https://www.lydiakingerydesigns.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-06-11 https://www.lydiakingerydesigns.com/about daily 0.75 2025-08-06 https://www.lydiakingerydesigns.com/portfolio daily 1.0 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/b2d42f12-37fc-4802-b25e-1770bf6e597d/Orlando.jpg Portfolio Orlando (2024) This costume design is for the Character Orlando from the Virginia Woolf Novel of the same name. This design is for Orlando at the beginning of the novel which takes place during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Orlando lives for around 300 years and throughout their life works on a poem titled the Oak Tree. The oak tree and nature in general are a central theme of the story so they are what I chose to base the costume around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/ae790003-cf2a-4206-9343-a4f1b632ff10/IMG_0772.jpg Portfolio The doublet is made of silk, digitally printed with a custom oak leak design. it is adorned with velvet and grosgrain ribbon layered to created a striped effect. One sleeve is made with cotton sateen and the other chiffon, both hand dyed to match shades found in the doublet. Because the story of Orlando deals with themes of gender this costume is designed for a male character and made to fit a female body. Under the doublet is a custom made corset, designed to flatten the bust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/15b2ff0b-3401-4e94-b3cb-cdc528d81f39/IMG_0792.jpg Portfolio Orlando (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/d767f319-d594-4e7f-8dbc-c7be2481c333/IMG_0773.jpg Portfolio Orlando (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/323bea69-3c5e-4ad6-9b3d-21256e189019/IMG_0775.jpg Portfolio Orlando (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/a57dd5c9-5955-4ba0-985d-da000ce48d01/IMG_0776.jpg Portfolio Orlando (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/27ef9da0-5aca-47f9-9dce-c0d87287a0d0/IMG_0788.jpg Portfolio Orlando (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/74c6cc87-a2c8-47b5-828b-54d20ce4a862/Hebe.jpg Portfolio Design for Hebe (2025) This project was in collaboration with the National Trust for their exhibit Dress To Impress at Polesden Lacey. We chose a photo from the Duchess of Devonshires 1897 Fancy Dress Ball and reimagined them in the context of a modern costume ball similar to the Met Gala. The photo I chose was of the Countess of Westmoreland dressed as the Greek goddess Hebe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/0bb084da-9824-4334-8825-334ec359e337/IMG_0322.jpg Portfolio Hebe is the Greek goddess of eternal youth and is often featured with the symbol of her father the Eagle of Jupiter. This Costume pulls inspiration from classical Greek drapery and mixes it with more modern means of fabric manipulation and decoration. The dress is made of custom dyed crinkle silk with a hand smocked midsection in a honeycomb pattern. Each point fixed with a glass bead in varying shades of purple gold and green. The cape is gold chiffon with printed and foiled gold peacock feathers, to pay homage to Hebe's mother Hera. The cape is fixed at the shoulders with hand painted leather feathers. finished off with a welded and beaded headpiece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/79feb752-70c5-4708-b0d8-fa451e2481c7/IMG_0330.jpg Portfolio Hebe (2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/758b9536-21f4-43f2-84b6-251a4907b780/IMG_0280.jpg Portfolio Hebe (2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/cbbc6e1b-3bf7-4dac-a164-5cd080bd99f4/IMG_0273.jpg Portfolio Hebe (2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/ffd5533e-6f13-4b93-a920-c7139803e9b6/IMG_0298.jpg Portfolio Hebe (2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/310d7611-dffd-41fd-8138-cf74c9ddb8b8/IMG_0307.jpg Portfolio Hebe (2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/44b4ba19-412c-40f3-8a90-dfa34ec162d3/Hera+design.jpg Portfolio Design for Hera (2025) This project was to design the Greek gods in the context of a modern costume ball similar to the Met Gala. This costume also pulls inspiration from the sacred birds associated with each Greek god. Hera's sacred bird is the Peacock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/275ae74f-06a5-408f-a00f-2907290f7dd7/Athena+design.jpg Portfolio Design for Athena (2025) This project was to design the Greek gods in the context of a modern costume ball similar to the Met Gala. This costume also pulls inspiration from the sacred birds associated with each Greek god. Athena's sacred bird is the Owl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/1a997a9b-73e1-495e-8f2c-bbebcb75d2b7/Ares+design.jpg Portfolio Design for Ares (2025) This project was to design the Greek gods in the context of a modern costume ball similar to the Met Gala. This costume also pulls inspiration from the sacred birds associated with each Greek god. Ares sacred bird is the vulture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/8c92127a-ce7a-4d58-836e-aab84d9be222/Apollo+design.jpg Portfolio Design for Apollo (2025) This project was to design the Greek gods in the context of a modern costume ball similar to the Met Gala. This costume also pulls inspiration from the sacred birds associated with each Greek god. Apollos sacred bird is the swan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/baa14eb0-716d-4bd0-af72-3452f86a1e9e/Lady+macbeth.jpg Portfolio Design for Lady Macbeth (2024) This project reimagines Lady Macbeth in the context of a series of music videos telling the story of Macbeth from her perspective. The costume is designed to strip away in layers to demonstrate Lady Macbeths mental and emotional state throughout the story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/867e8a4d-8772-4951-8e58-9fcd98202300/IMG_0745.JPG Portfolio Lady Macbeth (2024) This is a satin dress hand beaded to resemble blood where Lady Macbeth has wiped her hands on her dress. the harness is made from hand dyed cotton fabric and attaches to the Tudor inspired corset underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/671c379c-96c3-4e92-9901-bf3cd06361ef/IMG_0750.JPG Portfolio Lady Macbeth (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/c3ecded0-d204-45e4-87e2-55ed50572095/IMG_0754.JPG Portfolio Lady Macbeth (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/cfb0c14e-b514-4309-a843-ac8f6ee956ba/IMG_0756.JPG Portfolio Lady Macbeth (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/0af68138-02fa-4391-b520-01cab15697f1/IMG_0764.JPG Portfolio Lady Macbeth (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/d5eca74c-9094-4383-9219-0130246a0aef/EEA800A0-B21B-4ECA-A423-BA5F8EA1D123_1_105_c.jpeg Portfolio Game of Strife (2024) Costume sourced and broken down by me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/7367f833-1331-4232-a638-09bd38605897/B1645422-154D-4498-B1FC-C9076BED102D_1_105_c.jpeg Portfolio Game of Strife (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/c57057d1-ebc0-42b6-a12f-8e56e39c4d40/DDE48DEA-9C69-4BF3-9C87-D23D16EFC74C_1_105_c.jpeg Portfolio Game of Strife (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/3beb6e32-03c9-4b47-8264-624563161833/42C07869-A12B-48A6-AE4B-63D7FBA248A8_1_105_c.jpeg Portfolio Game of Strife (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/27190d17-b77b-48c1-9906-a5629338be3b/AF6F737F-82BB-4D57-9689-C5336FAF41E7_1_105_c.jpeg Portfolio Game of Strife (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/58b65dbd-ba06-4f08-8ecd-88e054f8b0d3/Screenshot+2025-08-06+at+5.03.36%E2%80%AFPM.png Portfolio Game of Strife (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/3e22bf5f-e474-4aa8-a6ac-cc59726e9fa9/Medea+trio.jpg Portfolio Designs for Medea university project (2023) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/24d1a387-ce7e-46dd-ba07-1609a86d5a01/Camino+real+trio.jpg Portfolio Designs for Camino Real University project (2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/71b862a9-9323-491d-af21-c21729b9d4f4/IMG_5906.jpeg Portfolio Regency Inspired Gown (2020) Designed and made by me during lockdown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/3a24ec1f-7698-4dc3-8f74-42ede42b4d1b/IMG_5953.jpeg Portfolio Regency Inspired Gown (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/13d581df-f572-4491-8ee7-c433f566162e/IMG_5960.jpeg Portfolio Regency Inspired Gown (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/c3e7e704-e8db-4277-834f-a5fd9627006f/IMG_6004.jpeg Portfolio Regency Inspired Gown (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/1cdb8921-ce04-4fb4-9b14-65d35e0e126e/IMG_6016.jpeg Portfolio Regency Inspired Gown (2020) https://www.lydiakingerydesigns.com/galler daily 0.75 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/9e05574d-0f2b-4190-8ae5-8e5407d605b7/IMG_4546.jpeg High School Experience She Kills Monsters: Orcus, Kaliope, Tilly, Lilith and Agnes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/96e1487c-19d0-4593-9e8a-87cf1b866e31/dress02-051.jpg High School Experience She Kills Monsters: Bugbears https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/1bfd3706-b6b1-4984-a29c-3aa2c7a30496/dress02-100.jpg High School Experience She Kills Monsters: Farrah the fairy wearing wings I created using wire and cellophane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/102c353d-051d-4571-b575-39c4c97bda17/dress02-136.jpg High School Experience She Kills Monsters: Lily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/2445c52e-8442-4216-9df5-fae18e7323ce/dress02-149.jpg High School Experience She Kills Monsters: Miles, Vera, and Steve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/1e9e65bc-c163-4057-84f8-30d4d48ffcf4/dress02-222.jpg High School Experience She Kills Monsters: Agnes and Kelly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/52e6e1ed-d81e-4fc5-a81d-033a1ff329d7/group37.jpg High School Experience She Kills Monsters: Lilith, Tilly, Agnes and, Kaliope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/702690af-6e46-4354-a9c9-72f007120084/K70_3029.jpg High School Experience Seussical The Musical: The Cat in the Hat and The Grinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/90b1f867-0db9-4902-98f5-1312191a2d41/KP__3179-Whos.jpg High School Experience Seussical The Musical: The Whos and The Grinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/aa2f6464-3cec-4b33-a659-b233a5813692/P1270010.jpg High School Experience Seussical The Musical: Mayzie LaBird and The Cat in the Hat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/1d40f90a-c3b0-4f9c-a8e5-9604f504513d/P1300828.jpg High School Experience Seussical The Musical: The Whos and the Grinch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/a091b569-b7b2-4a98-abd6-cd45f8748afb/IMG_4548.png High School Experience Seussical The Musical: Who Mayor and his wife and Jojo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/9ec67da1-6824-48c5-b566-f61b6da27818/IMG_4549.png High School Experience Seussical The Musical: Gertrude McFuzz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/14e55927-563f-48e2-bb55-5cdea41e6639/IMG_4550.png High School Experience Seussical The Musical: Gertrude McFuzz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/d2f217db-2afa-410a-ae6b-1387a1e43b8a/IMG_4556.jpeg High School Experience Crimes At The Old Brewery These were the brewery tenants with their leader Jack (sitting in the chair), his wife Margaret (girl in the black and red dress behind him) and their ward Blind Alice (directly behind Jack). Some of these people played minor characters like The Rat (last person on the left), Mohawk (man with the top hat in the back), Dead Leg (the guy leaning on the crutch), Pretty Polly and Bridget Cole (the two girls sitting to the left of Jack) and the Apple woman (the girl with the basket in front of Mohawk). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/faf69844-5177-4296-83e9-8c48a5e10ad7/IMG_4557.jpeg High School Experience This was the group of wealthy people from the church along with Inspector Burns (on the right) and the Brewery owner (kneeling on the left) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/e0772c45-ab1b-4fea-953c-9eaf3c2fb686/IMG_5954.jpeg High School Experience Freaky Friday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/dd20836f-c2a7-4997-be55-fecbbbad7c70/IMG_6013.jpeg High School Experience Freaky Friday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/eb8d21ee-0903-4575-8515-ca9c772bf0b1/IMG_7867.jpeg High School Experience Sense and Sensibility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/78c09081-8b05-4c47-b3ab-5505137cde43/IMG_7877.jpeg High School Experience Sense and Sensibility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/af7ffce0-0320-48fb-a0db-971d5bf629c9/AP5I2198.JPG High School Experience Sense and Sensibility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/71478c6c-7eb3-489f-865d-52b1288cfb53/AP5I4752.JPG High School Experience Sense and Sensibility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/2172c1ef-03c7-4145-a3b8-cc915439db14/AP5I0088.JPG High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: The Theme of these Costumes was survival so I costumed the characters as if they had all fallen into Wonderland through the rabbit hole at different periods in history. The tea party group was inspired by the Georgian period. The three queens are inspired by the victorian period. The court of the queen of hearts are a mix of many different periods. As this was a high school production we didnt have a large costume budget so many of the pieces are repurposed or handmade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/c121a9c4-0cdc-44cd-bb6a-d8e2c1c2345f/AP5I9269.JPG High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: The Tea party ( The Mad Hatter, The March Hare and, The Dormouse) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/735a2c9a-f2a9-4282-9f8a-d769ca4fc695/AP5I9321.JPG High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: The Tea party https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/ccc6df3e-7175-4739-b8c2-08fc6fcc2a0b/AP5I9551.JPG High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: Alice and the White Rabbit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/c25fb1dd-229f-419d-a1af-c9f2e1101e2f/AP5I9593.JPG High School Experience Alice In Wonderland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/e5377eff-d243-4ed5-9e57-94c4dadba1c8/AP5I9770.JPG High School Experience Alice In Wonderland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/08d4054a-5767-4277-bba5-fcabaeddff8b/AP5I9839.JPG High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: Alice and the Red Queen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/abe71ae1-9269-4fd1-a9a1-d6cc088bf444/AP5I9967.JPG High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: Alice and the White Queen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/df3b07db-4b9b-4567-8c1d-828f313d60c4/IMG_8413.jpeg High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: The March Hare. Hair designed and done by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/f6d96334-8df0-4d8a-9d91-72ba3018b94e/IMG_8415.jpeg High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: The March Hare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/315c1043-2516-4110-a4dc-d00360855e3a/IMG_8416.jpeg High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: The March Hare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/da4e9398-231b-43a6-b38e-8ae2a1c6e7c3/IMG_0526.jpeg High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: Dormouse. Gold trimming added by me to repurpose a coat found in the schools costume collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/d2028d11-221f-4181-9a15-f42497a790a1/IMG_0531.jpeg High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: White Queen. Ensemble pieced together from the schools costume collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/5f5d6a5f-576b-4a88-b77f-3470a413e4b5/IMG_0521.jpeg High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: Queen of Hearts. Skirt hand printed and corset dyed by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/5f3f4fd9-f1f0-4ae6-a4ef-f8bd810ce99f/IMG_0523.jpeg High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: Queen of Hearts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/c9c407bb-ce72-47b1-bb51-e173b76ad4a2/IMG_8871.jpeg High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: Red Queen. Victorian Bodice made by me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/585aa8f9-e3c8-46bc-870b-842e1ce709c9/IMG_8873.jpeg High School Experience Alice In Wonderland: Red Queen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/8f93d4ff-db4c-49f4-82e7-550302b9f227/IMG_8955.jpeg High School Experience Back County Crimes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/cf42d42d-4a63-4253-812f-845178bfe0ee/IMG_8956.jpeg High School Experience Back County Crimes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6849c767d939a928c4136943/b1c0dcfd-3dc5-4302-92e6-535bcbb2bc13/IMG_8957.jpeg High School Experience Back County Crimes