A is for Accuracy. This is very important characteristic in the field of historical and modern dressmaking. From the measurements that you take from the clients body, to the system you use to create a pattern draft, to putting the garment on for its first fitting, you should develop skills using tools (tape measure, meter rule, T square and drafting curve), mirror and your eye to transform and enhance the original design from 2D to 3D wonder. A is for Alterations. An alterat

#Themaninthewhitesuit, #KaraTointon, #StephenMangan, #Wyndhamstheatrelondon , #MichealTaylor, I was commissioned to make a two-piece suit which is made in beautiful brocade and would be lined. The dress is straight, the bodice and skirt shaping achieved with darts, not seams. There was a back pleat in the skirt from the hem upwards, a sweet-heart neck line which has decoration at the front. The jacket was straight, with no collar, two large buttons and ¾ length sleeves. The

Melody Grove, Mark Rylance and Sam Crane in ‘Farinelli and The King’, designed by Jonathan Fensom. Photographed by Alastair Muir. A Cream Embroidered Dress from ‘Farinelli and the King’. By Jane Gonin. My name is Jane Gonin and I have a been a freelance lady’s costume cutter and maker since 1992. Since that time, I have worked on some wonderful productions with exciting costumes to create for great designers and talented actors to wear. ‘Farinelli and the King’ was one of tho