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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and the Omnigarment (1991)

Right up front let me state YOU CAN USE MY IDEA and the pattern with my blessing.  You can adapt it, or use it as is, make hundreds of them and sell them at a profit, or put them on stage, and it is fine with me.  Several folks have done so, and I hope more will do so.   Here is an example:

Adapting the Omnigarment for A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Hole In The Wall Theatre

muchdiagram.jpg (141576 bytes) Basic concept for the Omnigarment 

Article from Theatre Design and Technology on the Omnigarment: "Putting Design into the Hands of the Actor"

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Renaissance Clothing and the Materials of Memory

Costumes and Scripts in the Elizabethan Theatres

vecellio.gif (15304 bytes) Vecellio's Renaissance Costume Book : All 500 Woodcut Illustrations

Imagination White - Convertible Halter Top (another cool convertible clothing item!)

Click Here for FREE Instructions & Diagrams for Making the Omnigarment  

muchado4.jpg (276533 bytes) Letter of concept statement sent to the director

muchado2.jpg (58155 bytes) muchado1.jpg (43376 bytes) Early rough sketches

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  muchado.jpg (71054 bytes) muchado3.jpg (86876 bytes) muchadoangry.jpg (131790 bytes) beatandben.jpg (57090 bytes) a few photos

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Press Release: MUCH ADO ABOUT COSTUMES

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Free Coloring Book of Much Ado About Nothing Costume Designs

Have you used this idea for a show?  If so send me photos, and let me know how it worked out.  I'll post pictures and any further suggestions you send.

Shakespeare's Works at Ed Helper
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