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Theatre Costume
Theatre Costume is an exciting a creatively diverse member of the City & Guilds Fashion family.
How does the course work?
All students for City & Guilds need to complete a Design for Craft unit for the level they are working at. The Design for Craft unit gives the learner a base and understanding for design later on.
Once the first unit has been completed the learner then moves onto the craft of Theatre Costume.
To enable the designer to understand and create their style, a research folder is compiled of costumes, fashion and illustrations that inspire them or anything that sparks their interest in relation to their design including colours or textures they may want to incorporate into design.
This is followed by a portfolio of sewing samples to be completed to ensure the techniques correct for the level of learning are understood. These include ways of creating a seam, finishing a seam, inserting zips, closures, and the correct techniques for button holes and pockets. For Theatre Costume at higher levels samples also include techniques for body padding, extensions and wings or tail like structures.
Students then move through the individual projects of the syllabus from design brief, and garment design through costing to creation.
Level 2 Theatre Costume
Projects include:
- A Simple Costume
- A re-vamp costume
- An accessory
- A folder of work in support of the constructed items
- Sewing samples
Level 3 Theatre Costume
Projects include
- A Stretch Costume
- A Supports Costume
- A Re-Vamp Costume
- A Historical Costume
- A Folder of Work in support of the Constructed items
- Samples of Padding and body extensions
Due to the nature of the design process it is sometines necessary to toile garments (a test version to ensure the fit a pattern is correct). However it can be difficult to carry out a fitting by yourself when making for yourself and you may need an experienced dress maker on hand to help you at some stages. As an IDC student not only do you have the flexibility and support to work on your own time at home you also have the opportunity to attend workshops and classes at the centre as an extra option to your course to support your learning experience.
