Alice Lowndes - Costume Maker
Alice has been making costumes for "Belle's Costumes" since 2000. Her passion for costuming became a serious career consideration after a mis-spent youth of making for fun and friends. She is a graduate of Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England, with a BA (hons) in Theatre Practice - Costume Construction.
The costumes shown here date from the past seven years, and represent a mixture of commissions and personal projects, design interpretations and original work. Cats and Starlight Express are (C) Really Useful Group, We Will Rock You is (C) Queen Productions/Tribeca.
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Costumes Made for Productions at Central School of Speech and Drama
| Catsuit for "HOT L BALTIMORE" | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| 1930s summer dress for "Paradise Lost" | Central School of Speech and Drama |
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Victorian Corset | Small bum pad | Steel frame bustle | 1841 Bonnet |
Starlight Express Costumes
| Pearl generic london - Thingywot 2001 | 
| Pearl generic - Glam Slam ltd. 2003 |
| Pearl late london - Taline 2001 | 
| Pearl Late London - Helen 2002 |
| Pearl Concept - Wardrobe (in progress) 2007- | 
| Pearl Original London - Thingywot 2003 |
Dinah late london - wardrobe 2001 | 
| Dinah Concept - wardrobe 2007 | 
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Buffy Generic - now incomplete 2001 | 
| Buffy Last london - wardrobe 2003 | 
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Ashley late london - Wardrobe 2001 | 
| Ashley Concept/Tour - Wardrobe 2005 | 
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Belle early london - now incomplete 2000 | 
| Belle generic london - mine 2002 | 
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Sleeper generic london - Wardrobe 2001 | 
| Electra Concept - Wardrobe 2008 | 
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| Joule late london - Thingywot 2001 | 
| Wrench late london - Mazz (assisted) 2002 |
| Volta Generic london - Kirsty 2002 | 
| Volta Concept - Wardrobe 2008 |
| Purse Concept - wardrobe 2006 | 
| Krupp London - wardrobe 2008 |
Rocky 1 generic london - Jared 2000 | 
| Rocky 1 generic london - Jared 2005 | 
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Rustie Generic - Thingywot 2001 | 
| Rusty generic - Glam Slam ltd. 2003 | 
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Greaseball - Taylor 2006 | 
| fan-character, Kirsty - Kirsty (assisted) | 
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We Will Rock You Costumes
| Scaramouche - Thingywot | 
| Scaramouche - Caitlin |
| Killer Queen - mine | 
| The King - Thingywot (assisted) |
Delilah - Mazz (assisted) | 
| Poppy - Thingywot | 
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Kelly - Wardrobe | 
| Candice - Hannah | 
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Kylie - Jouley | 
| Stacey - Wardrobe | 
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Cats costumes
| Demeter - Now incomplete | 
| Bombalurina - wardrobe |
| Etcetera (v. 1) - Thingywot | 
| Etcetera (v.2) - Thingywot |
| Electra - wardrobe | 
| Jemima - Star (altered) |
| Quaxo - For Sale | 
| Mungojerrie - Applecat |
| Jennyanydots Gumbie Cat coat - Mine | 
| KittyBelle - Mine |
| Victoria 1 - Vicky | 
| Victoria 2 - (a different) Vicky |
Misc.
| Maureen's Performance costume from Rent | Thingywot |
| Vampire skirt | Mazz |
| Taffetta Ballgown | Georgina |
| "Mr Potatohead" for "Personals" | Imperial College MT Soc |
| Toga | For Sale |
| Green Fairy | Wardrobe |
| Owl Cloak | Wardrobe |
| Space Vixens and Alien | Wardrobe (unfinished) |
| Alice in Wonderland | Mazz (assisted) |
| Elphaba from "Wicked" | Wardrobe (unfinished) |
| Glinda from "Wicked" | Wardrobe (unfinished) |
(assisted)- I contributed to this costume but the bulk of the work is not mine.
May 2009