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Category Archives: Tailoring
Custom Queen of Hearts: Perfectly Posh
Custom costumes for some of our favorite corporate ladies:) Plus by Hraefn Wulfson, a fantastic, lighted custom prop scepter of cut and sculpted sintra and acrylic.
Custom Queen of Hearts costume, ready to go to the Perfectly Posh convention. Silk velvet and silk organza. Lighted custom prop scepter of cut and sculpted sintra and acrylic.
Custom Queen of Hearts costume, ready to go to the Perfectly Posh convention. Silk velvet and silk organza. Lighted custom prop scepter of cut and sculpted sintra and acrylic.
Custom Queen of Hearts costume, ready to go to the Perfectly Posh convention. Silk velvet and silk organza. Lighted custom prop scepter of cut and sculpted sintra and acrylic. Steel stays throughout corset with steel lacing stays and brass grommets at center back.
Lighted custom prop Queen of Hearts scepter with Perfectly Posh logo, of cut and sculpted sintra and acrylic.
Lighted custom prop Queen of Hearts scepter with Perfectly Posh logo, of cut and sculpted sintra and acrylic.
McGrew Studios, 2019.
Custom Mosquito Mascot: Spartan Mosquito
Fantastic, fun build for thinkwebstore.com ‘s client, Spartan Mosquito.
A custom mosquito mascot, custom Spartan tunics and capes plus a dead mosquito prop.
Custom welded internal framework and fittings with polyethylene foam, fabrics, vinyl, Worbla, 3D printed and vacuum formed parts plus cool lighting effects!
Unimpressed with the mosquito costume offerings out there in the wild, Bryan Carter of ThinkWebStore came to us. Discussions resulted in an agreement to create an oversize, realistic but definitely xenomorphic critter that would enthrall onlookers at its live convention performances plus Spartan Mosquito’s fun online videos.
Many thanks to Bryan Carter for hiring us and for your fantastic marketing idea that juxtaposes against the typical landscape. It’s brilliant.
National hardware conventions are typically about tile, plumbing and home improvement products. They rarely, if ever, are costume-focused events. ThinkWebStore’s parade of great looking models in custom Spartan garb and weapons, escorting their big captured mosquito around the convention floor is a sight that no one can ever forget!
The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator product itself is ingenious and supplies have been pre-sold out for months. Check it out: https://spartanmosquito.com/mosquito-control/
Hraefn Wulfson, meditating on the layout of the new custom mosquito mascot legs
Crit Killen and Hraefn Wulfson discuss attachment and arrangement methods for the new custom mosquito mascot chassis
Hraefn Wulfson cuts and sands forms that will be used to vacuum form clear plastic wings for the new custom mosquito mascot
Isaac Doubek’s handiwork- He’s made custom 3D printed eyes for the new custom mosquito prop
Hraefn Wulfson has the mosquito wing bucks ready for vacuum forming in clear plastic
Isaac Doubek’s handiwork- He’s rewired a multi effect lighting element to portable battery unit for the new custom mosquito mascot
Crit Killen and Hraefn Wulfson discuss attachment and arrangement methods for the new custom mosquito mascot chassis. Each leg slides into a custom fitting for clarity and speedy assembly
Crit Killen measures for wing attachment mount on mosquito mascot’s welded steel shoulder frame and chassis
Details of welded steel shoulder frame and chassis for new custom mosquito mascot on a dress dummy the same size as the five foot tall performer
Crit Killen and Hraefn Wulfson with the welded steel shoulder frame and chassis for new custom mosquito mascot on a dress dummy the same size as the five foot tall performer
Detail of each custom fitting for leg assembly in the new custom mosquito mascot
Hraefn Wulfson wearing the new shoulder chassis of custom mosquito mascot with legs attached, casting an interesting shadow
Hraefn Wulfson wearing the new shoulder chassis of custom mosquito mascot with legs attached
Detail: Spartan Mosquito logo heat transfers on red linen Spartan cape backs and wagon banners
Hraefn Wulfson arranges the new dead mosquito prop on the convention-safe Spartan spear
Hraefn Wulfson adding a few final touches to the dead mosquito prop
Spooky even in the daylight, the new mosquito mascot is ready to be disassembled for travel
Bryan Carter, Jennifer McGrew and Hraefn Wulfson in a selfie with new mosquito mascot costume
Spooky at night in the McGrew Studios parking lot- the new mosquito mascot costume
Mosquito mascot’s internal lighting has several effects and glows red with blood through its vinyl side abdomen “windows”
Some late night parking lot painting on the new mosquito mascot. Isaac Doubek and Hraefn Wulfson
Mosquito mascot’s inner steel armature visible through the newly cut abdomen “windows”
Ready to go to several national hardware shows on great looking models: Custom Spartan tunics, belts and capes. Red and white linen, jute, fun trims and brooches
Spartan Mosquito custom mascot scale pre-viz
A BIG 2019 project for us involving the team effort and mighty
talents of Hraefn Wulfson, Crit Killen, Isaac Doubek, Carolyn Richardson, Uptown Embroidery and Jennifer McGrew
Custom Tailoring: Royal Manticoran Navy Uniforms
2017. Custom Costume for Dakota
Fans of the Royal Manticoran Navy and Honor Harrington Fan Association celebrate author David Weber’s detailed universe with specific uniforms. We tailored this one for Dakota in a beautiful wool with gold trim, piping and all his military insignia specific to his rank and character in this universe.
PENNYWISE: CUSTOM COSTUME
2017:
Victor V. asked us for a custom Pennywise costume for the premiere of IT, and this was a very cool project with some swell fabrics: Two colors of silk dupioni with great rouching and piping details all over the place, then garnished with wool yarn pom poms plus some great paisley trimmings and tassel fringe. His makeup is by one of the artists at the Fear Factory right here in Salt Lake. Victor tells us he will be resurrecting Pennywise when the IT sequel hits the theaters in 2019:)
custom fitting- in the shop
custom fitting – in the shop
Custom clown spats in white canvas and black leather over platform shoes!
making some nifty custom spats
Pennywise- fabrics and trim: Silk dupioni and wool yarns
Fresh costume – looks a bit cleaner than a monster who’s been living in the sewers and caverns for a millenia:)
on the tracks outside out shop in the Granary District, Salt Lake City
Pennywise- waiting patiently for the IT sequel
Custom Jousting Attire: DGY Jousting
August 2018
We built custom costumes for Young Living’s jousters, squires AND horses in this fantastic project.
This is the DGY (David Gary Young) Jousting Team of Young Living Farm in Mona, Utah, and they are amazing.
DGY Jousting during Utah’s 2018 “Days of ’47” events at the Utah State Fairpark. Photo: David Boyd
The open, lattice-like costumes for the horses are called caparisons and their face shields are called chamfrons. We’ve created these with leather cut-work and inlay, embellished with decorative metal pieces, rivets and crystals.
DGY Jousting during Utah’s 2018 “Days of ’47” events at the Utah State Fairpark. Photo: David Boyd
We built the horse gear using chrome-tanned leathers backed with synthetic Rhino Cloth for extra weight, durability and resistance to wear and mildew. Each horse echoes its jouster’s colors and sometimes his or her coat of arms, as in the case of Jacob Young’s dragons in black and red.
The word caparison originates from the 1585–95 Middle French caparasson (now caparaçon) and the Old Spanish caparazón, akin to capa or cape.
DGY Jousting during Utah’s 2018 “Days of ’47” events at the Utah State Fairpark. Photo: David Boyd
We made jousters’ sleeveless surcotes from black bison hide. Each of these tunics laces up its sides and has specialty leather inlay as well as hardware and rivets in either gold or silver.
DGY Jousting in their new 2018 attire at Young Living Farm in Mona, Utah Photo: Robert Hirschi
DGY Jousting in their new 2018 attire at Young Living Farm in Mona, Utah Photo: Robert Hirschi
DGY Jousting during Utah’s 2018 “Days of ’47” events at the Utah State Fairpark. Photo: David Boyd
DGY Jousting during Utah’s 2018 “Days of ’47” events at the Utah State Fairpark. Photo: David Boyd
Our design/build team for this was a big one- our shop’s principle staff with additional stitchers and craftspeople jobbing in. A great project to make such fantastic looks for DGY.
Jennifer McGrew
Hraefn Wulfson
Diane Thompson
Madeline Mann
Alex Buie
Carolyn Richardson
Liam Buie
Wendy Harbaugh
Andrea Fabrega
Isaac Doubek
Anastasia Najarian
Elijah Najarian
Nathan Dobbin
Konley Shanahan
Dresden Williams
Eliza Williams
Cate Allen
Nick Burke
Magen Mitchell
Uptown Embroidery
Heather Skola
Aubrey Kuefner
Todd Baker
Monica Ramirez
DGY’s armor in these photos is by Valentine Armouries in Las Vegas, NV.
Visit the Young Living farm events page for more info about jousting dates.
Our thanks to HeadnHome for the leather cavalier hats. These are beautifully made and you were wonderful to work with:)
Our thanks to Liz Davies, Young Living‘s Director of Farm Events. Our team loved working with yours. We look forward to more creative design as your production grows.
Thank you to Robert Hirschi and David A. Boyd for your photos here:)
Custom Steampunk Tailoring
The beauty of steampunk fashion, enhanced by the beauty of hair and makeup design genius, Amber Pearson.
McGrew Studios’ custom corset, Zouave jacket, skirt, tap pants and detachable bustle.
2014.
custom patterned and fit in brocade and moire’ over coutil with 24 steel stays plus lacing stays in the center back
bustle development
bustle development
sleeve development
bolero development front
bolero development back
on display, at Salt Lake City’s Absinthe Parlour Salon
Custom Clerical Vestments
Custom clerical vestments for charismatic minister, Jared Anderson.
Jared is one of those super smart, compassionate and completely charismatic people who makes you reflect in fun ways on your life’s transcendent values and the world around you. We adore him.
See these to learn more about Jared and his ministry:
239-243: Jared Anderson – An Academic Introduction to the New Testament
https://allevents.in/provo/jared-anderson-secular-thought-in-religious-practice/1756068798019318
Some 2018 construction process pics:
Juno, Wife of Jupiter: Custom Costume for USU’s Ludi Romani Games
Goddess Juno Costume- USU’s Ludi Romani games
Classics’ Ludi Romani Games, a 20-Year Tradition, Casts Alumni as Roman Gods
Thursday, Apr. 05, 2018
A fun costume we made in 2012 for Utah State University Classics professor, Francis Titchener.
Frances Titchener appeared as the goddess Juno in the 2016 Ludi Romani games hosted by Classics. Alumna Teri Gee portrays Venus, a role she will recreate this year as well. Juno’s sacred animal was the peacock, which is reflected in Titchener’s goddess robes. Photo: USU.edu
Custom Sock Mascot: Observepoint
Utah-based analytics and marketing giant OBSERVEPOINT knows how to make convention attendees remember their brand!
Observepoint gives their booth guests custom printed socks! — that’s right– custom printed socks that you can wear, in a variety of dye sublimation printed designs — (instead of shoving logo-laden thumb drives into their visitors’ hands like every other booth does). It’s a really ingenious marketing idea and was right up our alley as a design project.
They asked us to create an 8ft tall custom sock mascot using their javascript design (a design they tell us is FULL of easter eggs, employee nicknames and inside jokes). We patterned, then built the giant sock from polyethelene foam and had their print design enlarged 700 times into custom dye-sub fabric from which we made its outside cover. Lightweight and comfy, this mascot’s face and arm holes allow their rep to have a great time interacting with booth visitors.
Our thanks to Observepoint Field Marketing Manager: Trachelle Tanner.
Adobe Summit March 2018, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Observepoint custom sock mascot by McGrew Studios
https://www.observepoint.com/mobile-analytics-summit/confirmation/
https://www.facebook.com/ObservePoint/photos/a.10151223038382076.446984.58392662075/10155499438457076/?type=3
