Costume design

A theatre set should: suggest the style and tone of the whole production create mood and atmosphere give clues as to the particular time and place of the action offer (showing the ability to create interesting new things) possibilities for the movement and grouping of the actors The set may also need to be designed so the backstage areas used by the actors and stage crew are kept out of sight from the audience. This will depend on the effect the director wants to create with the staging…

Alexander McQueen was born in Lewisham, London on March 17, 1969.. He became head designer of the Louis Vuitton-owned Givenchy fashion line and, in 2004, launched his own menswear line. He earned the British Fashion Council's British Designer of the Year award four times, and was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire. McQueen committed suicide in 2010, shortly after the death of his mother. At age 16, McQueen dropped out of school. He found work on Savile Row, a street in London's…

Collette Dinnigan who is one of the well-known contemporary Australian fashion designers, has been successful in terms of aesthetic appeal, ethical practice and functional considerations in all of her designs. This can be seen through quote by Edwina Mccann, the editor in chief of Vogue Australia, says that “Dinnigan’s sense of adventure, determination and passion have led her to become Australia’s most recognised international fashion star. She is dynamic, inspiring woman and her influence on…

excellent use of fabric. Worth broke all norms and created fashion for everyday life. His approach to design was to find simple situations to society's values. “Worth focused on fit, fabric and construction, the qualities that are the core of haute couture (Polan & Tredre, 2009, p. 9). He dominated the fashion industry through his modern styles and developed collections prior to the season. His designs became trendsetting pieces for his clients. He was the first designer to use live models to…

The play was “met with considerable criticism and controversy. Its extreme visual aspects, with its dramatic and disturbing costumes and violent imager” (Schvey). Later in 1917 the play was called “a collection of screaming images and a pretentious decoration drama” by Dernhard Diebold for the Fankfurter Zeiturng. He continued on to say, “it was utterly devoid of any character…

just so happens to fashion design. Design is more complex than just sewing fabrics together and making these beautiful garments. Fashion design is actually an art that tells a story. It also occupies many of people daily lives, such as mine for a hobby, but how you might be asking? In this essay I will be explaining both about fashion design and then later on to tell you why it is my hobby. “A fashion designer is a person who loves to study fashion trends, sketch designs, select materials, and…

Best places to celebrate Halloween in the World: Halloween is the festival of celebrating the freewheeling spirit and becoming the part of some spooky rituals. With trick- or-treating and costume and theme parties are the main attractions of the Halloween, there are some places around the World to be to experience nerve-wracking fear of the Halloween at the very best. From Dracula's Castle in Romania to the streets of Oaxaca, here are the most haunted and creepiest tourist spots to visit on…

Today Halloween is the second most commercialized and profitable holidays in today’s world, where trick or treating, costumes, and decorations all are apart of some of the favorite things we like to think about with Halloween. Although in Rick Bass’s short story Antlers, the story starts with the town’s annual Halloween party, where the traditions they have are a little less traditional. In the story the party itself holds a very symbolic meaning and has many underlying tones throughout the…

day for remembrance of martyrs, which is also called All Saints Day. All Hallows Eve, was the day before All Saints Day which began that time of remembrance. Presently, Halloween had become mostly a secular holiday. A time when kids dress up in a costume of their favorite fantasy character or a hero, and go door to door collecting candy. Although that might not sound so bad, kids now sometimes dress up as devils, vampires, and other evil characters like that, that seem to glorify Halloween to…

They should be able to represent their costumes. They can have a break from school work and have a party with their class or the whole school. They can walk around their track if they have one. Or the school can do fun school work that involves Halloween. In one of the passages it said that one school plans a couple of days of fun but school work about Halloween. You could learn about plant cycles then learn about pumpkin life cycle. Then you can put your costume on and have a walk around the…