Granuaile: The Pirate Queen
For my final major project for college I decided to design the Legend of Granuaile / Grace O’Malley, the pirate queen, for film.
I used her biography written by Anne Chambers as a basis for my text/ script.
For this costume I did some in depth research into the 16th century in Ireland and how she would have dressed. This dress that I made is based off of a 16th century dress, the Shinrone gown, which is currently on display in The National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology. Features of the gown included hanging sleeves, a laced bodice and cartridge pleated skirt. The bodice has no side seam. Grainne wears a red petticoat-a common colour at the time to disguise women’s periods. For her character I deceived to incorporate a sleeveless leather kern jacket- which would have been worn by soldiers at the time. I embossed the jacket with curvilinear animal motifs of the time.
Model: @x_car0line_x
Hair and makeup: @carolinemackeydesigns
Set design: @ciarafarrelldesigns@mchugh_design@ciarakellydesign
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My finished costume for the character of Prospero from Shakespeare’s The Tempest!
The cloak is hand painted with images to represent one of each of Shakespeare’s plays—using the concept that the character of Prospero is a representation of Shakespeare himself and that The Tempest was Shakespeares farewell to playwriting.
Thank you to @carolinemackeydesigns for the amazing hair and makeup for this shoot and @campbellgibsonn for his modelling skills
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Wednesday Season 2: Part 1
A season of stripes and sleeves and shirts and mannequin padding
Work from 2024 in the workroom learning from the most amazing team and sewing lots and lots of stripes!! Still pinching myself to have had the chance to grow and learn from such a kind and talented group of makers and cutters
@ian.frazer.wallace
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@meghowellcostume@ofeliahaislund@annaodohertydesign
🎥 The trailer for GIRLS AND BOYS written and directed by Donncha Gilmore and starring Liath Hannon and Adam Lunnon-Collery
🪡 My first feature film as costume designer!
✨ This was a truly special project to work on with the most wonderful, amazing and talented cast and crew
🍿 In cinemas this Friday 19th of September!!
Everyone go and see this beautiful beautiful film!!!
What a fantastic sunny weekend it was last week in Galway to see the premiere of Girls and Boys in the @galwayfilm .
Congratulations to all the cast and crew on the joint win of Best Independent Film. I feel so lucky to have played a small part in this wonderful film as costume designer.
Next up it’s heading to @gazefilmfest at the end of the month and I highly recommend going to see it if you’re around!
