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Model Mayhem #:
2576306
Last Activity:
Aug 28, 2017
Experience:
Experienced
Compensation:
Depends on Assignment
Joined:
Mar 06, 2012

About Me

West Yorkshire based bespoke costume maker specialising in corsetry and one off costume/dresses at affordable prices


Graduate of the BA (Hons) Costume with Textiles course at Huddersfield which involves costume construction, including pattern drafting.  Specialising in printed textiles; with considerable practical experience of hand and machine embroidery.  I am also familiar with  basic silver-smithing techniques

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House of Becca, Costumes and corset-   Own business, Bespoke Costume maker. Skilled seamstress, offering a variety of services: from bespoke one off items to alterations. Men’s, women’s, children’s clothing, as well as a specialist corset and lingerie maker. I Also offer a bridal service. Selling handmade silver jewellery, costume pieces and other made to order items

-          Featured designer in May 2012 craft seller

-          Special feature in Huddersfield Examiner 30th August 2012

-Winner of a sugar shop 1-9th December


Seamstress for Precious Bridal wear Garforth, Leeds, offering alterations and repair services for bridal wear and prom dresses
January 2011 –March 2012

Textile and Costume commissions

The wet spot – Maid

Backstage helper
at monthly burlesque and cabaret night

June 2012- present

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-Costume Assistant – Peaky Blinders

20th -21st   September 2012

Fitting  and altering 1920’s policeman extra’s for studio 81

-Costume Maker/assistant - As the Moon does music Video
1st-2nd October 2011
Director – Ben Stead/Finnian Varney

-Production assistant/Costume /Driver/Extra-Vallenfyre , CATHEDRAL OF DREAD – music video
17th -18th September
Director -Matt Green

- Costume assistant – ‘To Kill a King – My Crooked Saint’ music video
23rd-24th August
Working for Run productions and EMI
Director- Jack King

-Costume maker - Charlotte Toovey
July 2011
costume made for Katy Perry tribute act

-Costume Designer/Maker “Made in Sheffield”
17th -26th January 2011
Working for Point Blank in Sheffield, producing 3 costumes suitable for educational theatre

-Costume Designer/Maker for Stagecoach Huddersfield
October/November 2010
52 sailor costumes made for children (boys and girls, aged 4-16)

-Designer and Maker for ‘The Man and Men’
Designed- January 2010
Made – June 2010 Costume for ‘The Man within’ Opera by Goodman/Riley, North of England Concert Theatre.

-Wardrobe assistant and Dresser for Ethical Fashion Show
28th November 2009,
Slaithwaite Civic Hall, Huddersfield

-Dresser for Costume Maker/ Designer Jenny Powell
22nd May 2009
Dressing model for photo shoot at the winter gardens, Sheffield

-Dresser for Dawn Wood
September 2008
Dresser for Burlesque Fashion Show for Thyroid Disease, Victoria Quarter, Leeds

- Costume Maker -Twelfth Night Production at Ripley Castle
26th May 2008 till 6th June 2008
Construction of Elizabethan Style costumes for an outdoor production working with costume designer Hayley Nebauer, task involved mainly construction of garments and machine embroidery.