I got to start off with a cup of coffee and then help the manager, Sheri, rent out some of the costumes to a woman who is putting on a fashion show at a hospital. She's doing the different decades and needed some options for the early 1900s and the woman took 3 different looks. One was an empire dress and the other two were tops with skirts and then crinoline skirts for underneath, as well as a shawl for one of the looks and a hat.
After that we got started with organizing the racks. For three hours of work we managed to actually get a big chunk done. We started by taking off the front rows and putting them on racks and then putting different categories on the racks. So far we have a solid grouping of Specialty, Medieval, Prairie, Civil War, Ethnic, Victorian, Uniforms and then on to the past 100 years: 1920s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. We will also be going through and potentially getting rid of some stuff. There's also a men's section, a coats section, and blouse and skirt sections. There's a lot just within the clothes part of the closet let alone the other side that has all types of accessories and what not like ties and hats. There's also going to be some sections that are specifically organized by play/musical.
I'm pretty excited about getting to do this all for the costume shop. Also just to be getting more experience in theater and costume is great! Well stay tuned for more! I'll probably be posting a little bit of each shift, just like a cool piece or a fun story or something similar. I know I already have a few pictures of some really cool and funky pieces to post about, so that'll probably be really soon.
Now just to figure out what to do on my off days, most likely a part time job and many trips to the library.
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