THE VISIT
unrealised costume design
Process
Script by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Adapted by Tony Kushner
Design Concept | Much of my research revolved around Depression-era communities and Hoovervilles in 1930's America to depict the inhabitants who lived in extreme poverty in the village of Slurry. In contrast, the visiting entourage needed to look strange and out of place; for this I took inspiration and derived my color palette from the painting "The Dream" by Henri Rousseau








Costume Plot + Color Palette



Fabric Swatches+Breakdown
When swatching for the costume renderings, I wanted to experiment with some intense fabric breakdown to see how wear and tear could affect my color palette. I emulated the effect of sun bleached clothing by leaving fabric in bleach, and applying it in certain areas to change the color of the fabric in uneven patterns

Sun bleached fabric experiment

Fabric breakdown with fuller's earth and dirty down sticks


Finished fabric swatches
Mixed Media Collage

Costume Thumbnail Renderings

















