I am the first ever resident costume designer at the Historic Palace Theatre. I am solely responsible for all designs, building, buying, and budgeting of each show. I am also in charge of maintaining both the sewing shop and costume stock. I have been with the Palace since their 2021-2022 season.

Previous Shows: 

Sister Act (July 2024)

Cinderella (March 2024)     Palace player share a 'Cinderella Story' with local...

Steel Magnolias (January 2024)

White Christmas (November/December 2023)

Little Shop of Horrors (October 2023)

The Music Man (July 2023)

Million Dollar Quartet (April 2023)        "Million Dollar Quartet relives an epic rock..."

The Little Mermaid (March 2023)

The Great Gatsby: A Radio Play (January 2023)

Scrooge: The Musical (December 2022)

Matilda (October 2022)

Pippin (September 2022)        'Pippin' a dream role for Palace player Sean Ryan

42nd Street (July 2022)        "Curtain Up presents: 42nd Street"

Young Frankenstein (March 2022)       'Young Frankenstein' rising at the Palace

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Upcoming Season:

Jersey Boys, White Christmas, 100 Year Anniversary Show, Tarzan, Kinky Boots

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Costume Portfolio

Historic Palace Theatre

I am currently the Co-Costume Director at Lockport High School for both the Fall Play and Spring Musical annually. 

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Shows to date include:

Beauty & The Beast (March 2024)  LHS players take on a contemporary clasic

Peter & The Starcatcher (October 2023)

All Shook Up (March 2023, 9 Kenny Awards Nominations)        A sneak peek at Lockport...

Puffs (October 2022)

Into the Woods (March 2022)

Radium Girls (October 2021)        'Radium Girls' will shine on the LHS stage

Godspell (June 2021)

Shows worked on include: "Measure for Measure" at Shakespeare in Delaware Park (June 22nd - July 16th, 2023) "Un Ballo in Maschera" by Giuseppe Verdi through Buffalo Opera Unlimited (December 2nd & 4th, 2022), and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Shakespeare in Delaware Park (July 28th - August 21st, 2022).

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Houndstooth Costume Collective

Shakespeare in Delaware Park

Buffalo Opera Unlimited

I was the costume designer for the NACC's production of "La Boheme". The show's costumes were in a traditional style true to the 1800's. The production was an adapted version featuring a cast of 7.

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NACC

I was the co-costume designer for Bellissima Production's "Dogfight". The costumes included many 50's & 60's inspired outfits in addition to authentic thrifted marine uniforms for the male presenting characters. 

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Bellissima Productions

I was costume directing Aaron Mossell Junior High School's production of "Legally Blonde" in March of 2022. The production featured a mix of thrifted pieces and curated pieces from the costume shop.  

I was promoted to Interim Alterations Lead Manager at David's Bridal in Tonawanda while the current manager was out on maternity leave. Tasks include completing all alterations fittings and pickups, sewing of customer's dresses, keeping track of statistics, managing work for alteration specialists, quality control of completed garments, floor managing, customer service, opening and closing tasks, organizing product and items to be serviced. I was in this position from November to January of 2020.

I was the Costume Designer for Lockport High School's 2020 production of Hello Dolly! The show was nominated for the Kenny Awards at Shea's Theater in Buffalo. The show was supposed to run April 3rd, 4th and 5th with the Kenny Awards being on May 16th, but unfortunately all events were cancelled due to Covid-19. I designed and built all the costumes for the lead character, Dolly Levi, as well as helped with organizing and curating costumes for all other 35 members of the cast. Please visit my costuming page to see the garments created for the show!

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Costume Design

I began working as a Bridal Stylist at David's Bridal in Amherst. Based on a bride's vision for her special day, I help her find her dream dress, accessories and dresses for her bridesmaids. I am able to work with any budget and vision to help make the day perfect for my client. My experience in alterations gives me the added ability to help a bride envision how her dress will look once its perfectly fitted to her.

I graduated from Buffalo State University in Buffalo, New York on May 18th, 2019 Summa Cum Laude with double honors. I have a bachelors degree in Fashion and Textile Technology with a concentration in Apparel Design. I also have successfully completed the Muriel A. Howard Honors Program while at Buffalo State.

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Buffalo State University

At the annual Student Research and Creativity Conference at Buffalo State College, I gave a 15 minute oral presentation highlighting my process of making a 6 outfit lingerie collection titled "Venus". My presentation started with my beginning concept, trend researching, and my own research into my design influences. From there, I discussed my process for selecting fabrics and designing my garments. I then flat patterned most of my pieces leaving only a few to be draped. I discussed the process of fitting and sewing all my garments. Lastly, I concluded with photos of my finished garments from Runway 12.

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SRCC

I received the American Sewing Guild Award for Workmanship and Creativity at Buffalo State's Runway 12 "ReAwakening" for my senior collection "Venus".  The prize included a cash prize, sewing supplies and a PGM mannequin.

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American Sewing Guild

My Collection, "Venus",  was featured at Runway 12 as part of the senior collection section. I auditioned my collection and was one of the few selected out of the senior class. This collection has been developed over the course of almost a year. "Venus" is an Italian renaissance and ocean inspired lingerie collection. The garments include panties, corsets, bras, robes, jumpsuits, skirts and dresses. The collection is also inspired by WGSN's Spring/Summer 2020 trend of "Empower Up.

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Venus Collection

I was interviewed alongside others student and faculty members about the Runway 12 fashion show and the process leading up to it. I talked about my collection, "Venus" and the inspiration for it. A look from my collection was featured as well.

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"Finding and Creating the Future of Fashion on the Runway"

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On April 18th, 2019, I was honored at the Honors Convocation for the Honors Program at Buffalo State. At the ceremony, I received the Outstanding Student award for the Fashion and Textile Technology Program.

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I was selected by the head of the Muriel A. Howard Honors program, Dr. Amy McMillan, to be interviewed for the Students Who Soar web series on Buffalo State's website. The focus of the interview was on my accomplishments to date, my post graduation plans, my experience at Buffalo State, and my backstory. The interview features at 2 minute video and an article.

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Students Who Soar Interview

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I was the 2018 winner of the ITAA Eden Travel Award. This award included a two week internship with Zandra Rhodes in London, England. While there, I worked with one of the head designers, Hayley Cowling, on digital design  of prints for fabric, mugs, cars, and more. I also worked with the sewing department on prepping the screen printed fabric for cutting and sewing.

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Zandra Rhodes

On November 9th, 2018, I was announced the winner of the Eden Travel award at the annual International Textile and Apparel Association conference. This national award was decided upon portfolio submissions from the ITAA universities in the US. The award includes a 2 week internship with Zandra Rhodes at her museum in London, England.

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International Textile and Apparel Association

Zandra Rhodes

For SRCC, my poster presentation focused on a three piece outfit I constructed out of only cotton. The top was a button up style made out of denim and sateen. The top featured a collar, princess seams with piping, pockets, a back and front yolk, and an A-line fit below the waist. The skirt was a tea length pencil skirt constructed out of voile that included french seams, darts, invisible zipper, and a slit. The outfit also included a belt made out of cotton sateen.

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SRCC

My collection 1890 was shown at Runway 11 at Buffalo State University. My evening wear collection was inspired by both cemetery angels and women's mourning wear from 1890. In addition, I showcased a lavender gown in the single item category and a three piece outfit for the cotton collection.

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1890 Collection

I am a former Alterations Specialist at David's Bridal on Niagara Falls Boulevard. At David's, I completed fittings for bridesmaids, brides, mother of the brides/grooms, and all other special occasion gowns. Also, I completed the sewing for all previously listed gowns, booked appointments, steamed and organized gowns, and operated POS systems. Resigned this position on July 5th.

I was featured in Notions National Sewing Magazine in an article titled "Sew Young". The article discusses the dress I created for Runway 10 and how it was constructed along with my upcoming plans. The article was released summer 2017.

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I am a former Alterations Specialist at David's Bridal on Niagara Falls Boulevard. At David's, I completed fittings for bridesmaids, brides, mother of the brides/grooms, and all other special occasion gowns. Also, I completed the sewing for all previously listed gowns, booked appointments, steamed and organized gowns, and operated POS systems. Resigned this position on July 5th.

I was featured in The Union Sun and Journal for the dress I created for graduation. The dress was made entirely out of black and white photos from my 4 years in high school printed on fabric in a tea length, sweetheart design.

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"The Wearable Scrapbook"

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