The Wardrobe

The wardrobe was the most technically involved costume we made for this show. It required a drawer that could open and close on the front side for Belle, the main character, to retrieve a dress from it. I am very disappointed I could find more pictures of the build process of this piece as it was quite a fun journey. The main body has a skeleton of heat formed PVC with the front face constructed from cardboard. This allowed for the mechanical drawer to be slowed into the front half, also constructed from cardboard. Once the costume was working and fit the performer, it was covered in upholstery looking fabrics and embellishments.