Helsinki City Theatre’s costume department employs around 20 people: seamstresses, tailors, a milliner, dressers and wardrobe attendants. The department designs, makes and maintains costumes. During performances, the dressers look after the costumes and assist the actors backstage. Each year, around 1,000 costumes are made or altered for the theatre’s productions. The theatre also has an extensive costume store containing tens of thousands of theatrical garments, the oldest dating back to the theatre’s early years. Watch the video above to see how costumes are created in Helsinki City Theatre’s costume department.
Read an interview with Helsinki City Theatre seamstress and dyer Mari Solja on the Hotel Mestari website.
