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characters. “‘A lot of wt
comes through the writing of

the play Then he'll talk to
the director ‘to get his
insights’? and finally consult

the set designer so there is no
clashing of color or design
between the costumes and
set

Apart trom Clarkson, the
wardrobe department ts very
much a woman's domain,
but the women who turn the
Costume Designer's sketches
into real, wearable, clothes,
think the tall, soft-spoken
Clarkson 18 “just
wonderful.”’

His designs give the
superficial look and colors,

but it ws up to a team of
cutters and seamstresses to
work out the details of
construcnon

For instance, corsets,
during their vogue, went
through more variations

than modern brassieres have.
Changing shape according
to what part of a woman's
bods if was tashionable to
emphasize The right design
must be used or the costume
will look wrong tor the
period To help with these
details, a whole shelt of
books is consulted by the
staff to make sure their
costumes are aS accurate as
possible

Clarkson spent three and a
half weeks designing the
costumes for Amadeus, and
about six weeks were spent
on the construction of the
garments They are cut and
Sewn as closely as possible to

NEWS photo lan Smith

THE IMPORTANCE of quality construction in theatre costumes is clearly illustrated in this scene from Amadeus.
Cedric Smith sprawls at left while Gabrietle Rose beats the pantaloons of Morriss Panych, at right.

happen on stage No matter
how lovely a costume, it can
be ruined by an actor who
doesn't know how (to wear it
and move in it.

In dealing with = actors,
Clarkson has learned to ‘‘use
a lot of diplomacy, vou try
to make the actors feel good

the way they were at the in what they re wearing °’
time, which means a great “Actors are generally
deal of hand sewing. and most troublesome when if
many hours of parmmstaking COMES TO Wigs they don't
detail work Some oof the mind changing their body,
costumes for Amadeus ab but they hate changing the
sorbed about | OOO hours oft look of ther tace |
Labor frois: ddmost as rnbpeortant
But chere are ao few con for an actor Co learn to weat
ex Sher ts fa ire dern period  COstumes as ih is fo
too bebop srRe OUISTTIQ NDOT learn them dines Sore wall
ne a So en ce wear corsets and panmers all
whale bore corsets anid through eehearsal to practise
pra Teens mova arid ae tinge wath the
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