Grace, my supervisor for the fairies and Athenians met with me today to discuss the fabrics for the fairies and the costumes for the Athenians that needed to be sourced in more detail. She came in with a very clear grasp of what needed to be discussed - including multiples of costumes, specifics on colour and fastenings, and this gave me the opportunity to make sure that we were very much on the same page with what was needed. It was very reassuring after the wait to get propperly into the project to be able to sit down and discuss the costumes in more detail and make sure that everything was progressing and that what the designs and director and requires is understood. Going through the fabrics we decided that while I am very clear on three specific fabrics from the first set of samples for the fairies costumes, on rest others I am prepared to be flexible if we find something similar for a better proce elsewhere. For this myself, Oliver and the supervisors are headed up to London this week for a clearer fabric reconaisance.
Also in this meeting we discussed the lycra issue! With two of our actors being very dark skinned - one needing a full body suit the other needing only a pair of 'shorts' - getting the right colour for the lycra is essential for these costumes. After speaking with Lucy - our assistant maker who out of our team the one who has worked with lycra the most - she has assured us that while lycra can be dyed it is unlikely we will be able to dye it to the right depth and shade. With this in mind Lucy is going to dye a selection of lycra samples to see if we can achieve the tone needed while myself and the supervisors continue search for the right colour in the shops to see not only if it can be bought but which would be better for the budget.
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