ABSTRACT
For the costume makers, the process starts with the costume design sketch. For the costume designer, the journey begins with a script and a vision. Unlike a fashion designer, for whom the clothing is the end product, a costume designer's product is actually the character. Design for the stage is a collaborative art, led by the director. Costume designers work as part of a creative team of artists. This chapter discusses some of the costume designers, namely Fabio Toblini, David C. Woolard, Alain Germain, Richard Hudson and Julie Scobeltzine. Richard Hudson is a costume and scenic designer with a distinguished career in theater, opera, and ballet design. Once Hudson is satisfied with his research, he tries out ideas in a sketchbook, and then finally draws and paints his finished renderings. Parisian costume designer Julie Scobeltzine fell into her career rather than planning it, although naturally careers often diverge from formal training.
