Purpose Costume shops are all different shapes and sizes, however, what they have in common is what makes them an integral part of a theater space. Every costume shop is where the costumes worn on stage for a production are built. Some costume shops have washers for cleaning costumes, fitting rooms, racks for storage or spaces for designers to conceptualize a costume. Some shops allow you to rent their costumes. However the most common and main purpose for a costume shop is for building and finishing pieces that go onstage. There is no standard layout for costume shops though most have stations for stitching or surging, cutting tables, fabric storage, and finishing tables. A large an expansive costume shop style helps work to enable productions to be mounted lavishly and permit study and experimentation at the same time.Clark, John. “Creative Arts School in a Liberal Arts College: The Drama Program at San Francisco State College.” Educational Theatre Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, 1966, pp. 108–109. . The process of building a costume requires many different steps and stations, for which the costume designer first conceptualizes.Covey, Ingham, Liz, Rosemary (1992). The Costume Designer's Handbook. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. pp. 15–100. But before building can begin, the designer must choose where the costumes will come from. 381x381px|Costume storage at the Radio City Music Hall Once the show is designed, pieces can come from a multitude of places, but there are commonly four different options:Brockett, Hildy, Oscar G., Franklin J. (2007). History of the Theatre. USA: Pearson Education Inc. p. 211. . Rented, either from other theatres, businesses, or individuals Pulled, which refers to searching through a costume shops stock. ‘Pulling’ from the rack of stored costumes. Constructed, ones that the designer and costume shop create themselves. Shopped, items that can be purchased from outside sources. Assistant designer The assistant designer helps the head designer with the different jobs that must be completed. This includes but is not limited to :research, shopping, rental acquisition and fittings for actors.
Purpose Costume shops are all shapes and sizes, however, what they have in common is what makes them an integral part of a theater space. Every costume shop is where the costumes worn on stage for a production are built. Some costume shops have washers for cleaning costumes, fitting rooms, racks for storage or spaces for designers to conceptualize a costume. Some shops allow you to rent their costumes. However the most common and main purpose for a costume shop is for building and finishing pieces that go onstage. There is no standard layout for costume shops though most have stations for stitching or surging, cutting tables, fabric storage, and finishing tables. A large an expansive costume shop style helps work to enable productions to be mounted lavishly and permit study and experimentation at the same time.Clark, John. “Creative Arts School in a Liberal Arts College: The Drama Program at San Francisco State College.” Educational Theatre Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, 1966, pp. 108–109. . The process of building a costume requires many steps and stations, for which the costume designer first conceptualizes.Covey, Ingham, Liz, Rosemary (1992). The Costume Designer's Handbook. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. pp. 15–100. But before building can begin, the designer must choose where the costumes will come from. 381x381px|Costume storage at the Radio City Music Hall Once the show is designed, pieces can come from a multitude of places, but there are commonly four options:Brockett, Hildy, Oscar G., Franklin J. (2007). History of the Theatre. USA: Pearson Education Inc. p. 211. . Rented, either from other theatres, businesses, or individuals Pulled, which refers to searching through a costume shops stock. ‘Pulling’ from the rack of stored costumes. Constructed, ones that the designer and costume shop create themselves. Shopped, items that can be purchased from outside sources. Assistant designer The assistant designer helps the head designer with the jobs that must be completed. This includes but is not limited to :research, shopping, rental acquisition and fittings for actors.
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