I served as the draper for the character of Susannah in Tintypes at Porthouse Theatre. Her character required me to drape and oversee the construction of her Act I top seen here as well as her Act II top seen below. Photograph by Porthouse Theatr
Here is view of the mock-up fitting. I used a striped fabric to do up the mock-up so that the designer and I could see how the pattern worked on the garment, specifically the peplum of the top. The designer wanted the fullness of circular ruffles
Back view of the mock-up. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Photograph of the first fabric fitting. The main things that needed changed from the mock-up fitting were dropping the waist and just adding a bit more ease in the garment. I think that I should have pushed to drop the waist a bit more looking bac
Photograph by Porthouse Theatre
Act II top for Susannah. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre.
This is a photograph of the mock-up of the blouse. During the fitting the designer decided that she would prefer a smaller shawl collar like the one on the actress’ Act I blouse that we pulled from stock. Otherwise, everything fit well. Photograp
Photograph by Porthouse Theatre.
In this photo from the fabric fitting, you can see the new collar shape. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
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