I have more than 12 years experience as Costume Designer and Stylist in Brazil in advertising, movies, theatre, and fashion, working with renowned Brazilian directors as Andrucha Waddington, Breno Silveira, Mauro Lima, Claudio Torres, Carol Jabor, Mini Kerti, Toni Vanzoline, Paulo Wainer, Pedro Becker among others. Taking on practical responsibilit... Read More

I have more than 12 years experience as Costume Designer and Stylist in Brazil in advertising, movies, theatre, and fashion, working with renowned Brazilian directors as Andrucha Waddington, Breno Silveira, Mauro Lima, Claudio Torres, Carol Jabor, Mini Kerti, Toni Vanzoline, Paulo Wainer, Pedro Becker among others. Taking on practical responsibilities, such as hiring costumes and managing budgets, communicating with all wardrobe department, overseeing fittings and helping on set when costumes are first worn. I’m highly organized and efficient, have a good memory, keen attention to detail, familiarity with costume budgets and estimating costs.I understand the research processes and I know how to source information. Good leadership and managerial skills when overseeing assistants and dailies during crowd fittings, I can cope with stress having a positive attitude. I’m flexible and creative and experienced in the design process, good knowledge about fabric qualities, clothing cuts, fits, techniques and familiar with period costumes. Also, I have a general knowledge of both costume history and contemporary fashion. I have good foundation skills in ironing, steaming, adapting garments, dying, hand sewing and alterations. I know how to dress actors in different types of clothes and I am able to gauge clothing sizes at a glance. I have good experience in returns. I also have a basic knowledge of costume breakdown. Read Less