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Kevin Robbs and Emily Gwilliam
Costume Design has been around since the beginning of Theater
Actors would manage all their own costumes when acting in a play
In early theater, men would wear specific colors and different types of
garments to impersonate a woman
Costume Designers weren't available to the actors until the late 1800’s to
the early 1900’s
They would have a limited choice of which fabric to choose from
Each actors wardrobe would go from play to play with them
Sometimes you would see a costume that was worn in one play in a
different play
Costume Designers start out all their projects with brainstorming and
sketching
The Director will also dictate how much the designers can spend on their
projects (Budget)
First step is talking with the Director and all the other designers to come
up with an all around concept
The Costume Designer then searched for fabrics and color schemes to go
along with the concept
They would go through dozens if not a hundred different sketches that
had fabric attached to them and submit them to the directed hoping one
would pull through
Sizing for the actors and any additional props are added into the design as
needed
Onkoi- Headdress worn by actors
Mask- depicted emotions or
even animals
Chitons- a toga or a robe worn by
actors
Himation- a thick wool robe
draped over the actors body for
specific roles
Kurthonoi- high-heeled boots or
platform sandals in which to
elevate the actor
Men would wear a garment
called “Plaid Cotehardie” (a long
sleeved garment often laced or
buttoned down the front or
back)
Skirts were worn more
commonly on men than woman
Chains and swords were added
to the costume
Hats and even Crowns were
worn as headdress’
Woman wore long flowing full
length dresses
It was custom to show the
woman's chest to symbolize
womanliness
Make-up was dull in the Medieval
time but was very vibrant in the
Renaissance
They wore bonnets and or
beautiful head pieces to show class
Hoop skirts were introduced to
theater
Asian actors wore big and
vibrant robes that covered the
whole actor
Face paint was a traditional way
of personifying a character
Specific colors like: red, white,
black, green and gold were
applied to the costumes as a
basic color palette but could be
modified
For footwear they would wear
sandals or slippers
Puppets would be introduced
and would wear the same
wardrobe as an actual actor
Born in Boston
She studied at many institutions
including; New York of Fine and
Applied Arts, The Art Students
League of New York, and the
Acedemie de la Grande Chaumiere
in Paris
One of her first productions was
the Broadway style of Alice in
Wonderland in 1931
In the production of The King and I,
she used silks from Thailand which
created a new trend in fashion and
interior design
Academy Award in 1961
Academy Award in 1963
Academy Award in 1963
Academy Award in 1963
Academy Award in 1966
Academy Award in 1956
Academy Award in 1956
Academy Award in 1951
Irene Sharaff ’s work in Hallelujah Baby
Attended Yale School of Drama
He was nominated for 12 Tony
awards but only winning 5 of
them
In 2000, William was named
“Person of the Year” by the
National Theatre Conference
In 2003, he was crowned “Legend
of Fashion” by the Art Institute
of Chicago
In 2006, he was inducted to the
Theater Hall of Fame
www.IBDB.com “Irene Sharoff and William Ivey Long”
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Arts Books. 1975
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Productions. 2010
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