The next project I was given to tackle was themed around James and the Giant Peach. We were given five weeks to design the costumes for each of the characters from the Roald Dahl book then in the following five weeks make one of our designs. I decided to make the costume for The Old Green Grasshopper. My design concept was to create a nostalgic set of costumes which looked human yet part of the insect world. When I read the book I felt the insects felt like Jame's long lost family rather than bugs. Here is my final creation of a tailcoat for the Grasshopper. I wired the tail part so it could be sculpted and manipulated to the way the actor wanted it. After I made the garment I disstressed it to give it the old, lived in look.
The tailcoat was designed and made by me, the other garments in the shoot were sourced by me from a charity shop and COW vintage shop, nottingham.
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