My greatest passion is storytelling, specifically storytelling through costume rooted in a historical context. 

During my MA, I set out to redesign the character of Figaro from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro for the Costume Society's Patterns of Performance Design Competition. The beauty I found in Mozart’s attempt at Le Nozze di Figaro was his aim to unmask society during a time when society was on the brink of the French Revolution. 

My design work began with period-accurate patterns which I changed slightly to fit my design for Figaro. My research into 18th-century class division took me to a detailed look at the lavish embellishments of the French style and how this compared to what the lower class was wearing. After research of a few close-up images of the elaborate trims and buttons present in menswear, I produced the idea to create my buttons for the frock coat and waistcoat using the 18th-century method of creating spangles. I have also been at work screen printing with foil to recreate fabric from an 18th-century archive, as well as using a 3D pen to mimic the look of 17^th-century bobbin lace. 

In July, I was awarded Highly Commended for my reimagined version of Figaro.

To find work in making for performance design within Theatre or Opera, and to make name for myself as a costume designer in film and tv.