'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Cleopatra. Her silhouettes were influenced by contemporary designers such as Zuhair Murad and Haider Ackermann whilst the textiles of her clothing were informed by a mash up of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and Arabic script.
'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Antony. I wanted Antony to have the look of a warrior but make it heightened to show his status as one of Rome's leaders. The textiles of his costume were all created using laser cutting techniques on leather.
'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for the Soothsayer. This costume brought traditional Egyptian woven textiles and Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs together to create a mystical energy around the character. The colours of his belt and turban were inspired by the painted interiors of Egyptian cafes.
'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Octavia. The Roman aesthetic of the characters in my interpretation of the play was primarily influenced by modern architecture. Octavia's costumes were heavily influenced by Zaha Hadid as I felt that her work still had a very feminine feel to it.
'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Pompey. I wanted Pompey to have a different feel to the other characters as he has an independent spirit and is separate from both Egypt and Rome. I wanted his silhouettes to have a loose, pirate like feel whilst also taking inspiration from WW2 dazzle camouflage ships to convey his military prowess.
'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Octavius Caesar. I wanted Caesar to have a costume that conveyed his bloodline and was ostentatious and impractical.
'Gormenghast' by Meryn Peake - Design for Titus Groan. For my Gormenghast designs I wanted to fuse the essence of traditional Chinese art and design with it's contemporary equivalent. Titus is a boy trapped by his duty and destiny and I wanted to show that in the dramatic yet oppressive ceremonial robes that he wears.
'Gormenghast' by Meryn Peake - Design for The Countess. I used collage to render my vision for 'Gormenghast' as it was a quick and organic way of building the complicated shapes that I wanted to incorporate into the costumes. The Countess's silhouette and colour palette was inspired by ice caves in order to show the barrier her position had built between her and ordinary life.
'The Adventures of the Little Prince' by Saint Exupéry - Design for the Little Prince. For this design I took elements of the popularised idea of the Little Prince costume and added a bit of structure with the tailcoat. The show had a lot of dance elements so I created elements that would show movement like the wide leg culottes and the scarf.
'Gormenghast' by Meryn Peake - Design for Flay. I used collage to render my vision for 'Gormenghast' as it was a quick and organic way of building the complicated shapes that I wanted to incorporate into the costumes. Flay's costume was inspired by organic material such as rocks to convey his age and connection to the ancient ways.
'The Adventures of the Little Prince' by Saint Exupéry. Design for The Drunkard.
'The Adventures of the Little Prince' by Saint Exupéry. Design for The King.
'Omeed' Design for an Aerial Performer. This design was for a number in a show that celebrated Persian history. I added traditional paisley elements to the waistcoat and a chiffon piece that would have attached to the arms with poppers so that it could have been removed mid-performance. There are chiffon inserts in the trousers to also convey the movements of the performer.