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Costume Design, Stylist and Motion Picture Costumer

Costume Department Facility Specialist

IATSE 892 Costume Designers Guild

IATSE 705 Motion Picture Costumers

Winner 2020 Warner Brothers Idea Award

Welcome, and thank you for visiting. My work lives at the crossroads of costume and fashion — from studio wardrobe to independent design, from red carpet concepts to live performance. For me, every garment is a narrative, every texture a mood, every detail a chance to reveal character. This site is both portfolio and archive, a place to explore the many ways costume design, fashion styling, and couture sketches come together in my creative practice.

Costume is story made visible I believe in the joy of beauty and the poetry of “beautiful ugliness” — Aesthetic recognition Informing through line, color, tone, and texture quietly shapeing emotion before a word is spoken. My design practice is rooted in this truth: every garment is a vessel of character, every silhouette an invitation to feel.

For more than twenty years I have worked inside the costume departments of Warner Bros., Disney, and ABC — streamlining wardrobe systems, reimagining stock workflows that increased efficiency by over 35%, and earning recognition for an AI-powered innovation proposal. Alongside this operational work, I have preserved Golden Age costumes for display, styled executives and public showcases, and designed for film, theater, fashion, and stage performance.

I'm glad you're here— explore the galleries, and discover the many ways costume continues to shape narrative, memory, and imagination.

With over 40 years in costume, fashion, and studio operations, I bring expertise that spans artistry, innovation, and performance.

  • Operational Expertise — streamlined wardrobe systems, boosting efficiency by 35–45%.

  • Innovation — recipient of the Warner Bros. Idea Award for my AI Costume Lab proposal.

  • Preservation & Display — conservation of Golden Age costumes, studio tour mannequins, and social media showcases.

  • Creative Design — credits across features, shorts, theater, and fashion collections.

  • Fashion & Styling — red carpet looks, couture commissions, and brand development .

  • Sports, Uniform & Hospitality Design — experience creating functional yet distinctive looks for athletics, uniforms, and corporate/hospitality clients.

  • Performance & Persona — cabaret/drag as Ava St. Clair, where design, styling, and performance unite.

Explore the galleries and step further into the world of my work — from realized stage and screen costumes to couture concepts and future visions. Every piece tells a story; I invite you to discover yours here.