Evelyn Nesbit (Fall 2013)

If there ever was a lady who deserved more recognition, it's Evelyn Nesbit. A cabinet card girl from the early 1900's, she was one of the first live models for fashion: she also was idealized as "The Gibson Girl" by Charles Gibson. 

Photo Courtesy Wikipedia

Most importantly (well, for this post anyways), she is a prominent character in the stage musical "Ragtime". I was fortunately enough to make the "swimsuit" style outfit for her Atlantic City scene. You will note that it is neither a period swim suit or an actual swimsuit: the director took this scene in a slightly more creatively liberal direction.

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Back.

Side View. Unfortunately, I have no shots of this from the stage.

Desdemona (Fall 2014)

I love when I get to work on shows, especially when I get to flex some creativity! This piece was done for a production of "The Compleat Female Staged Beauty", which, if you haven't heard of it, you should absolutely look it up! This costume is for the character Margaret Hughes when she plays Desdemona. The model is the wonderful Nicole Lozeau.

Front.

Back.

Nicole indulging my eternal desire for action shots.