Making Costumes Work on Stage

Make it Sparkle Video with Shirlee Idzakovitch
Professional Costume Designer and Teaching Artist

(7:52) runtime

Director's Notes

In this segment, Shirlee discusses

• The importance of communication between creatives.

• Understanding lighting, mic and prop placement.

• Staging your costumes and rehearsing beforehand.

• Coordinating your color palette together with the stage lighting.

About Shirlee Idzakovitch

Shirlee Idzakovich is a professional costume designer/stylist who lives between NYC and LA. She is a seasoned costume designer with over 100 builds under her name. She is a designer who works on Broadway, Off Broadway, as well as videos, TV, and the movies. Red carpet styles and special event styling.

One of her passions is to teach the next generation the way it really works in a professional costume shop. She is an editor as well as curriculum editor/ writer for the NAA/NEA for high school students in costume design and costume construction. She has a Facebook group, Costuming for Everyone, in which she mentors young designers—along with showcasing young talent all over the world. Her passion has taken her overseas many times to work on shows and designs. She has taught or costumed in 41 states and 3 continents.

Now, her goal is to teach in every state and every continent over the next few years. She is a proud member of the Teaching Artist Alliance. She is married and has 3 daughters along with 7 grand dogs.