Chris Davoile Costumes

Sunday 7 December 2014

Chris Davoile Costumes: Troll Costume finished at last: Well, after a long and difficult week fighting with Troll bodies trying to get the padded bits under the machine to get the zips in etc, I c...

costumechris: I have been sewing since primary school, making soft toys, dolls clothes and then clothes for myself from the 70's onwards. I started making costumes around 1980 for local Dancing Schools, progressing from simple animal costumes and dresses onto the complicated ones that I make today. Many of the costumes that I have made in recent years have won competitions for best costume. Quite a few of the numbers I have costumed keep on winning at Festivals and are used over and over again, being passed down over the years, as they are made to last. A lot of thought and effort goes into the creation of each costume, as each one is specially made for the dancer.

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