My overall goal of this project is to translate my creative vision and design for the Queen of the Night from the opera The Magic Flute into a fully realized, ready for stage costume, built to fit a model. 

In preparation of building my design, I worked on developing my sewing skills, and audited a class on opera costume design. Through reading and listening to the opera, and compiling visual research to inspire color palette, shape, and texture, I completed a rendering of the costume. I have swatched fabrics and mapped out the design on a dress form that I intend to drape, pattern, stitch, and construct, as well as a wig.

Through my primary focus in theater is hair and makeup, through working on the shows at UMass, and through opera, I have become more aware of how Hair and Makeup and Costumes teams work together. Learning how costumes are built for theater helps me be more aware of the logistics when I am working with wardrobe teams backstage. It informs me of conversations a costume designer and hair and makeup designer might have when designing or are in tech for a show. Having recently been introduced to opera, I want to build on that experience while challenging myself to learn more about costume construction by building a costume from start to finish.