Fruit Fascinators Millinery

Fruit inspired fascinators: raspberry, Granny Smith apple, 1940s strawberry and cherry. All are made from silk velvet and are hand-embroidered. 

Fascinators Inspired by Birds

Fascinators designed and made. Left fascinator based on the mating rituals of male birds and their characteristics. Fascinator in the middle is based on female birds’ natural and maternal characteristics. They are hand-embroidered with: wool, pearl seed beads, net, melted fabric, lace, and crystals.

19th Century Bonnet

1890s Victorian bonnet, with hand-made ribbons and box pleats.  

'Love of Three Oranges'

Costume Design for “Clarissa” from Sergei Prokofiev’s 1919 opera, The Love of Three Oranges. Concept based on a young boy’s daydream about the 1950s household objects surrounding him, releasing mysterious and entertaining characters. This design is based on a 1950s lamp.

Costume Design for “The King of Clubs” from Sergei Prokofiev’s 1919 opera, The Love of Three Oranges. Concept based on a young boy’s daydream about the 1950s household objects surrounding him; releasing mysterious and entertaining characters. This design is based upon the space hopper.

Costume Design for the witch “Fata Morgana” from Sergei Prokofiev’s 1919 opera, The Love of Three Oranges. Concept based on a young boy’s daydream about the 1950s household objects surrounding him; releasing mysterious and entertaining characters. This design is based on a gas flame.

Life Drawings

A collection of life drawings, in pencil, charcoal and chalk.

National Gallery Costume

 A brief to design a costume inspired by one of the paintings for the National Gallery in London. I was inspired by Carlo Crivelli's painting St Michael.

A close-up of the costume, made with puff paint, dyes, gold acrylic, wire, chains and photos from the golden frame of the original painting.