Costume Design Project – Dreamgirls

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For my Costume Design course, I created a dress for Deena Jones from Dreamgirls, inspired by a professor-selected plate. The project focused on translating illustration to reality through fabric choice, draping, and construction while capturing the character’s elegance.

 

Course: Costume Design

 

Key Contributions

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• Interpreted a costume plate into a finished garment

• Constructed a performance-ready dress with period accuracy

• Applied advanced draping and sewing techniques

 

Skills

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Costume design translation · Draping · Construction · Fabric research

 

Reflection

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This project strengthened my ability to bring a designer’s vision to life with technical precision and creative interpretation.