Draping and Patterning Projects

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1914 Wedding Dress and Corset

Historic Reproduction, 2025

UNC-Chapel Hill

Historical Reproduction: Finished corset

Original 1914 corset

Fabric Fitting - Back

Fit Model: Mengwe Wapimewah

Historical Reproduction: Finished corset

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1860s Ensemble

Confederates, 2025

PlayMakers Repertory Company

Elizabeth Dye as Missy Sue; Hat and reticule built by Bailey Doran

Confederates: Director Christopher Windom; Costume Designer Pamela A. Bond; Scenic Designer Lex Liang; Lighting Designer Latrice Lovett; Photographer HuthPhoto

Missy Sue design by Pamela A. Bond

Elizabeth Dye as Missy Sue; Hat and reticule built by Bailey Doran

Confederates: Director Christopher Windom; Costume Designer Pamela A. Bond; Scenic Designer Lex Liang; Lighting Designer Latrice Lovett; Photographer Sarah Rolleri

Elizabeth Dye as Missy Sue; Hat and reticule built by Bailey Doran

Confederates: Director Christopher Windom; Costume Designer Pamela A. Bond; Scenic Designer Lex Liang; Lighting Designer Latrice Lovett; Photographer HuthPhoto

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Strapless Foundation Dress

Class Project, 2025

UNC-Chapel Hill

Finished Strapless Dress - Front

Design by Jillian Gregory

Finished Interior: boning, waist and underbust elastic, lace-finished seams, shaped facing, etc.

Finished Strapless Dress - Front

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1890s Ensemble

The Royale, 2025

PlayMakers Repertory Company

Tia James as Nina; Cut by Francis Werth and Ellie Steever, Hat by Bailey Doran

The Royale: Director Vivienne Benesch; Costume Designer Sabrina Guillaume-Bradshaw; Scenic Designer Yi-Hsuan (Ant) Ma; Lighting Designer Tao Wang, Photographer Sarah Rolleri + HuthPhoto

Design by Sabrina Guillaume-Bradshaw

Tia James as Nina; Cut by Francis Werth and Ellie Steever, Hat by Bailey Doran

The Royale: Director Vivienne Benesch; Costume Designer Sabrina Guillaume-Bradshaw; Scenic Designer Yi-Hsuan (Ant) Ma; Lighting Designer Tao Wang, Photographer Sarah Rolleri

Tia James as Nina; Cut by Francis Werth and Ellie Steever, Hat by Bailey Doran

The Royale: Director Vivienne Benesch; Costume Designer Sabrina Guillaume-Bradshaw; Scenic Designer Yi-Hsuan (Ant) Ma; Lighting Designer Tao Wang, Photographer Sarah Rolleri + HuthPhoto

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Suit Jacket

Class Project, 2025

UNC-Chapel Hill

Wool suit jacket flat patterned, cut, and constructed by Jessica Land

Fit Model: Sam Land

Interior of pockets in process

Fit Model: Sam Land

Wool suit jacket flat patterned, cut, and constructed by Jessica Land

Fit Model: Sam Land

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1940s Skirt Suit

Death of a Salesman, 2025

PlayMakers Repertory Company

Elizabeth Dye as Miss Forsythe; First Hand Bailey Doran

Death of a Salesman: Director Michael Wilson; Costume Designer David C. Woolard; Scenic Designer Jan Chambers; Lighting Designer Carolina Ortiz Herrera; Photographer Sarah Rolleri

Miss Forsythe

Designer David C. Woolard

Matthew Donahue as Happy Loman, Mengwe Wapimewah as Letta, and Elizabeth Dye as Miss Forsythe

Death of a Salesman: Director Michael Wilson; Costume Designer David C. Woolard; Scenic Designer Jan Chambers; Lighting Designer Carolina Ortiz Herrera; Photographer HuthPhoto

Elizabeth Dye as Miss Forsythe; First Hand Bailey Doran

Death of a Salesman: Director Michael Wilson; Costume Designer David C. Woolard; Scenic Designer Jan Chambers; Lighting Designer Carolina Ortiz Herrera; Photographer Sarah Rolleri

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1950's Inspired Dress

Fit Model: Jillian Gregory

Design Inspiration: Advance Pattern 5470

Final Dress

Fit Model: Jillian Gregory

1950's Inspired Dress

Fit Model: Jillian Gregory

1950s Inspired Dress

Class Project, 2024

UNC-Chapel Hill

Elf Costumes

The Christmas Case of Hezekiah Jones, 2024

PlayMakers Repertory Company

Jeffrey Blair Cornell as Fred Fizzle-Moss; Hat and shoes built by Sally Rath

The Christmas Case of Hezekiah Jones: Director Kathryn Hunter-Williams; Costume Designer Pamela A. Bond; Scenic Designer Lawrence E. Moten III; Lighting Designer Abigail Hoke-Brady; Photographer Sarah Rolleri

Fred Fizzle Moss

Reez Bailey as Dizzle Jollyworth

Jeffrey Blair Cornell as Fred Fizzle-Moss; Hat and shoes built by Sally Rath

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Grecian-Inspired Dress

The Game, 2024

PlayMakers Repertory Company

Katherine Hunter-Williams as Rhonda

The Game: Director Vivienne Benesch; Costume Designer Pamela A. Bond; Scenic Designer Lee Savage; Lighting Designer Carolina Ortiz Herrera; Photographer Sarah Rolleri

Design by Pamela A. Bond

Prologue Ensemble

The Game: Director Vivienne Benesch; Costume Designer Pamela A. Bond; Scenic Designer Lee Savage; Lighting Designer Carolina Ortiz Herrera; Photographer Sarah Rolleri

Katherine Hunter-Williams as Rhonda

The Game: Director Vivienne Benesch; Costume Designer Pamela A. Bond; Scenic Designer Lee Savage; Lighting Designer Carolina Ortiz Herrera; Photographer Sarah Rolleri

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