ELEANOR GIBSON Costume maker for stage and screen Lewes, East Sussex | hello@elliesatelier.co.uk | elliesatelier.co.uk | Instagram @ellies.atelier.lewes | IMDb imdb.com/name/nm6698733 | Full UK driving licence PROFILE ------- I have been a freelance costume maker for film, television, the West End, ballet and opera since I graduated from the London College of Fashion in 2013, making for principal cast and supporting artists. I specialise in period and contemporary womenswear, including ladies’ tailoring and some menswear technique, corsetry and tutus, and I work in tulle, leather and hand and machine embellishment. EXPERIENCE ---------- Founder and maker, Ellie’s Atelier, Lewes | 2026 to present - A private, appointment-only studio for bridal and evening wear, everyday alterations and textile restoration. - Bodice re-cuts, reboning, bustles and multi-layer hems, for brides, bridesmaids, mothers of the bride and black tie, and for boutiques. Freelance costume maker, Self-employed, for film, television, theatre, ballet and opera | 2013 to present - Workrooms include Karen Sharp Costumes and Dee Sheehan Ltd. - On set as a costumer for Tulip Fever, and as crowd seamstress on Christopher Robin. Tutu maker, Tutu Makers Studio, for The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and private commissions | 2015 to present Womenswear maker, Glyndebourne Opera House | 2017 to 2018 Costume maker and fittings assistant, Anna Maria Genuise, for the Royal Opera House, The Royal Ballet and theatre | 2013 to 2016 SELECTED WORK ------------- - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (International, 2018 to now): The Dementors. A whole new set for the performers, in the finest organza made and many metres of tiny French seams. Designed by Katrina Lindsay; made with Karen Sharp Costumes. - House of the Dragon, season two (HBO, 2023): Two Targaryen coats. Rhaenys’s in blue-grey suede and Rhaenyra’s in deep red leather. Designed by Caroline McCall; made with Dee Sheehan Ltd. - Matilda The Musical (West End, 2022 to 2025): Rodolpho, the ballroom dancer. Lycra from head to toe, covered in hundreds of hand-cut pink and blue discs. My favourite costume to have helped make. Designed by Rob Howell; made with Karen Sharp Costumes. - House of the Dragon, season two (HBO, 2023): Tabards for the fleet of the Free Cities. Embellished by hand and machine: contrast layering, blanket stitch, machine embroidery and couching, with hand-stitched coins and shells. Designed by Caroline McCall; made with Dee Sheehan Ltd. - My own wedding (Bridal): Broderie anglaise wedding dress. I designed and made it, with a deep V filled by a sheer panel, short flutter sleeves and a floor-length A-line skirt. - The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet (Ballet, 2015 to now): Traditional tutus. Built for structure, long wear and elaborate decoration: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote and private commissions. Made with Tutu Makers Studio. - Wicked and Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures, 2023): Costume for both films. Two stints in 2023, one from January to February and one from June to July. Designed by Paul Tazewell; made with Dee Sheehan Ltd. - Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands (New Adventures, 2023): Mrs Mayor’s two-piece. Worn walking a blue topiary poodle through the suburbs. The production has since been filmed for cinemas. Designed by Lez Brotherston; made with Karen Sharp Costumes. SKILLS ------ Construction: Period and contemporary womenswear; Ladies’ tailoring, and menswear tailoring technique; Corsetry and boned bodices; Traditional tutus. Materials: Silk, lace and organza; Tulle; Velvet; Leather; Lycra and stretch fabrics. Hand and machine finishing: Hand sewing and finishing; Hand and machine embellishment and embroidery; Couching and blanket stitch; Beading and lace appliqué; Hand-rolled silk hems. In the workroom: Working alongside costume cutters and designers; Assisting in fittings; Documentation: annotated diagrams, measurements and design notes; Working to production deadlines. Repair and restoration: Invisible repair and patching; Period zips, hooks and fastenings; Heirloom garment care and remodelling; Handling fragile, old textiles. Running a studio: Client consultations and private fittings; Quotes, bookings and invoicing. CREDITS ------- As costume maker, unless another role is given. Stage: - Evita, West End, May to June 2025 - Mean Girls, West End, April to May 2024 - Hadestown, West End, 2024 to present - SIX, West End, January 2024 - Hamilton, West End, March to April 2023 - Mary Poppins, West End, June 2022 - Matilda The Musical, West End, 2022 to 2025 - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, International, 2018 to present Film, television and commercials: - Young Sherlock, season two, Amazon MGM Studios, August 2026 - The Mummy (untitled) - Wednesday, season two, Netflix, May to October 2024 - Wicked and Wicked: For Good, Universal Pictures, January to February and June to July 2023 - House of the Dragon, season two, HBO, May to June 2023 - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Sony Pictures, February to March 2023 - The Acolyte, Lucasfilm, Disney, November to December 2022 - Dune: Part Two, Warner Bros., October to November 2022 - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Marvel Studios, Disney, May to September 2021 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Marvel Studios, Disney, March to April 2021 - The Nevers, HBO, June 2019 to September 2020 - The Great, season one, Hulu, October to November 2018 - Spider-Man: Far From Home, Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, May to September 2018 - Christopher Robin, Disney, August to September 2017, as crowd seamstress - Black Mirror, season four, Netflix, five episodes including USS Callister, January to February 2017 - Volkswagen Tiguan: I Believe in a Thing Called Love, Hungry Man, commercial, October 2016 - American Assassin, CBS Films and Lionsgate, August to October 2016, as costume workroom assistant - Nissan Leaf: Joe Wilkinson Presents the Foolproof Guide to Electric Driving, TBWA, commercial, October 2015 - War Machine, Netflix, September 2015 - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Warner Bros., March to July 2015 - The Legend of Tarzan, Warner Bros., August 2014 - Tulip Fever, Paramount Pictures, April to July 2014, as set costumer - Suffragette, Film4 and BFI, March 2014 - Fury, Sony Pictures Entertainment, September to December 2013 Ballet and opera: - Onegin, The Royal Ballet, November 2024 to January 2025 - Edward Scissorhands, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, November 2023 - Poulenc, Glyndebourne, May to July 2022 - Like Water for Chocolate, The Royal Ballet, May 2022 - Samson et Dalila, Royal Opera House, March to May 2022 - Don Quixote, Birmingham Royal Ballet, October 2021 to February 2022 - Swan Lake, The Royal Ballet, January to March 2018 - The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, The Royal Ballet, October to December 2016 - Swan Lake, Birmingham Royal Ballet, August 2015 - Tutu collection, Tutu Makers Studio, April 2015 For the Royal Opera House and The Royal Ballet, with Anna Maria Genuise: L’Ormindo (Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal Opera House); Andrea Chénier; Un ballo in maschera; I due Foscari; Anna Nicole; Cavalleria rusticana; Onegin; The Nutcracker; La traviata. Theatre and dance: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Rose Theatre Kingston); Atma Dance Company; Billy Elliot the Musical; Prix de Lausanne; Hamburg Ballet School: The Sleeping Beauty; Ballet Black: Two of a Kind; Richard Alston Dance Company: Rejoice in the Lamb and Burning; Shaun the Sheep ballet. EDUCATION --------- BA (Hons) Costume for Performance, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London | 2010 to 2013 FdA Theatre Design for Performance, Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London | 2009 to 2010 INTERESTS AND VOLUNTEERING -------------------------- - Community: Befriender with Age UK East Sussex since 2020, and a volunteer at the Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare. - Singing: I sing with SingSpace, a local musical theatre choir that performs at Christmas markets and in ticketed shows. - Making and growing: I crochet and knit, mostly as gifts, and collect and wear vintage clothes. I garden too, and took the RHS Level 2 in garden planning in 2021. - Outdoors: Sea swims and saunas, yoga and fitness training, and walks with Cleo and Bonnie, our wire fox terrier and Deerhound lurcher. Cleo is also the atelier’s Chief Studio Hound.