Conversions
Director: Marc Jacobs
Costume Designer: Christian Alvarez
Patterned by: Emily Feil
Constructed by: Emily Feil
California State University East Bay Theater
I built the wedding dress and jacket for Conversions. The dress needed to have two versions; a clean version and a dirty version. I made one single bodice lined with coutille with a satin and lace exterior. The skirt was removed from the bodice and two versions were made. The bottom of the skirt was distressed with acrylic paint and an airbrush. For the jacket, I took an existing suit and took in the sides and back for a more slim figure. I then removed the sleeves and bound them in bias tape. Lastly, grommets were added to each sleeve.
Costume designs by Christian Alvarez.
Final patterns for the dress after alterations.
Fitting of initial dress pattern.
Distressed and clean wedding dress.
Final fitting of the wedding dress on actress.
Wedding dress on stage.
Suit jacket design by Christian Alvarez.
Suit jacket fitting to determine placement of sleeve cutouts.
Suit jacket on stage.