Costuming the Curve

Dressing Bodies of Size for the Stage, Screen, and Life
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-367-52496-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 164 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm

Costuming the Curve: Dressing Bodies of Size for the Stage, Screen, and Life is a groundbreaking and practical guide that redefines how designers approach body diversity in performance.

This book addresses the needs of larger female-presenting bodies, which are often overlooked in traditional costume design and construction training. Drawing on over two decades of teaching and practice, this book provides practical tools, innovative techniques, inclusive body positive strategies, and compassionate insights for designing, sourcing, fitting, and altering costumes and clothing that honor, celebrate, and empower performers with larger female-presenting bodies. With an emphasis on respect, collaboration, and body-positive design, this book fills a long-overdue gap in theatre, fashion, and film costume education. More than a how-to guide, this book is a call to reimagine the costume shop as a place of equity, respect, and creative liberation for creating costumes that honor bodies of size on stage and screen.

With a focus on fit, function, and dignity, this book invites professionals, educators, and students to reimagine design through a lens of celebration—not limitation. Whether in the classroom or the costume shop, Costuming the Curve is an essential resource for designers ready to challenge outdated norms and reimagine what is possible when every body is seen, supported, and celebrated.

Zielgruppe

General, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Galioto, Jeannie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theater: Technik, Bühnentechnik, Einrichtung
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Modedesign, Stoffe, Schmuckdesign
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Kunsthandwerk und Kunstgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Size Shift  2. The Importance of Awareness and Inclusivity  3. Movers and Shakers in The Body Positivity Movement  4. The Importance of Comfort  5. Design Elements for Costumes and Clothing  6. Undergarments  7. Upper Body Garments  8. Lower Body Garments  9. Full Body Garments  10. Footwear  11. Hats, Headpieces, and Wigs  12. Jewelry and Belts  13. Basic Alterations for Common Fit Issues  14. Inclusive Resources

Über Autor(innen)

Jeannie Galioto is a costume designer, fashion stylist, educator, guest speaker, artist, and body-positive advocate with over two decades of experience. She has designed costumes for more than a hundred theatrical productions and brings her creative expertise to a wide range of platforms including theatre, opera, dance, film, television, commercials, and immersive event design. As a dedicated educator with years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate students, she fosters a learning environment that celebrates all bodies, challenges traditional beauty norms, and equips emerging designers with both technical skill and critical cultural perspective. Her scholarship and creative practice focus on the intersections of fashion, identity, and performance, particularly as they relate to marginalized body types and underrepresented communities. This book is the culmination of her years of hands-on design experience and a deep commitment to reshaping the costume design field to be more inclusive, equitable, and empowering.