https://www.ellenreydecastro.com/blog daily 0.75 2021-03-19 https://www.ellenreydecastro.com/blog/coming-soon monthly 0.5 2021-03-19 https://www.ellenreydecastro.com/ellenreydecastro daily 1.0 2021-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614624169353-45VNP2KRBKH1IICQXNYX/hot+seat.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614880529006-LYVZYSU9H2UO73SJEC69/Screenshot%2B2020-11-13%2Bat%2B00.15.49.jpg Home Hot Seat A Short Film by Mimi Jayson about two young girls who take revenge on an abuser. The director wanted to play on the stereotype of the promiscuous young girl and subvert it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614884022687-SK6JGYW0H8KCLXIYGQLV/Screenshot%2B2020-11-13%2Bat%2B00.16.10.jpg Home Writer and Director - Mimi Jayson Producer - Edward Carlton DOP - Maria Camilla Piana Brizio Art Director - Jessica Berry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614883928783-NOXO72NWFJ5E269AKJQY/Screenshot%2B2020-11-13%2Bat%2B00.16.28.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614878835757-LAAIDY977PNEKJAFPN64/8015873304_914cc6e687_c.jpg Home The Adventures of the Little Prince Edinburgh Fringe bilingual production (French and English) created for children. The show was produced by Asylon Theatre in collaboration with Head Over Heels Dance Theatre and used elements of dance so costumes had to be be designed with movement in mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614878765554-JOJ0AXMSVQOW50V2J7N0/190020_438167969566959_1219498037_n.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614879167960-1E7IQ9YSYHY3D4X158EW/8015916509_9c978dac60_c.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614879204262-O8W3N10IQ8EM8VONNWW7/8015859345_56b797f1c2_c.jpg Home Director and Producer - Marta Mari Visuals and Set Design - Krzysztof Szypczynski Music - Emily-Rose Conlon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614879437831-CQJOB0M536FH816ZBJYU/LC-eJDRS.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614879481411-H1F4YU8D177M6EGEN325/4vtF8dUa.jpeg Home ‘Hollow’ & ‘Monstrous Child’ I designed, made costumes and styled Bad Pollyanna for their ‘Monstrous Child’ and ‘Hollow’ music videos. Bad Pollyanna are a gothic rock band and the visuals for the videos were inspired by gothic lolita fashion. The costumes were also designed and altered so that they could be used on the band’s 2014 tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614879810737-7WDGDP4V1JLY5Q5DZIOA/74426015_10156906504268020_363693007377006592_n.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614880223598-YGNZRODOV8RRQFZWCAUI/1002061_10200580686399740_1230524916_n.jpg Home Director - Carlos Dittborn Producer - Olivia Hyde Costume Makers - Lowri Anwen Allen and Ellen Rey de Castro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614989574154-4DKIWXSHXT6XFKCVAOZ4/Screenshot%2B2020-11-12%2Bat%2B00.05.15.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614989755964-UDIRAD9HO29MY5Z5EHZL/Screenshot%2B2020-11-12%2Bat%2B00.13.02.jpg Home How Amelia’s Party Got Ruined A short comedy/horror film by Fredrik Gustafsson. The film plays on stereotypes of the worst kind of party guests - costumes for some of the characters were therefore very heightened and silly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614991717275-FTQXOYVX41FXUKJBDVOV/Screenshot%2B2020-11-12%2Bat%2B00.11.46.jpg Home Writer and Director - Fredrik Gustafsson DOP - Thierry Volant Art Director - Jessica Berry Score - Patrick Berg-Almqvist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614991200039-BKGKET99P3AVHL379NM2/Screenshot%2B2020-11-12%2Bat%2B00.09.19.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614990683853-A8P2788D3PX10LYLEVW8/york5.jpg Home The York Realist by Peter Gill This Tower Theatre production was set in the early 1960s, it was important to the directors that the costumes looked dated as the play is set in rural Yorkshire. Costumes were sourced from London vintage shops as well as from my own vintage collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614990599707-CYE1HSFMJBYKPMQIDBSD/york14.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614991567106-JG85ZCF8JBPZFEWC58W9/york20.jpg Home Director - Martin Jackson Set Design - Jude Chalk Lighting Design - Nick Insley Sound Design - Laurence Tuerk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1614991541482-WMQCOVD2RMR1EE1LIRNZ/york2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615764501912-P4MMPZJGRTRAXQYZROKJ/10525755_10152383452773020_8924959950250753740_n.png Home Invincible Girl Music video for gothic rock band Bad Pollyanna in collaboration with Illamasqua and the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. The band wanted a softer look to convey the message of the song whilst still staying true to their gothic aesthetic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615764469354-JR47RH6W1UIZ77LMZ2MZ/Screenshot%2B2020-11-08%2Bat%2B18.45.58.jpg Home Director - Daniel Bickerton Producer - Olivia Hyde Costume Maker - Elizabeth Real https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615764988933-FFFHH13PM7YOHXWNB0H5/1559753_10152817477958499_5505879738303175652_n.jpeg Home Besame Cosmetics I was the stylist for Besame’s campaign for Red Velvet as famously worn by Hayley Atwell while portraying Agent Carter in the eponymous Netflix series The idea behind the shoot was to create a more androgynous image of the character to challenge the stereotypes within vintage fashion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615764950856-ALNJZ8EROIRY137JHT7J/hs9l_enk.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615765161112-ZHC4JTG4WXSEZBO734RF/9D0PSlra.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615765201062-H9TZR4GK9AIBGVRVA55Q/nk3XIMKI.jpeg Home Photographer - Scott Chalmers Hair and Make Up Artists - Sharon Holloway and Gloria Holloway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615766832841-YKEG1GBPWJD4O8JH8O41/Costumes+-+19+May2299.jpg Home Antony and Cleopatra My final degree project re-imagining Shakespeare’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ for a modern audience. The textiles for both costumes were created by the layering of laser cut pieces of fabric in a variety of different ways. Silhouettes for both characters were inspired by modern draping methods with a heightened futuristic twist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615765717399-FVXL25VB5OT55XRS9K5C/10529459_10203082963653423_172664930_n.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615766955377-DQD0VR42U8BHQJKCBROR/Screenshot%2B2020-11-14%2Bat%2B01.41.05.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615766609698-NQMDQ7NL83OBBDMVXFPR/IMG_3079-Edit%28smaller%29.jpg Home https://www.ellenreydecastro.com/sketchbook daily 0.75 2021-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615842919976-ORT9A6OHXKY8FJJ3WCZ8/ellenreydecastrocleopatra.jpg Gallery 'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Cleopatra. Her silhouettes were influenced by contemporary designers such as Zuhair Murad and Haider Ackermann whilst the textiles of her clothing were informed by a mash up of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and Arabic script. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/4ab2b049-14af-41e6-81b7-0360e03e1d2d/ANT1.jpg Gallery 'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Antony. I wanted Antony to have the look of a warrior but make it heightened to show his status as one of Rome's leaders. The textiles of his costume were all created using laser cutting techniques on leather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615842967025-2MA176MATC21PLF9N4F8/SOOTH1.jpg Gallery 'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for the Soothsayer. This costume brought traditional Egyptian woven textiles and Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs together to create a mystical energy around the character. The colours of his belt and turban were inspired by the painted interiors of Egyptian cafes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/0f0385eb-ba97-466b-9128-b59cf216531a/OCT1.jpg Gallery 'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Octavia. The Roman aesthetic of the characters in my interpretation of the play was primarily influenced by modern architecture. Octavia's costumes were heavily influenced by Zaha Hadid as I felt that her work still had a very feminine feel to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/b4d48fe9-efb7-44ab-bef1-5ca54b9dbe6f/POMP1.jpg Gallery 'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Pompey. I wanted Pompey to have a different feel to the other characters as he has an independent spirit and is separate from both Egypt and Rome. I wanted his silhouettes to have a loose, pirate like feel whilst also taking inspiration from WW2 dazzle camouflage ships to convey his military prowess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/24ee99b2-e649-4715-b4ad-500922aad9f2/CAESAR.jpg Gallery 'Antony and Cleopatra' - Design for Octavius Caesar. I wanted Caesar to have a costume that conveyed his bloodline and was ostentatious and impractical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/9e68f159-839b-4067-b6d8-fa028254dd80/titus1.jpeg Gallery 'Gormenghast' by Meryn Peake - Design for Titus Groan. For my Gormenghast designs I wanted to fuse the essence of traditional Chinese art and design with it's contemporary equivalent. Titus is a boy trapped by his duty and destiny and I wanted to show that in the dramatic yet oppressive ceremonial robes that he wears. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/a2196f5c-11cc-4254-ab2b-cd92482f1f72/countess2.jpeg Gallery 'Gormenghast' by Meryn Peake - Design for The Countess. I used collage to render my vision for 'Gormenghast' as it was a quick and organic way of building the complicated shapes that I wanted to incorporate into the costumes. The Countess's silhouette and colour palette was inspired by ice caves in order to show the barrier her position had built between her and ordinary life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615840699849-K4ROKL4UN97KABZ9K1TY/flay.jpg Gallery 'Gormenghast' by Meryn Peake - Design for Flay. I used collage to render my vision for 'Gormenghast' as it was a quick and organic way of building the complicated shapes that I wanted to incorporate into the costumes. Flay's costume was inspired by organic material such as rocks to convey his age and connection to the ancient ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615842582004-S53SJIJY6P8GNQT008OQ/littleprince.jpg Gallery 'The Adventures of the Little Prince' by Saint Exupéry - Design for the Little Prince. For this design I took elements of the popularised idea of the Little Prince costume and added a bit of structure with the tailcoat. The show had a lot of dance elements so I created elements that would show movement like the wide leg culottes and the scarf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615842686854-FXJTWWWONUGBBFBZRRN6/the%2Bdrunkard.jpg Gallery 'The Adventures of the Little Prince' by Saint Exupéry. Design for The Drunkard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615842777887-VCJ0Z026ENTV3H7OTS5N/the%2Bking.jpg Gallery 'The Adventures of the Little Prince' by Saint Exupéry. Design for The King. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/603d2ceeb81d5532a0a936c3/1615843319797-O55QFLPK8V86RLMP6GN1/omeed.jpg Gallery 'Omeed' Design for an Aerial Performer. This design was for a number in a show that celebrated Persian history. I added traditional paisley elements to the waistcoat and a chiffon piece that would have attached to the arms with poppers so that it could have been removed mid-performance. There are chiffon inserts in the trousers to also convey the movements of the performer. https://www.ellenreydecastro.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-03-12