Costume Design I

Catalog description

The art of costume design is a multifaceted discipline that hinges on research as much as creative development and construction. Provides an opportunity to explore the costume design process, from concept development through sample exploration, and finally the execution of fully constructed costumes. Using a sample script and characterization, students design into multiple different genres of production to gain a diverse understanding of the unique challenges of costume design. Is the production based in present day? Is it the past or the future? Post-apocalyptic or rom-com? These are the questions students face throughout the course. Additionally, there are supplemental projects shaped around sourcing, a pivotal aspect of the costume industry. Often designers repurpose old costumes or vintage clothing in order to create something new, unique and cost-effective. Over the course of various projects, students create industry-standard costume designs and exploratory physical samples, culminating in a final project that represents research, sketching and ideation, as well as fabrication.