Charly & the Costume Factory
Charly is half performer half Seamstress but always Circus.
She has been a circus performer for over 13 years since graduating from Circomedia and has always made her own costumes.
Teaching herself to sew originally, It was only since friends and colleagues started asking for commissions that Charly decided to go back to school and get a proper qualification in Costume for TV, Theatre and Film at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Specialising in stretchwear and ‘quirky’ costume builds, Charly has found her home somewhere between the stage and the sewing machine.
Cats Pyjamas Costume Store,
Photography by Andre Pattenden
2011
Charly in her original bedroom where she taught herself to sew