Lauren Carmen is a Costume Designer, maker, & craftsperson in NYC. Coming from a background as a professional ballet dancer, Lauren strives to use her knowledge of the performers’ experience, bodies, & movement to help storytellers impact audiences in beautiful & meaningful ways.


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A Glimpse of the Latest on @PaillettebyLC

 
•to round out this mini-series of things I love about my work, I’m going to hit with one that is either the most or the least obvious, depending on one’s perspective. . My very favorite thing about being a costume designer is quite l
•another thing I love about my work is draping (& sometimes drafting) patterns for my designs. While technically this is & **should be** recognized as a complete and separate job in itself from that of the costume designer, I love the a
•one of the things I love the most about my job is when everything finally comes together onstage. It’s still a little magical for me, every time. • . • @rhondakmiller ‘s AM to PM for @pacecommercialdance • @boparkk &
• another favorite thing about my work as costume designer (that sometimes is also the hardest/most frustrating part) is fabric hunting/shopping. I. LOVE. FABRIC. & trims. & notions. And while I was really good about not touching things
•sometimes on Valentine’s Day I’ll share some fun pink & red projects, but this year I wanted to instead spend the few days leading up to (& away from) the holiday sharing some of the things I love about my job. . To launch u
~January has been pretty joyous, creatively. . One project that fueled this feeling was finally getting to dive in in 3D to begin building costumes I’d designed for @mrroderickgeorge ‘s incredible work, “Venom”! . Some of you
{this project has been so deeply collaborative & so much fun— thank you @farbie for another wonderful creative process & your kind words— always a joy!} . Repost @farbie— . the journey of the Schrödinger’s Cat co
•starting the year with such a fun creative project! Pretty fabrics, some different technical construction challenges, & great collaboration… can you tell we had fun with this one? ☺️ . These costumes are headed off to TX for a new
•…& the partner to yesterday’s look, a headpiece for @winn_henry in @farbie upcoming work “Schrödinger’s Cat” !• . . #headpiece #goggle #mask #schrödingerscat #alexandralight #choreography #colla
• @farbie always dreams up some of the coolest projects…! . Walked into my studio this am to find my almost-finished (just add horsehair!) headpiece for @avarose_dillon in @farbie ‘s upcoming choreographic work “Schrödin
•Thank you, Amy Munice, for the lovely review of @thecot_nc ‘s “Amahl & the Night Visitors” from the other week! . In short deeming the production “sweet” & that “the talents bringing this production t
•… & another work for @mmcdancedept to look back upon…! This sleek, slinky, vibrant dance by @albertodelsaz ✨• . Choreography @albertodelsaz Dancers @mmcdancedept Lighting Design: Vincent Laino Costume Design: @paillette
• & a peek at another dance from @mmcdancedept ‘s MainStage concert, this one featuring high energy dancing, singing, projections, and more!• . DIVINE FLIGHT Choreographed by @ambitiousjaze Dancers: @mmcdancedept Lighting design