Catherine Copeland Ballet Photography
Gallery of Work
A selection of my tutus and costumes
Thank you to Catherine Copland Ballet Photography & Jon Young for some of the photos
Alice
Two Alice costumes made, one for Small Alice and one for Drink Me Big Alice
Queen's Tiara's
Two crystal, pearl and diamonte tiara's create for Alice in Wonderland's Queen of Hearts and Queen of Spades
Prince's Silver Tunic
A decorated and embellished silver stretch velour tunic with sleeve unit in decorated silver and white embroidered satin dickie.
Ballet Dress/Leo
A lovely summery stretch mesh ballet dress / leotard, lined in lycra.
Ivory and Gold Tutu
A boned fitted bodice in Brocade silk with a deep flesh insert decorated with lace, pearls and AB crystals. This tutu has a Hollywood basque and a tutu plate with decor to compliment the bodice. A pearl diamonte tiara to compliment the tutu.
Rich teal velvet tutu with gold teal and bronze decor - under construction
Blue Crystal Tiara for Gamzatti
Costumes made for La Bayadere Temple Dancers
Open sided silk pants with under knee decor, wrap skirt and basque with coin trim. Pink crop leotard tops with a maroon stretch velour short waistcoat.
Nikya's Costume
A cropped bodice in wine stretch velour with chains, crystals and charms on the shoulders and abdomen. Gold silk Harem pants in satin with an organza over skirt in wine with a decorated golden front panel.
Pas de Quatre La Bayadere
A Gold Stretch velour bolero top decorated with crystal encrusted appliques and fastened with decorative clasps. Mesh sleeves support a decorated armband.
The white tutu has a gold tutu plate and basque with indian temple shaped skirt in velour with gemmed applique. Multiple crystals in different shades of gold decorate the tiara to go with these four costumes for the Pas de Quatre - La Bayadere
Shades Tutus
La Bayadere
These multiple white pancake tutus have a lilac silver bodice panel and tutu plates decorated with crystals with a cut out design.
Harlequinade
A Navy and Gold tutu made for Ballet Grand Prix '24. Airbrushed upper tutu layer in graduated blue overlayed with a star velvet and gold trimmed plate.
Thea, the client won the competition!
Aimee Williams
Cream and Gold bodiced SAB skirt
A Satin, lined, fitted and boned tutu bodice in cream/ivory with optional bra pads. Embellished with Light Gold Lace Applique decorated with Pearls, diamonte and beads.
The SAB style skirt with a leotard pantie is in a cream heavy mesh and buttoned for use with either SAB type skirt or a tutu top plate and basque.
A bespoke costume made for Aimee Williams for one a Neo classical solo in the Fonteyn Competition.
Juliet - Party Costume
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This Juliet costume was made for a beautiful ballerina, Jess, and was worn at the weekend for her Juliet solo at the Ballet Vyne Gala. It is made with mesh, overlaid with a diaphanous silk with a delicate gold rose design. The yellow and gold bodice and front panel are stretch lace with gold elastic trim making the whole costume well fitted.
Jess Murray
Pas de Deux
Teal Blue and Gold Tunic and Sleeve Vest
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A tunic made from dark teal blue velvet with teal and gold trims. The sleeves and the stretch body is made separately to allow for movement and for the waistcoat to be worn alone or over a different shirt or sleeved body. The body has a back zipper for easy changing. The sides of the waistcoat are boned with eyelets and elastic lacing to allow for different sizes and movement. The jacket is front opening and laced with elastic to allow for adjustment and movement. The trim is studded with diamontes and pearls.
Pas de Deux
Teal Blue and Gold Tutu
(in construction)
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A fitted boned bodice made from dark teal blue velvet with teal and gold trim matches the male jacket above. The tutu plate has geometric teal velvet decorated panels with gold decoration. The Indian trim is studded with diamontes, beads and pearls.
Gold Tutu
A golden stretch velour bodice decorated with white floral 3d lace and gold trim. The golden organza plate is also deorate in gold trim with lace and organza 3d flowers over a white tutu skirt.
Peacock Tutus
A set of three turquoise blue tutus made with fitted silk bodices lined and boned and piped in mauve silk, with upper sleeve frills. Double layered tutu plates and bodices are decorated with embroidered Peacock feather ribbon.
Hermoine, Amelie Gillard, Sophie Ryan
Four Seasons
A set of four costumes for Cinderella Ballet fairies, depicting the four seasons. Each dancer wears a stretch jersey leotard dress in the seasonal colours that is overlayed with chiffon/dip dyed silk Grecian style shifts. Each decorated with appropriate hand made silk flowers, leaves, and snowflakes.
Sophie Ryan, Amelie Gillard, Hermoine, Coralie
Jess Templeton
Giselle style Peasant Dress
A pretty white voile skirt and blouse with embroidered sequin motifs in mint, with a mint and turquoise ribbon border. The black waiscoat is laced at the front with matching mint ribbon and decorated with gold trim and embroidered pink rose motifs.
Jess Templeton
Neo Classical/Lyrical
Very versatile beautifully shaped stretch jersey dresses with a leo bodice and extremely full gored skirt. To be used alone or as in this photo as a basis for another costume.
Sophie Ryan
Sophie Ryan
Pink Satin Brocade Tutu
A popular satin brocade fitted and boned bodice decorated with gold braiding and front panel with multiple Gold AB crystals and floral embroidery. The tutu plate is made from delicately embroidered voile and has silk panels decorated with white lace embroidery enhanced with pearls and gemmed gold motifs. The basque is edged with a pink silk pleated border.
Aimee Williams
Aimee William Seals - RAD Solo
