Costume, make up, styling-Jess Campbell-Plover Photography-Jamie Beahan

The idea behind this project came from looking at costume and styling in music videos. I decided I wanted to create an outfit for the singer Brooke Candy as I love her over the top style. I decided to create a punk showgirl look as it fitted in with the imagery Brooke uses in her clothing and music videos. I wanted to make a feather headdress encrusted with jewels and spikes to portray her opulent style.

Costume, make up, styling-Jess Campbell-Plover Photography-Jamie Beahan

Costume, make up, styling-Jess Campbell-Plover Photography-Jamie Beahan

Costume, make up, styling-Jess Campbell-Plover Photography-Jamie Beahan

Costume, make up, styling-Jess Campbell-Plover Photography-Jamie Beahan

My inspiration for this project was Ancient Egyptian imagery and Old Hollywood films that depicted the queen Cleopatra. I wanted to create a garment for theatre that embodied the extravagance of Ancient Egyptian artefacts and the glamour of 1920s-1960s film.

Costume, hair and make up by Jessica Campbell-Plover. Photography and set styling by Sandy Campbell.

Costume, hair and make up by Jessica Campbell-Plover. Photography and set styling by Sandy Campbell.

Costume, hair and make up by Jessica Campbell-Plover. Photography and set styling by Sandy Campbell.

Costume, hair and make up by Jessica Campbell-Plover. Photography and set styling by Sandy Campbell.

Costume, hair and make up by Jessica Campbell-Plover. Photography and set styling by Sandy Campbell.

Costume, hair and make up by Jessica Campbell-Plover. Photography and set styling by Sandy Campbell.

Costume, hair and make up by Jessica Campbell-Plover. Photography and set styling by Sandy Campbell.

Clothing and Headpieces, MUA and Styling- Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographer- Jade Donkin Model-Emily Rees

Clothing and Headpieces, MUA and Styling- Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographer- Jade Donkin Model-Emily Rees

Clothing and Headpieces, MUA and Styling- Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographer- Jade Donkin Model-Emily Rees

Clothing and Headpieces, MUA and Styling- Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographer- Jade Donkin Model-Emily Rees

Clothing and Headpieces, MUA and Styling- Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographer- Jade Donkin Model-Emily Rees

Clothing and Headpieces, MUA and Styling- Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographer- Jade Donkin Model-Emily Rees

Clothing and Headpieces, MUA and Styling- Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographer- Jade Donkin Model-Emily Rees

Clothing and Headpieces, MUA and Styling- Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographer- Jade Donkin Model-Emily Rees

Ewa Weber Photography

Opal Turner Photography

Ewa Weber Photography

Ewa Weber Photography

Ewa Weber Photography

David Bowie- Promarker, watercolour, stitch and sequins

David Bowie- Photoshop

Stitch, ink and Photoshop

Collage and pen

Floral shapes

Ruffles

Ruffles

Ruffles

Pinstripe draping

Pinstripe draping

Chiffon draping

Chiffon draping

Headpieces and garments designed and made by Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographs by Elliot Newton

Headpieces and garments designed and made by Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographs by Elliot Newton

Here are some millinery pieces I have created inspired by circus and burlesque. Some are created from various pom poms stitched together with details nestled into them, such as bows and sequin stars. I have also created oversized bows out of a wire structure and also embellished buckram structures with sequins, feathers and beading.

Headpieces and garments designed and made by Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographs by Elliot Newton

Headpieces and garments designed and made by Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographs by Elliot Newton

Headpieces and garments designed and made by Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographs by Elliot Newton

Headpieces and garments designed and made by Jessica Campbell-Plover Photographs by Elliot Newton

Corset, hair, make up and styling by Jessica Campbell-Plover Photography by Jamie Beahan

This corset was created by using a pattern that fitted to my personal measurements. I used a silver satin and a black polka dot mesh to make my corset from. The skills that go into creating a corset include backing outer fabric onto coutil, fitting the corset to the body, stitching in boning channels and inserting steel bones, inserting a busk, putting in eyelets and lacing, binding the edges and adding any trimmings.

Here I created half a woman’s bespoke tailored jacket. Tailoring a garment includes lots of hand sewing and traditional techniques. Some of these techniques are tailor tacking, pad stitching, moulding chest and collar canvas, binding edges, creating a jet pocket, shrinking and expanding wool with a steam iron, button hole stitching, inserting a shoulder roll and shoulder pad and lining the garment.