by kelerr
Upon reading this post back, I clearly intended it to be the first in the series about my Beauty and the Beast costumes. However, that ship has sailed since I posted about the ballgown first a few days ago. I’ve decided to just leave the post as I originally wrote it, when I was updating as I went along. My main challenge when designing a show as loved as this one is to make sure I honor the familiar costumes […]
by kelerr
Because of the complexity of the Beast costume, and because we used multiple parts for multiple costumes, I’ll do a general post on the Beast rather than break it up by costume. My two costumes were called “Basic Beast” and “Fancy Beast.” Each version involved a store bought pairs of beast pants, gloves, feet and a muscle suit for bulk. I decided against a full on fur suit to save our actors from getting overheated. I began with the “Fancy […]
by kelerr
This will be the first in my series on my costumes for Beauty and the Beast. I’ve been holding off on posting any progress photos for the most part, because I wanted the costumes to be a glorious surprise when they hit the stage. Today I start by showing you the process of making the ballgown. Despite the fact that Beauty and the Beast has the awesome challenge of the furniture costumes, I was most looking forward to making Belle’s iconic […]
by kelerr
The beginning of February meant a new Shaker and Spoon box. This month the spirit of choice was gin, aptly named Death by Gin. I was excited because the last two have both been whiskey-based (which I love, but was looking forward to trying something else). When the box arrived, I opened it up to see what I was in store for. I tend to keep it a surprise more or less. Although Shaker and Spoon does describe its cocktails […]
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