Working on productions in college as a costume assistant has given me experience in:

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• Sourcing from costume hires, online and physical shopping 

• Creating a costume bible and maintaining paperwork

• Managing a budget and keeping a record of receipts and expenditure

• Taking measurements

• Fittings

• Responding to rehearsal reports

• Alterations and costume maintenance

• Quick change rigging and breakaway costumes

• Making costume to the brief set by the designer 

• Breakdown and dyeing 

• Organization

• Dressing shows 

• Creating a costume track

• Quick changes 

• Sensitive discussions with actors around nudity, sensory issues, stage blood, body image 

• Organizing timely return of any hired costumes in pristine condition