Mya Ison in Sweeney Todd | PlayMakers Repertory Company, April 2016 | photo by Jon Gardiner | costume design by Bill Brewer

Jade Arnold and Mya Ison in Sweeney Todd | PlayMakers Repertory Company, April 2016 | photo by Jon Gardiner | costume design by Bill Brewer

Draped, cut, and stitched dress with pleats and lace insertion on organza overlay and bias flanges on boned bodice and bertha | PlayMakers Repertory Company, April 2016 | costume design by Bill Brewer

Draped, cut, and stitched dress with pleats and lace insertion on organza overlay and bias flanges on boned bodice and bertha | PlayMakers Repertory Company, April 2016 | costume design by Bill Brewer

Draped, cut, and stitched dress with pleats and lace insertion on organza overlay and bias flanges on boned bodice and bertha | PlayMakers Repertory Company, April 2016 | costume design by Bill Brewer

Kathryn Hunter-Williams in Intimate Apparel | PlayMakers Repertory Company, February 2017 | photo by Jon Gardiner | costume design by Bobbi Owen

Draped and cut party dress with boned bodice and circular ruffles in the armscyes | Ana Walton, stitcher | PlayMakers Repertory Company, February 2017 | costume design by Bobbi Owen

Draped and cut party dress with boned bodice and circular ruffles in the armscyes | Ana Walton, stitcher | PlayMakers Repertory Company, February 2017 | costume design by Bobbi Owen

Original 1889 garment from the CoStar Clothing Collection at the University of North Carolina | Advanced Couture | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2016, University of North Carolina

Original 1889 garment from the CoStar Clothing Collection at the University of North Carolina | Advanced Couture | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2016, University of North Carolina

Draped, cut, and stitched dress based on first-hand study of original 1889 garment from the CoStar Clothing Collection at the University of North Carolina | Advanced Couture | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2016, University of North Carolina

Robin Ankerich, model | Draped, cut, and stitched dress based on first-hand study of original 1889 garment from the CoStar Clothing Collection at the University of North Carolina | Advanced Couture | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2016, University of North Carolina

Robin Ankerich, model | Draped, cut, and stitched dress based on first-hand study of original 1889 garment from the CoStar Clothing Collection at the University of North Carolina | Advanced Couture | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2016, University of North Carolina

Robin Ankerich, model | Draped, cut, and stitched dress based on first-hand study of original 1889 garment from the CoStar Clothing Collection at the University of North Carolina | Advanced Couture | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2016, University of North Carolina

Robin Ankerich, model | Draped, cut, and stitched dress based on first-hand study of original 1889 garment from the CoStar Clothing Collection at the University of North Carolina | Advanced Couture | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2016, University of North Carolina

Rachel Pollock, model | Draped, cut, and stitched corset based on original 1890s garment from the Metropolitan Museum Collection | Advanced Couture | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2016, University of North Carolina

Corset, ca. 1890. Digital image. Costume Institute. Metropolitan Museum, Web.

Rachel Pollock, model | Draped, cut, and stitched corset based on original 1890s garment from the Metropolitan Museum Collection | Advanced Couture | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2016, University of North Carolina

Julia Gibson and Bradford Cover in Twelfth Night | PlayMakers Repertory Company, March 2017 | photo by Colin Huth | costume design by Anne Kennedy

Draped, cut and stitched ensemble including striped blouse with shawl collar and dolman sleeves | PlayMakers Repertory Company, March 2017 | costume design by Anne Kennedy

Draped, cut and stitched ensemble including striped blouse with shawl collar and dolman sleeves | PlayMakers Repertory Company, March 2017 | costume design by Anne Kennedy

Jenny Latimer in Twelfth Night | PlayMakers Repertory Company, March 2017 | photo by Colin Huth | costume design by Anne Kennedy

Draped, cut and stitched sheer shirtdress with notched collar, full pleated skirt, side snap closure, and blush sheath dress beneath | PlayMakers Repertory Company, March 2017 | costume design by Anne Kennedy

Draped, cut and stitched sheer shirtdress with notched collar, full pleated skirt, side snap closure, and blush sheath dress beneath | PlayMakers Repertory Company, March 2017 | costume design by Anne Kennedy

Allison Altman and Rasool Jahan in Intimate Apparel | PlayMakers Repertory Company, February 2017 | photo by Jon Gardiner | costume design by Bobbi Owen

Draped, cut and stitched peignoir with lace edge finishing, ribbon lacing, and entredeux joins | PlayMakers Repertory Company, February 2017 | costume design by Bobbi Owen

Draped, cut and stitched peignoir with lace edge finishing, ribbon lacing, and entredeux joins | PlayMakers Repertory Company, February 2017 | costume design by Bobbi Owen

Draped, cut and stitched peignoir with lace edge finishing, ribbon lacing, and entredeux joins | PlayMakers Repertory Company, February 2017 | costume design by Bobbi Owen

Draped, cut and stitched peignoir with lace edge finishing, ribbon lacing, and entredeux joins | PlayMakers Repertory Company, February 2017 | costume design by Bobbi Owen

Draped, cut, and stitched dress based on original 1839 garment from the collection of the Kent State University Museum | Period Pattern | Judy Adamson, instructor | Fall 2015, University of North Carolina