Kim Tuplin-Mace
Costume Designer, Supervisor and Maker
Creative Costume Designer with strong background in alterations, garment fittings, and fashion design. Detail-orientated and dedicated to surpassing customer expectations. Cross-functional expertise in pulling costumes for theatres, television and film, creating visual displays, planning costumes, and consulting with Directors to achieve desired results.
Summary of Skills
-Vast experience in costume designing for all genres of films, television programs, theatre, stage performances, etc.
-Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, all Microsoft office.
-In-depth knowledge of costume and accessory requirements for different themes and periods
-Ability to create identical prototypes from existing designs
-Skilled in sewing, researching, and purchasing materials for costume designing
-Ability to stick and produce results within set budget
-Vast knowledge of history and latest fashion trends
-Skilled in marketing, fashion designing, and interpreting stories
In my career, I have achieved numerous awards such as; Young Achiever of the Year- Women of Achievement Awards 2007; Enterprise Award-Prince’s Trust 2007; and Young Achiever of the Year 2008- The Federation of Small Business’s East Midlands.
I started off my career at the Royal Shakespeare Company as a Men's tailor, where I gained a wealth of experience and knowledge in historical and modern tailoring. I design, supervise and create costumes for theatres within the Midlands primarily, but I do work further a field as well.
