about.
Felicitas Kid is a graduate of the MA Costume Design for Performance course at London College of Fashion (UAL) and trained as a tailor and dressmaker in Germany.
She is a costume designer with several years of experience as a costume painter, dyer, and breakdown artist for stage and as a freelance costume maker, specialising in bespoke costumes for private clients and recreating screen accurate and period costumes.
Since graduating from UAL, Felicitas has worked as a principal costume maker on "The Phoenician Scheme" directed by Wes Anderson, and currently works as a Trainee Costume Supervisor on a Netflix series.
She is also a co founder of Shine A Light Theatre company, producing theatrical work around womens' experiences, violence against women and minorities to raise awareness for mental health and inequalities through plays and performances.
Get in touch via felicitaskid.costumes[at]gmail.com
Education
MA Costume Design for Performance
September 2021 - November 2022
London College of Fashion, UAL London
Course Leader: Agnes Treplin
Master project: William Terriss - A Ghost on the Underground, 2022
Costume for Screen: Ariel - a short film inspired by the Tempest, 2022
Costume Design for Performance - Online Short Course
December 2020
Central St. Martins College, UAL London
Tutor: Bettina John
Set Design for TV and Film - Online Short Course
October 2020
Central St. Martins College, UAL London
Tutor: Clara Zita
Couture Sewing Techniques
January 2019
Tutor: Thomas von Nordheim, London
Tailoring & Dressmaking,
September 2015 - February 2017
BK Mode & Design (vocational college)
Kerschensteinerschule Stuttgart, Germany
Period and contemporary
tailoring & dressmakingHand sewing
Machine sewing
(industrial & domestic)Flat pattern cutting & draping
Corsetry
Dyeing & painting costumes and fabrics
Breaking down & aging costumes
Fittings
Research & sourcing
Budget handling
Wardrobe & Costume Supervision
Millinery
Wig & beard making/styling
Knitting
Embroidery
ACPro Adobe Illustrator
ACPro Adobe Photoshop
Affinity Designer
Affinity Photo
CAD Pattern Cutting (Assyst, Seamly 2D)
Fusion 360 (basic 3D modelling)
Blender (basic 3D modelling and animation)
CLO3D (basic)
Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)Pages, Numbers, Keynote on Mac
EU Driving license (Category B) with driving experience in the UK
German (native)
English (fluent)
French (basic)