I’m back! and what an adventure. From designing our vows, to Bridesmaid melodramas, family dramas, weather issues, and taking a holiday for the first time as husband and wife, etc, I’m back, and what a tale to tell. We just wanted a simple affair as far as we are concerned, it’s the people who make…
We custom made some galah costumes in next to no time for a tv campaign designed to discourage teenagers from binge drinking. Check out these Galahs i made for a recent community service announcement. I didn’t know exactly how they would be used after such a fast paced brief, but here’s the result. “Too many…
I also sew for the film industry. Sewing table cloths, curtains, cushion covers for TV commercials or film sets. A buyer can come to me with fabric, zips or buttons and thread and say “I need three cushions in two days in this design!” and I say “sure, no problem.” Sometimes i can get it…
Playground Weekender boutique music festival is on again, so come in and get your costumes together fit for summertime festival party fun! Why not keep it easy for yourself and hire something fit for a fun time weekend? Already we have some tribal warriors, a Ken doll, and pirates excited and sorted for their weekend…
What a fun filled week! I got flown home to my old home town Melbourne for three days to sew on a set designed by Edwards Moore for Architecture in Helsinki to use for their Big Day Out Tour! A funny coincidence that a band with the word Architecture in their name would go with…
Have you ever dreamt of flying in costume into the vast blue skies yonder? Up Up and Awaaaaaayyyyyy! Well now is your chance to make it real! (well, more real!) Dress to theme, “Come Fly with Me” the song made famous by Frank Sinatra, pictures exotic far off places for dreamy lovers to visit and…
The first thing a bride-to-be needs to do is some thorough research. Look in magazines and online, collect and print out as many relevant images you can find. Label them and be clear about why you like them. Take this folder to your dress maker. [box]Nothing describes more clearly what you are after than reference…
I’ve made two wedding dresses and helped on another. It’s a long process as you can imagine what it takes to design “the most amazing dress you are ever going to wear in your life!” It better be good. Right? I generally say “aaahhhm, no thank you” because there is so much psychology involved that…
The Burning Festival is one of the most amazing exciting fun festivals of ALL time, and it’s coming up again! Come to Agent Costume for your costumes, I can make you ANYTHING you like, and I know what it takes to live in comfort for a week in the desert, what pockets are needed for…
A well established Sydney Art Director needed some cushions for a television commercial to help dress a scene set in Mexico. He handed me a Mexican blanket with some very simple instructions and dimensions. “Two cushions, this high and this wide, each with a fish. Each cushion is to be fringed all around with some…