TRACEY CLIFFE
Mobile: 07505 032327
E-mail: p_h_dilly@hotmail.com
Date of Birth: 02/08/1980
Motivation:
I'm a creative, energetic, confident, cheerful individual, I work calmly under pressure and I
am an excellent communicator. I have very strong dressmaking skills and I have the stamina
to work very long hours whilst retaining my sense of humour. I've had experience working
on film, TV, in theatre and working in the world of second hand and vintage clothing and
fashion.
Costume/Wardrobe experience
Film
2011 – Theatre of Dreams – Costume Assistant. Costume Designer: Joanna Eatwell
2011 – Piercing Brightness – Costume Supervisor. Costume Designer: Laura Smith
2010 – Captain America: The First Avenger – Costume Daily. Costume Supervisor: Ken
Crouch
2007 – Veils – Costume Designer. Director: Dan Susman
TV
2011 – Sirens (Channel 4) – Costume Daily. Costume Designer: Joanna Eatwell
2010 – Little Crackers (Sky 1) – Costume Daily. Costume Designer: Joanna Eatwell
2010 – Eric and Ernie (BBC) – Costume Daily. Costume Designer: Joanna Eatwell
Theatre
2011 – Snow White – Wardrobe Supervisor – Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
2011 – Black Eyed Peas @ Wireless Festival – Wardrobe Assistant
2011 – Glee UK Tour @ O2 – Wardrobe Assistant
Pilot TV/Trailers
2011 – Capital radio/Extremely strange films – Ethical stylist
2011 – 24 Weekers – Costume Designer. Director: Alan Entwhistle
2011 – Label – Costume Designer. Director: Tony Sabanskis
2009 – Dinosaur.co.uk – Costume Maker
2009 – Centre Screen Productions – Costume Maker
2007 – Plankers – Costume Supervisor. Costume Designer: Tim Orman
Employment
June 2010 – Present: Clonter Opera, teaching set and costume design workshops in the
theatre for 7 – 18 yr olds- Freelance
Jan 2009 – Present: Spearfish, teaching textile and fashion based workshops in schools and
youth centres - Freelance
Nov 2008 – Present: Love Me Again, running my own business revamping, deconstructing
and customising damaged clothes, making clothes from donated vintage fabrics and
sometimes commissions
Sept 2007 – Sept 2008: Angels the Costumiers - Costumier, working on costume for TV,
film and theatre. Putting together costumes for designers; organising and co-ordinating
fittings, ensuring quality, organising dispatch and delivery, maintaining stock.
June 2006 – Jan 2008: TRAID, Head of design, TRAIDRemade, leading a team of freelance
designers taking old and damaged clothes and re making them into something fashionable
and desirable again
Aug 2006 - Nov 2006: Hemingway design, Archiving 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s Women’s
magazines, finding interesting articles, adverts and fashion images, explaining them technically
for use on a popular culture website - Freelance part time
Sept 2005 - June 2006: TRAID, Sorting supervisor, ensuring and managing the smooth
running of a warehouse that stocks and hand picks fashionable and high quality second hand
and vintage clothing to sell in 8 shops around London and Brighton - Full time
Education:
Central School of Speech and Drama - 23/06/2005
BA (Hons) Theatre practice, costume and set design strand
Further Qualifications:
School:
Arthur Mellows Village College
04/09/1991 – 25/06/1998
A Levels:
History of Art (A)
History (C)
Business studies (C)
English literature (D)
Away from Work:
I enjoy collecting old and vintage dress patterns, girl's annuals and magazines, Cinema,
reading, especially old classics like The road to Wigan pier, Catch 22, and drawing and
painting.
References:
Available on request