by Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.
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Lorraine Pettit - Costume Shop Manager UAF (resume page here) has worked in both theatre costuming and industrial sewing for more years than she cares to count.  In her varied sewing career she has been costume shop manager at UAF for 6 years, College of Marin for 4 years, a pattern drafter and sample seamstress for Folkwear Patterns (when it was in San Rafael, CA) assistant manager for Alterations to Go in Larkspur, CA, and sample seamstress for Christie's Leather among many other jobs. Lorraine does,  beadwork, custom sewing and pattern drafting and is now learning jewelry design and fabrication in addition to all these great projects you see below: 

Tlingkit inspired wedding dress with cape, designed by Tara Maginnis, and executed by Lorraine Pettit. 
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"Bugwing" Corset of iridescent vinyl coated fabric for How Santa Got His Groove Back, KDQ show, designed by Jess Pinnow, and made by Lorraine Pettit:

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Costume for Kartasi made from videotape.  Design by Tara Maginnis
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Some Dance Costumes in Stretch Fabrics:

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Patterning for The Mikado,
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Tap dancing Penis and Vagina costumes designed by Tara Maginnis for Lysistrata, built by Lorraine
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 Jacket conversion, with working welt "lips" pockets for The Successful Life of 3

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The original suit jacket:

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Clear plastic Tailcoat and translucent organza sack suit from The Importance of Being Earnest designed by Tara Maginnis and cut and made by Lorraine

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Victorian Period show, Miss Julie, for which Lorraine built her first (of many) corsets, and this bustle dress:

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Foam sculpture costumes from Alice in Wonderland: designed by Tara Maginnis and built by Lorraine

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A strawberry costume made for the American Cancer Society, based on a commercial pattern

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From another "hippie" version of Alice in Wonderland, a "beanbag chair" that converts to a costume for humpty-dumpty: 

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"Nordie" Star Mascot costume for newspaper The Northstar Weekly designed and made by Lorraine

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A foam sculpture fish for Jugger's Rain at FDA Designed and made by Lorraine

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Vinyl sissy-maid outfit built for 12th Night:

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Plastic Armor by Lorraine Pettit, designed and built by Lorraine to mesh with the rest of the costume design by Tara Maginnis for Kartasi

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Felt and Buckram Armor for the Statue in Don Juan:

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Headpiece for Slime in Kartasi.  Design by Tara Maginnis

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Lorraine Building the Paper-mache headpiece:

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The completed headpiece:

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 Dior style ball gown for The Stronger, design by Tara Maginnis, 

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built by Lorraine

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 Two costumes Lorraine built for Earnest and Liaisons in the UAF Museum exhibit "Made In Fairbanks":  (see two sections below)

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Coat and vest made for Les Liaisons Dangereuses  designed by Tara Maginnis and cut and made by Lorraine

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 Translucent frock coat and vest from The Importance of Being Earnest designed by Tara Maginnis and cut and made by Lorraine

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More costumes built for Les Liaisons Dangereuses  designed by Tara Maginnis and cut and made by Lorraine 
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Lenticular Iridescent Vinyl coat with fake fur lining, Designed by Tara Maginnis and Lorraine Pettit, made by Lorraine Pettit.

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Costumes designed by Lorraine Pettit for Athena at FDA, 1993:

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 Some custom Wedding and party Dresses for various folks at UAF:

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Knitwear and Crochet Designs: 

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18th century style leather "pirate" hat

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 Body painting of a comic book character

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This page last edited on 09/09/2007