2026
Designed by J. Howell Russell
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.
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).
1890s walking suit with custom embroidered fabric and trim.
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
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
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)*
*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
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
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
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.
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.
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
Director/Choreographer: Stacy Alley
Costume Designer: Todd Roberts
Set Designer: Soledad Sanchez Valdez
Lighting Designer:
Photographer: Porfirio Solorzano
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
University of Alabama
Spring 2023
Pieces: Esmeralda's Mother's Blouse and Cape
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