Alexandra Hepper
Theatre and Screen: Costume Design BA (Hons)
Wimbledon College of Art UAL
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Costume Design - Stage Screen Dance / Textiles for Fashion / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My location: London, United Kingdom
Alexandra Hepper
First Name: Alexandra
Last Name: Hepper
University / College: Wimbledon College of Art UAL
Course / Program: Theatre and Screen: Costume Design BA (Hons)
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Costume Design - Stage Screen Dance / Textiles for Fashion / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles
My Location: London, United Kingdom
About
Costume design graduate searching for work and experience in the costume and wardrobe departments for theatre, film and HETV.
Collaboration with the V&A Performance Festival 2024, choosing an item from the Film archive to re-imagine for a dance performance. Performed in the Raphael Gallery on 21st April 2024. I chose a film poster illustrated by Herdmann for the film Frau Im Mond (1929) directed by Fritz Lang. When watching the film I was captivated by the appearance of the pinstripe suits worn by many of the characters. The harsh chiaroscuro lighting of the black and white film and Expressionist style made the suits look particularly striking when they were creased up and moved about in. Having wanted to explore menswear and tailoring in my work, I began by designing around the idea of the pinstripe suit and how it can be exaggerated for a theatrical performance.