Introduction

For the purposes of this book, I have asked Emily Hoem, a well-respected draper and tailor from the DC area, to reinterpret the exceptional work of the Milwaukee Repertory costume shop and walk the reader through the steps necessary to create a close approximation of the costumes used in the original production. My hope is that by working through the examples in this text, the reader can gain a thorough but flexible understanding of the craft of costume construction as it relates particularly to the design of the Elizabethan period for the stage.