The Costume Book: The Non-Professional's Guide to Professional Results

by Mary Burke Morris

This beautiful new book guides readers with intermediate to advanced level sewing skills toward the successful creation of costumes for theatrical or dance performances, and for re-enactments and interactive fiction. Nearly 250 beautiful color photographs and detailed line drawings of many types of costumes, along with solid design principles, provide a wealth of easy to understand information and how-to instructions. Practical tips concerning theatrical production teams, lines of authority, budgets, scheduling, and post-production storage of costumes are included. An annotated bibliography and a resource guide are both useful references.

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a reference guide for planning, budgeting, resources, storage and tips for costumes. Definitely something to sit down with a notepad and study it. It's good to have a guide on how-to, particularly if you're new to planning a production. Also, if you want to plan a costume for a convention and possible competition, this should be on your reference list.