Jemima Penny
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2020 |
Costume Designer
Event |
Top Girls Jana Kreutziger / The Spence School |
Spence School, New York |
2020 |
Costume Supervisor
Theatre |
Cats Nick Winston / Kilworth House Theatre |
Kilworth House Theatre |
2020 |
Costume Supervisor
Theatre |
Romeo & Juliette, Playing Shakespeare Michael Oakley / Shakespeare's Globe Theatre |
The Globe Theatre London |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2010 | BA Fashion Design with Business Studies & MA Fashion and the Environment | University of Brighton & London College of Fashion, UAL |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit:
I can use:
About me
I am a flexible, sensitive and innovative designer, dedicated to creating an authentic and perfect aesthetic for my characters. I love to collaborate, believe in getting my hands dirty, and gain most satisfaction from seeing projects come alive, be it on screen, print or live on-stage.I have a BA Hons Degree in Fashion Design from Brighton University and a Masters in Fashion and Sustainability from London College of Fashion at UAL. My training gives me an innate understanding of fashion, current & past, coupled with a fascination with the psychology of culture and clothing, and how we define ourselves through dress. This constantly informs the way I work: analyzing each character and story to build a strong visual language for every project.
I have a hugely varied portfolio, having spent over a decade designing, producing and creating costumes for music videos, TV commercials, short & feature length films, and for theatre and opera productions. When I'm designing I am equally at home working on period productions or modern looks and have worked on projects spanning many ages, from Ancient Rome to the present day.
I love pushing creative boundaries, and particularly enjoy creating avant-garde looks, which have been seen on stage in operas such as Alice In Wonderland at the LA Philharmonic.
I have 10 years of experience as a costume supervisor for large-scale theatre and opera productions around the world. When supervising I work as the creative conduit between 2D design and 3D realization, sourcing fabrics & materials, buying and hiring costumes, conducting fittings, overseeing and consulting on full costume and costume props makes.
I have invaluable experience managing budgets & teams of all sizes, and an extensive contact list of costume makers, buyers, stand-by’s, breaking down specialists, dyers, costume props makers, technicians, fabric mills and milliners that I have worked with for many years. It is this practical experience in costume production that forms a background to my design work, making me a highly valuable and unusual mix of creative and technical.
When I am not working on costumes my personal practice is focussed on promoting sustainable change in the Fashion Industry.
Her MA thesis was an investigation into how her work in the media can also support & promote sustainability in the industry. She has worked with designer Helen Storey, global brand Unilever, and the Ethical Fashion Forum, on projects in this area. Jemima styled the Iconic designers section of the 2008 RE:Fashion Awards and exhibited at London’s Southbank Centre where her work featured in a showcase on the cultural response to climate change curated by Cape Farewell.
I work between the UK and the USA. She holds an O1 Visa for the USA and is represented by Michael Moore Agency in New York.
Additional skills:
Pattern cutting and Costume Making, Fabric manipulation and textile design, Breaking down, Dyeing, Photoshop, CPlot Pro, Microsoft Office including Excel.
Industry awards:
Films I have worked on have won the Michael Powell Award at the Edinburgh International film festival (Farming), been shortlisted for Raindance (In the Dark Half), nominated for The Toronto International Film Festival (Farming), and won best short at The Chicago Comedy Film Festival (Minimus).
Referees:
Available on Request
Additional information:
Website & CV
www.jemimapenny.com
Crew:
I am a flexible, sensitive and innovative designer, dedicated to creating an authentic and perfect aesthetic for my characters. I love to collaborate, believe in getting my hands dirty, and gain most satisfaction from seeing projects come alive, be it on screen, print or live on-stage.
I have a BA Hons Degree in Fashion Design from Brighton University and a Masters in Fashion and Sustainability from London College of Fashion at UAL. My training gives me an innate understanding of fashion, current & past, coupled with a fascination with the psychology of culture and clothing, and how we define ourselves through dress. This constantly informs the way I work: analyzing each character and story to build a strong visual language for every project.
I have a hugely varied portfolio, having spent over a decade designing, producing and creating costumes for music videos, TV commercials, short & feature length films, and for theatre and opera productions. When I'm designing I am equally at home working on period productions or modern looks and have worked on projects spanning many ages, from Ancient Rome to the present day.
I love pushing creative boundaries, and particularly enjoy creating avant-garde looks, which have been seen on stage in operas such as Alice In Wonderland at the LA Philharmonic.
I have 10 years of experience as a costume supervisor for large-scale theatre and opera productions around the world. When supervising I work as the creative conduit between 2D design and 3D realization, sourcing fabrics & materials, buying and hiring costumes, conducting fittings, overseeing and consulting on full costume and costume props makes.
I have invaluable experience managing budgets & teams of all sizes, and an extensive contact list of costume makers, buyers, stand-by’s, breaking down specialists, dyers, costume props makers, technicians, fabric mills and milliners that I have worked with for many years. It is this practical experience in costume production that forms a background to my design work, making me a highly valuable and unusual mix of creative and technical.
When I am not working on costumes my personal practice is focussed on promoting sustainable change in the Fashion Industry.
Her MA thesis was an investigation into how her work in the media can also support & promote sustainability in the industry. She has worked with designer Helen Storey, global brand Unilever, and the Ethical Fashion Forum, on projects in this area. Jemima styled the Iconic designers section of the 2008 RE:Fashion Awards and exhibited at London’s Southbank Centre where her work featured in a showcase on the cultural response to climate change curated by Cape Farewell.
I work between the UK and the USA, hold an O1 Visa for the USA and am represented by Michael Moore Agency in New York.
Referees:
available on request
Additional information:
Pattern cutting and Costume Making, Fabric manipulation and textile design, Breaking down, Dyeing, Photoshop, CPlot Pro, Microsoft Office including Excel. Budgeting, Costume Buying.
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Costume Supervisor |
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Job Titles | Costume Designer, Costumer Maker, Costume / Costume Support, Wardrobe / Wardrobe Support |
Years in industry | 6+ years |
Work Permits | EU, USA |