Costumes Design National Theatre

William Ivey Long (b. 1947) is a leading costume designer for the stage, film, and television, whose creativity, artistry, and craftsmanship have earned him ovations throughout the theater community and beyond. A defining presence on Broadway, he has won six Tony Awards for costume design and a National Arts Award for Fashion. Ivey is unique in the history of costume design, operating at once in the atelier traditions of court costumers of Louis XIV and in the dazzling mode of contemporary Pari... [Read More]

The increased use of quality designs in 19th-century manufactured goods created a steady demand during that period for collections of decorative patterns. This volume reproduces one such collection ― an extremely rare and valuable portfolio of 376 motifs assembled more than a century ago by two French Jesuit scholars. Relying on historical wall and floor tiles, textile patterns, tapestries, wall hangings, and other designs originating in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and later European and... [Read More]

Dressing actors to suit character, place and period is more crucial to the filmmaking process than many realize. Costume Design provides compelling insight into this fascinating craft, featuring interviews with 14 world-class international costume designers, including the designers of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Batman, Shakespeare in Love, and many more. *Vast cultural and artistic range of costume design brought together in one publication for the first time*No other book uses so much visual cont... [Read More]

Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically. Founded in 1978, the KCI holds one of the world's most extensive clothing collections and has curated many exhibitions worldwide. With an emphasis on Western women's clothing, the KCI has amassed a wi... [Read More]

The work of "Motley," a group of set and costume designers who came to prominence in 1932, Designing and Making Stage Costumes, revised and updated, includes 16 pages of color illustration and covers several aspects of a costume designer's work, from preliminary sketches and discussions with a director to cutting and fitting them, from productions of Shakespeare to those of modern plays and musicals. Eleven chapters include advice on a wide variety of problems that face students, professionals a... [Read More]

From the runways of Paris to the casting controversies over BMiss Saigon, from a local demonstration at the Claremont Colleges in California to the gender-blending of BM. Butterfly, BAbout Face examines representations of Asia and their reverberations in both Asia and Asian American lives. Japanese high fashion and Asian American theater become points of entry into the politics of pleasure, the performance of racial identities, and the possibility of political intervention in commodity capitalis... [Read More]

.....LACY'S DRAMATIC COSTUME, Men's Volume 1865 Plate #198..... .......SALE, SALE, SALE !!! Until December 22nd. In Time for Christmas! ........ Was $28, NOW ONLY $18!!... One page from this book, is a most collectible hand-water-colored engraving of FRANCE--BRETON--NATIONAL There is a small penned in number at upper right. Some finger soiling around edges. Artwork area is quite fine..... Size 8"x 10.24"....in archival seal-top crystal clear bag with archival card-stock backing. Makes a lovely g... [Read More]

These stylish and original aprons will have you feeling comfortable and looking good while you show off your skills! They are made from high quality premium polyester fabric and have an adjustable neck for ultimate comfort. Standard size will fits most adults. MEASUREMENTS: 31 inches long and 26 inches wide. They have black straps and ties. With tens of 1000's of fresh and fun designs these cool aprons are highly unique and perfect for any occasion, activity and task like cooking, baking, garden... [Read More]