Analyzing and Applying Your Design
Your Concept
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In 2 sentences describe your design concept for the piece and how it
supports or enhances the directors vision.
How were you inspired by your Director’s overall concept and costume
inspiration?
How did you collaborate with your Director? Could you improve on
your collaboration? What questions could you ask in the future to help
in your design process?
Is My Design Working?
Visual Check
 What do you notice first about your design? (Color, silhouette, pattern,
etc.)
 How do your eyes go around the design? Are they drawn to a specific
area?
 Does the design work on all the dancers in the piece? (Body types,
skin tones, ages, etc.)
 Does the design allow the dancers to fully execute the dance?
Conceptual Check
 Does it honor the Director’s vision? (Theme, style, tone, period, etc.)
 Does it work with the other design areas? (Lighting, props, set, etc.)
 Does it honor your vision and design ideas? (Concept, inspiration, etc.)
 Does it work within the show concept, how does it flow with the other
costume designs in the show?
Resource Check
 Can it be executed in the timeframe and with the resources you have?
If not how could you modify to achieve the same style, without overly
compromising your vision?
 Does it fit in your budget?
Executing Your Design
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What are the ways you can execute your design? (Shopping, thrifting,
pulling, renting, building, etc.)
What is the best way to execute your design with the resources you
have available?
Engaging Your Students
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How can you involve your students in the costume process (designing,
shopping, creating, altering, maintenance, organizing, etc.)