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Today it is the turn of Libby from The Dressing Up Chest to have a chat about running her business. Have a read and check out the pictures of Libby's fab work!
"Hi
everyone. I am Libby and my business is
called the Dressing Up Chest. For the
past 3 ½ years I have been making costumes for children for dressing up, fancy
dress and for stage and dance schools.
My
own children are grown up now - although they still ask me to make costumes for
music festivals and fancy dress parties.
When they were younger I enjoyed nothing more than making costumes for
them to play in and for all the school plays and dance shows they took part
in. I thought that the perfect solution once
I had more time was to create costumes for other people’s children where
parents often don’t have the time and for those who just prefer not to make.
It
seems that children love nothing more than dressing up and I have seen a huge
increase in the number of themed parties from pirates and princesses to
superheroes and book characters. Pirates
remain a firm favourite with boys and girls.
I have also noticed more girls defying stereotype and asking for
knight’s tabards and tailcoats rather than the more traditional fairy princess
costume. 
I am often asked to make costumes of characters which simply aren’t available in high street fancy dress shops. I love a challenge and haven’t been beaten yet! I have made a giant star, a hedgehog, Lola’s Alligator (Charlie and Lola books), Captain Adorable (CBBC) and I am currently making Meg the Witch (Meg and Mog). When children are given a leading role in the school play parents are also delighted to be able to have a good quality costume made for the star of the show to shine in. This Christmas I was particularly busy making sheep and shepherds.
I
have always love dance and one of my favourite jobs is making costumes for
excited little girls and boys about to showcase their talents on stage for
their proud parents. Schools too seem to
be encouraging children to dress up to bring their History lessons to life and
I have made endless numbers of Victorian maid’s mob caps and aprons, Tudor
dresses and costumes for Boudicca!
Children
can often be seen dressed up in character in the supermarket. My costumes are perfect for this as they are
made from good quality fabrics and trimmings and are all washable. I like to
think of them as themed clothing rather than fancy dress as they are made in
exactly the same way as regular clothing but just with a style of their own.
You
can take a look at my costumes at www.dressingupchest.co.uk but if you
would like something completely different please contact me at info@dressingupchest.co.uk and I will
happily design something unique just for your boy or girl."
www.dressingupchest.co.uk
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