You must have heard of cosplay! Occasionally when walking on the road, you will see "little friends" wearing costumes and holding props, dressed exactly like cartoon characters, or carrying cameras, preparing to take pictures, or preparing to come to a performance A gathering of friends. Every time I see the clothes they are wearing, I can’t help but wonder if they rented them or made them themselves?
Angela Clayton, an 18-year-old costume designer from Long Island, New York, first started to get involved with sewing and cosplay when she was 14 years old. Because she could not afford the high cost of costumes, she decided to sew her own costumes.
Claytons first piece of work was completed when he was 14 years old, and it took him about two months to complete. Although the process is not as simple as originally imagined, practice makes perfect over time, and I even find fun in the sewing process. Look at the princess costume made by Clayton. The completion and dreaminess are almost comparable to Disney movies. Where are the authentic princess costumes in?
Although Clayton has not participated in so many cosplay activities nowadays, he has gradually turned his focus to clothing design, such as his own original works, or "costumes", etc. From design to sewing, every complicated Clayton pays great attention to details such as wrinkles and lace. Clayton once even spent 250 hours and 11 meters of fabric just to complete one piece.
Clayton’s love for costume design is also reflected in her words and dreams. In the future, she hopes to engage in costume design, especially film and theater costumes. For Clayton, it is important to be able to put the design concepts in her head into practice No matter how cumbersome and troublesome the process is, it is very worthwhile to turn it into a physical finished product, so... let us look forward to more of her designs in the future!
