Kevin Robbs and Emily Gwilliam

 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

 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

 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

 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’

 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

 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

 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

Academy Award in 1961

Academy Award in 1963

Academy Award in 1966

Academy Award in 1956

Academy Award in 1951

Irene Sharaff’s work in Hallelujah Baby

 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

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