How to find inspiration when designing costumes.

Any kind of creative or designer has to get their inspiration from somewhere. Sometimes it can be as simple as a colour palette or an era but other times inspirations comes from great designers who have come before us. For me it was people like Frank Krenz, Hilary Rosenfeld or Audrey Bansmer. It's exciting to take an idea and grow it and that's what I think these early designs did for me. I ran a dance school for 8 years and an entertainment company for over 15 and I have designed and made, hundreds of costumes. My mum who has been making costumes since i was a toddlers has made thousands but the ones in this video are just a few of our favourites. If you want to see more about the costumes I make and design subscribe to my channel ‪@AbbiMadeIt‬ or you can have a look back at many of my costumes on instagram by searching for Darley Dance. #costumemaker #costumedesign #sewing