Higher Vocational Training

Made-to-Measure and Performing Arts Costume

What do you study in Made-to-Measure and Performing Arts Costume?

The Higher Technician in Made-to-Measure and Stage Costume qualification prepares you to create bespoke garments from your own or others' designs and to organise tailoring, dressmaking and stage costume work, meeting the needs of each client or production.

  • Client consultation and defining the commission
  • Design and fashion trends
  • Made-to-measure pattern making, cutting and sewing
  • Costume for theatre, film, dance and live shows
  • Workshop organisation and quality control

Once qualified you can work as a bespoke tailor, stage costume tailor, dressmaker or pattern maker, in small and medium workshops, on large productions or running your own business.