Costume Designer & Technician
For admission into the
Master of Arts program in Production Design, Costume Design Focus
at Savannah College of Art & Design
Emma Christine
PORTFOLIO
A Little
About Me
Hi! My name is Emma Christine. I am a costume designer, technician, and overall arts and design enthusiast. After completing an undergraduate degree in Fashion Design & History, I have been pursuing costume design & construction full-time. Over the past year, I have worked in theatre, opera, feature films, and episodic television. Here's just a glimpse into my work...
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Work Experience
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Skills & Expertise
Technical
-Stitching
-Tailoring
-Corsetry
-Millinery
-Metalwork
Expertise
-Costume History
-American Culture History
-Theatre History
-Film History
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table of contents
Pages 6-8 Design & illustration
Pages 9-11 showpieces
Page 12 draping
Pages 13-18 Stitching & Tailoring
Page 19 Vintage Restoration
Page 20 Other Work
Pages 21-22 Millinery
Page 23 Academic Research
Pages 24-25 Merchandising
Page 26-27 Contact information
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design & illustration
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Sketch
Annual Fashion Show 2022
inspired by the album tranquility base hotel and Casino by the arctic monkeys, as well as the new-age space aesthetic RESULTing from the 1960s space RACE, these garments are my vision of staffing attire for an outer space hotel bellhop & conceirge. Featuring geometric silhouettes, these garments were constructed using scuba knit fabric, a hoop skirt base, and sinamay for a fascinator base. The production process included the conception of the idea, the collection of measurements and materials, the draping of the prototype on a model form, and the construction OF garments.
Turner, A. (n.d.). Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino Album Cover. Retrieved from https://www.nme.com/news/music/alex-turner-explains-artwork-arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-casino-2319002.
Digital Collage
Design & Illustration
this project focused on the garment conceptualization process - from mood board to textile to digital DEsign. using adobe photoshop and Indesign, I created a digital mood board inspired by the relationship between artists bob dylan and joan baez, and their rumored breakup song Diamonds and Rust. Drawing upon the song's themes of heartbreak, lost love, and the physical color/texture of rust, I used grounding earth colors in silhouettes common in the time that the song came out, 1975, to create a 70s-western aesthetic clothing design.
Digital Textile Print
Digital Rendering
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Magazine Paper collage
Design & Illustration
this project was inspired by a 1960s collage I made featuring magazine cutouts highlighting the new innovations in television and the boom in Hollywood during this era. the garment design represents my vision of what an actress would wear to an academy awards ceremony in the early 1960s.
Technical Flat
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2021 University Fashion Show
showpieces
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this piece was constructed for my undergraduate annual fashion show competition. designers were challenged to construct a garment using unconventional material, mine being chainmail.
The concept for this piece was inspired by the question, "What if joan of Arc had lived a life of luxury instead of a life of martyrdom?" The silhouette drew from the flapper style of dress in the roaring 20s. The construction of this piece involved the interlocking of over 12,000 pieces of chainmail links, which took over 100 hours of work. my design received second place in the competition, which featured over 30 designers, and the award for best use of unconventional materials.
Sketch
JOan of Arc meets the roaring 20s
Inspiration Images
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Circa 1925: Full-length portrait of a woman wearing a formal evening dress while standing in front of curtain. Getty Images
Above, This 1903 engraving of St. Joan of Arc by Albert Lynch was featured in Figaro Illustre magazine. (photo: Public domain/Wikimedia Commons)
showpieces
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multi-layered editorial gown construced of tulle and satin lining
Draped prototype for 1960s fashion show top (See page 6)
draping
More draping samples
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tailoring & stitching
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Il Trovatore
Washington National Opera
Designer: Martin Pakledinaz
Stitcher
2022
Elektra
Washington National Opera
Designer: Bibhu Mohapatra
Stitcher
2022
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tailoring & stitching
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Wait Until Dark
Designer: Fabian Aguilar
Stitcher
Dorset Theatre Festival
2022
The Darkest Evening
Designer: Lillian Sharpe
Stitcher
Liberty University Theatre Arts
2021
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Fiddler on the Roof
Designer: Lynne Forth
Stitcher
Liberty University Theatre Arts
2021
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42nd Street
Designer: Lynne Forth
Stitcher
Liberty University Theatre Arts
2022
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vintage restoration
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this restoration features a gown from the 1950s that had received water damage and cut on the sides with shears. I repaired the sides with careful stitching to preserve the integrity of the fragile fabric and I adjusted the bibble hem of the back folds. this project took careful work to keep the integrity of the fullness around the whole width of the skirt.
Other work
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a showcase of my other areas of construction and design featuring my millinery skills, merchandising and styling work, and my research experience
millinery
inspired by bob Dylan's rolling thunder revue tour and subsequent fashion style, i embellished this wool hat with hand-sewn natural fibers and florals that encapsulated the aura of this musical tour and bohemian era.
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millinery
hat for 42nd street performance, featuring hand-sewn flowers and ribbon
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A riding hat that i hand-blocked in my time as a milliner's apprentice
academic Research
"Eastern Influence in Western Waves: George Harrison, Indian Mysticism, and the Arts in Pop Culture of the Mid-Century"
For research week in my undergrad, I presented my findings related to the impact that George Harrison's spiritual journey had on the music of the Beatles, his solo music, and fashion and pop culture as a whole in the late 1960s and early 1970s. My research is published in my university's "Scholars Crossing" portal and was ranked second place out of competitors for research week across all online and residential students.
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merchandising & styling
While in undergrad, I worked as a high-end vintage store merchandiser and appraiser at a local boutique. For the layout of the store, I decided to give it a color-coordinated theme and featured lots of maximalist designs that drew the eye and held the attention of the shopper.
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I was
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to create
Emma Christine Morgan-Jones
Work
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Please feel free to reach me anytime.
571-316-3747
emma_christine@emmccostumes.com
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