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Costume Making

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Front - Beginning of the Story

Elektra
UAL Graduate Showcase in The Strand (2021)

  • INSPIRATION: "Elektra" by R.Stauss, Suspiria and The Cell movies, Surrealism, Modernism, Gothic Movement, Steampunk

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  • STORYBOARD: At the beginning of the story Elekra is presented as a frustrated monster who is tormented by the death of her own father, therefore her costume is made of various layers that convey all the waight she is carrying. By the end of the story she would disclose her real appearance, metaphorically symbolising that she gets rid of her frustration as she achieves her revenge.

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  • MANUFACTURE TECHNIQUES: Pattern Making, Embroidery, Weaving, Knitting, Liquid Latex manipulation, Dyeing, Breakdown, Macrame  

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CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE DESIGN PROCESS

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Making Process
Making Process
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Rock Lobster 
Editorial (2020) 

  • INSPIRATION: Camp, Hybrids, Fetish, Clubs, Neon Lights, Lobster​​

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  • MANUFACTURE TECHNIQUES: Dyeing, Leatherwork by machine, Embroidery

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  • COSTUME DESIGN: Cristiana Dini, Katie Whatman

        PHOTOGRAPHY: Cristiana Dini

        SET DESIGN: Rhianna Hyland

        PROSTHETICS: Hermes Cevera, Olivia Majewska

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CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE DESIGN PROCESS

Photoshoot
Photoshoot

Easter Island Dress (2019)

  • INSPIRATION: Easter Island Statues, Psychedelic Animations, Fractals 

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  • TECHNIQUES: Creative Cut and 2D Pattern Making, 2D Animation, Projection Mapping 

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CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE DESIGN PROCESS

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Music: Spells by Groove Bakery

Photoshoot
Photoshoot
Photoshoot

Interview with the Vampire - Lestat (2019) 
Brief: Calico only

  • INSPIRATION: 18th Century, Camp, Vampires

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  • MANUFACTURE TECHNIQUES: Pattern Making, Dyeing, Screen-printing, Embroidery

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  • COSTUME DESIGNERS & MAKERS: Cristiana Dini, Kai Kanmaz, Davia Williams, Gwyneth Atkinson Lynch

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  • ​MODEL: Kai Kanmaz

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Lestat
Lestat
Lestat
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Detail
Detail
Goldwork
Seaweeds

Swampy Pirate Shirt (2019)

  • INSPIRATION: 18th Century Shirt, Pirates, Camouflage clothing

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  • MANUFACTURE TECHNIQUES: Pattern Making, Dyeing, Breakdown, Embroidery, Goldwork, Liquid Latex manipulation

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  • MODEL: Henry Kant

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Side
Front

Leather Backpack (2016)
ARTEX Artigiano Artistico, Florence

  • INSPIRATION: Exoskeletons, Human Heart, Turtles and Sea Creatures

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  • MANUFACTURE TECHNIQUES: Pattern Maker, Traditional Florentine Leatherwork by hand 

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'Opere di Luce' Fashion Show, Florence
New Design Competition (2015)

  • INSPIRATION: EXPO 2015 Theme (Traditional Food), Pasta, Sculptural Classical Silhouettes 

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  • DESIGNERS & MAKERS: Cristiana Dini, Alexandru Basalic, Ginevra Allegri

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  • MODEL: Silvia Di Noia

'Hecuba' by Euripides
INDA Festival of Young , Sicily (2014) 

  • INSPIRATION: Greek Mythology

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  • Research, Costume Design, Pattern Making, Dyeing, Breakdown, Costume Construction, Dressing, Make-up

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  • AWARD FOR THE BEST COSTUMES OF THE FESTIVAL

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