The Armor Costume for a Character

Performing Arts Design Award Winner.
Awarded for Good Performing Arts, Stage, Style and Scenery Design.

The Armor Costume for a Character
by Samantha Chijona Garcia

Awarded April 15, 2020
CLIENT: Jazz Martinez Gamboa
58.534

The Armor is a theatrical costume created for the character Richard III in a stage production of a Shakespeare play. The costume is made from recycled and disused materials. Metal lines are sewn onto a twill jacket, while overlapping leather gaiters form a separate structure joined by leather straps and buckles. A chainmail glove closes the sleeve, and a velvet hat lined with metal strips serves as a helmet. The six parts can be added or removed as the character changes during the play. The design reflects both the king and the vulnerable man within him.

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