Millinery Portfolio

Created at Jeff Fender Studio. Fabric covered buckram hats. Hat Decoration and mask painting by Jeff Fender. Photos by Gregory Gale.

Costume Design by Gregory Gale for Romeo and Juliet at Houston Grand Opera, Spring 2022.

Made at Jeff Fender Studio. A set of three hats made from fosshape and covered in fabric, then attached to masks. Mask painting by Jeff Fender, and faux feathers in the middle photos made by Laurie Schaefer Fenton (attached by me).

Costume design by Gregory Gale for Fairycakes the Play, Greenwich House Theatre, New York, NY (Off-Broadway). Fall 2021.

Made at Jeff Fender Studio. A wired headpiece with worbla and wire spikes, mounted on a purchased mask and embellished.

Costume design by Gregory Gale for Fairycakes the Play, Greenwich House Theatre, New York, NY (Off-Broadway). Fall 2021.

Created at Jeff Fender Studio—fabric covered buckram. Flower decoration made by Jeff Fender.

Costume Design by Ashley Soliman for Angélique at Manhattan School of Music.

Created at Jeff Fender Studio, Fall 2019. Costume Design by Ashley Soliman for Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun, Santa Fe Opera. Fabric hat sewn to a hard hat base.

The Glimmerglass Festival, Summer 2019, Showboat. Dir. Francesca Zambello, Des. Paul Tazewell, Assoc. Des: Loren Shaw

Fascinator from rental package (bottom hat) re-built by me to match a dress re-build (re-build on top). Millinery wire shaping on top of a wired buckram base.

UC-CCM, Fall 2018, Guys and Dolls. Dir. Diane Lala, Des. Reba Senske. Photos by Mark Lyons.

Brim was custom-dyed sinamay, blocked and wired, and attached to pre-made buckram hat base. Set of 5 made.

UC-CCM, Fall 2018, Guys and Dolls. Dir. Diane Lala, Des. Reba Senske. Photos by Mark Lyons.

Brim was custom-dyed sinamay, blocked and wired, and attached to pre-made buckram hat base. Rosettes were purchased.