Ella Tustin

Throne of Glass & Castle in the Sky

Performance Costume - BA (Hons)

School of Design

ellatustin@gmail.com

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A woman wears a dark, fantasy costume with black and red dragon wings.

Final costume for Manon Blackbeak, Queen of witches, for a television adaptation of Throne of Glass.

Throne of Glass

This project was my first of 4th year and based on the fantasy book series, Throne of Glass, by Sarah J Maas, which I have re-imagined for a television series.

In this project, I experimented with combining historical and otherworldly silhouettes, intricate textiles, printing and fabric manipulation.

My final costume was based on the character Manon Blackbeak, a ruthless queen of witches.

For this costume I explored techniques like free machine embroidery, metalwork, welding and breaking down.

The costume designer makes tweaks on her costume for Throne of Glass

Final costume for Throne of Glass

A backview of the costume for Manon Blackbeak, Queen of witches.

A sideview of the costume for Manon Blackbeak, Queen of witches.

A close up shot of Manon Blackbeak's dragon headpiece and braided wig.

A close up shot of Manon Blackbeak's epaullettes.

Close up shot of the costume's smocked dragon scale spats and boots.

A close up shot of Manon Blackbeak's bodice with free machine embroidery.

Lineup of final illustrations for a television adaptation of Throne of Glass.

Throne of Glass illustration line up

Castle in the Sky

For this fourth year project, I re-designed Hayao Miyazaki's beloved film, Castle in the Sky, as a stage adaptation, set in 1980s UK.

I experimented with rust dyed textiles, screen printing and embroidery to create a rich, textural backdrop to design from.

For my final year costume, I chose to make the costume for Louis, one of Dola's sons and a member of her pirate gang. This character is fun and quirky, drawing inspiration from both 1980's punk and utilitarian fashion.