21M.715 | Fall 2009 | Undergraduate

The Craft of Costume Design

Calendar

Full descriptions of each activity are available on the Assignments page.

SES # ACTIVITIES MATERIALS
1

Meet and greet

Create headblock

 
2 Craft felt hat

Design sketch of hat

Structures for forming hat

Embellishments

3
4
5 Fabric manipulation and distressing demo Jacket
6 Duct tape corset

1 roll of duct tape

Disposable t-shirt (close fitting is best)

Selection of corset style

7
8 Jacket transformation

Paints

Embellishments

Design sketch of jacket

9
10
11 Open studio: work on hat, jacket as needed  
12 Gauntlets

Glove design sketch

4-5 sheets craft foam

Gloves with cuff (garden gloves work well)

Paint, embellishments

13
14
15 Period Wig “hair”
16
17
18 Life Mask

Hairband

Facial cleanser/towel (for initial casting)

Sketch of mask

Embellishments, paint

19
20
21 Period Jewelry  
22  
23 Open studio: work on final project  
24 Open studio: work on final project (cont.)  
25 Final project presentations  

Course Info

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Fall 2009
Learning Resource Types
Image Gallery
Projects with Examples
Design Assignments with Examples