C O S T U M E D E S I G N E R & F A B R I C A T O R
Aidan (she/they) is a union costume designer dividing her time up and down the west coast, with a little bit of NOLA. She enjoys traveling (post-pandemic), watercolors, and horror movies (good and bad). When not working on set, she takes children's commissions for Halloween and conventions,** and spends her free time working on clothing for children with physical and mental design challenges. She never finishes a video game anymore, even during quarantine, but keeps trying anyway.
She is one of four co-owners of The Con Rangers, creating merit badges to reward attendees for convention-related achievements.
She has experience in the following
areas:
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design work
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color story & inspiration boards
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historical research
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patternmaking & drafting
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draping & dressform design
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sewing & assembly
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silkscreening
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hand-sewing
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dyeing/aging garments
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leatherwork
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character/wardrobe shopping
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organizing stock rooms
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returning/purchasing rentals
She is familiar with the following machines, programs, and techniques:
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industrial machines (Juki & similar)
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industrial sergers
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industrial coverstitch
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snap/grommet press
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blind hemmers
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Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop,
Illustrator, Lightroom) -
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
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Cura and basic 3D modeling
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Mac & PC platforms
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Currently learning: Blender
She has production experience in the following positions:
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costume designer/asst
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wardrobe supervisor
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on-set costumer
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dresser
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continuity
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seamstress
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cutter/stitcher
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ager/dyer
Her kit includes the following:
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Juki industrial straight-stitch machine
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Husqvarna 4-thread serger
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Husqvarna home machine
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Brother 4-thread coverstitch
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Brother Heavy Duty home machine
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Grommet & snap press machine
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2 Irons, steamer
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Silkscreen studio set-up
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Cricut cutting machine
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Anycubic i3 Mega 3D printer
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Child hanging dressform, sz 4T
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Female hanging dressform, sz 6
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Male torsoforms, sz 38 (2) & 40
She has a studio in Seattle and access to space in Idaho and Los Angeles.
**Note: Halloween commissions list opens Aug 1 and closes when commissions fill up depending on fall film scheduling. Convention commissions are accepted on a case-by-case basis and for children only; adult commissions are too complicated for scheduling around filming. thank you!