A Tailor Made It

costuming, tailoring and pattern making for the theatre with an emphasis on menswear

Monday, August 24, 2009

beware the no-iron shirt

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Beware the no-iron shirt. Here are two shirts from the same maker, put in the same dye pot at the same time. The shirt on the left is plain ...
Friday, August 21, 2009

decorations

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I find so many things when I clean up at work. Here's an example of some skirt decorations that were made (and rejected) for a period dr...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

more detachable collars

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Here is an example of the collar pattern made from one of the paper collars in the last post. With it is a mock-up of a turn down collar an...
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Sunday, August 16, 2009

detachable paper collars

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As I was packing things up the other day, I remembered that I had brought these paper collars out of the storage room for style options for ...
Friday, August 14, 2009

season's end

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We've come to the end of our contract at work. It's the end of the season for the wardrobe department, except for management who wil...
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Monday, August 3, 2009

jacket #6

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Suit jacket number 6 while in progress. This is a jacket made out of a very light weight birds eye weave wool. I need to tweak the set of th...
Sunday, August 2, 2009

hunting frock coat

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A Hunting frock coat. I think this is the second to last coat that was made for the show. I am very pleased with how it has turned out. This...
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Terri
I am a theatrical costume cutter/tailor at North America's largest repertory theatre. I've been working in the theatre since 1986, and have the privelege of working with many of the top-notch designers in Canada, the US and the UK. These include Desmond Heeley, Ann Curtis, Santo Loquasto, Patrick Clark, Christina Poddubiuk, John Pennoyer, Charlotte Dean, Susan Benson, Meredith Caron, Dany Lyne, Francois St.Aubin, Paul Tazewell, Jonathan Fensom, Debra Hanson among many others.
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