For Porthouse Theatre’s production of The Music Man, I draped and oversaw the construction of the skirts for two of the Pick A Little Ladies, both pictured here. The one in the orange is my favorite. The designer wanted the look of some early hobb
Here is a photo from the mock-up fitting of the first Pick A Little Lady. I went straight into fabric for the walking skirt and used muslin to visualize the over skirt. I also decided to try a wide elastic band with hooks and snaps at the center ba
Back view of mock-up. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
This is the mock-up fitting for the second Pick A Little Lady. I also went straight into fabric for the walking skirt and then used muslin to visualize the ruffled tiers. This also went well. We did not have a fabric fitting with this actress due
Another view of the second Pick A Little Lady. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Front view of the fabric fitting. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Side view of fabric fitting. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Back view of fabric fitting. I just love the lines of the skirt, especially in the back view. It really turned out nicely. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Photograph by Porthouse Theatre.
Photograph by Porthouse Theatre.
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