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Kevin Robbs and Emily Gwilliam
 Costume Design has been around since the beginning of Theater
 Actors would manage all their own costumes when acting in a play
 In early theater, men would wear specific colors and different types of
garments to impersonate a woman
 Costume Designers weren't available to the actors until the late 1800’s to
the early 1900’s
 They would have a limited choice of which fabric to choose from
 Each actors wardrobe would go from play to play with them
 Sometimes you would see a costume that was worn in one play in a
different play
 Costume Designers start out all their projects with brainstorming and
sketching
 The Director will also dictate how much the designers can spend on their
projects (Budget)
 First step is talking with the Director and all the other designers to come
up with an all around concept
 The Costume Designer then searched for fabrics and color schemes to go
along with the concept
 They would go through dozens if not a hundred different sketches that
had fabric attached to them and submit them to the directed hoping one
would pull through
 Sizing for the actors and any additional props are added into the design as
needed
 Onkoi- Headdress worn by actors
 Mask- depicted emotions or
even animals
 Chitons- a toga or a robe worn by
actors
 Himation- a thick wool robe
draped over the actors body for
specific roles
 Kurthonoi- high-heeled boots or
platform sandals in which to
elevate the actor
 Men would wear a garment
called “Plaid Cotehardie” (a long
sleeved garment often laced or
buttoned down the front or
back)
 Skirts were worn more
commonly on men than woman
 Chains and swords were added
to the costume
 Hats and even Crowns were
worn as headdress’
 Woman wore long flowing full
length dresses
 It was custom to show the
woman's chest to symbolize
womanliness
 Make-up was dull in the Medieval
time but was very vibrant in the
Renaissance
 They wore bonnets and or
beautiful head pieces to show class
 Hoop skirts were introduced to
theater
 Asian actors wore big and
vibrant robes that covered the
whole actor
 Face paint was a traditional way
of personifying a character
 Specific colors like: red, white,
black, green and gold were
applied to the costumes as a
basic color palette but could be
modified
 For footwear they would wear
sandals or slippers
 Puppets would be introduced
and would wear the same
wardrobe as an actual actor
 Born in Boston
 She studied at many institutions
including; New York of Fine and
Applied Arts, The Art Students
League of New York, and the
Acedemie de la Grande Chaumiere
in Paris
 One of her first productions was
the Broadway style of Alice in
Wonderland in 1931
 In the production of The King and I,
she used silks from Thailand which
created a new trend in fashion and
interior design
Academy Award in 1961
Academy Award in 1963
Academy Award in 1963
Academy Award in 1963
Academy Award in 1966
Academy Award in 1956
Academy Award in 1956
Academy Award in 1951
Irene Sharaff ’s work in Hallelujah Baby
 Attended Yale School of Drama
 He was nominated for 12 Tony
awards but only winning 5 of
them
 In 2000, William was named
“Person of the Year” by the
National Theatre Conference
 In 2003, he was crowned “Legend
of Fashion” by the Art Institute
of Chicago
 In 2006, he was inducted to the
Theater Hall of Fame
www.IBDB.com “Irene Sharoff and William Ivey Long”
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