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Bio
Training
in Fashion and Costume Design
Formally
trained in design, Rebecca Campbell graduated with high honors in both the
fashion design and the advanced costume design degree programs at FIDM in Los
Angeles. She won the Fashion Group International's Rudi
Gernreich Award for her Evening Wear design in 2002 and gained further couture
exposure by first interning and then freelancing for red-carpet designer, Kevan
Hall.
Rebecca
nevertheless remained devoted to costume design,
and encouraged by costume designer Ret Turner, she soon made her transition to a
professional career in the costume industry. After interning on Michael Mann's nighttime television series “Robbery Homicide Division”
she
swiftly began joining feature films. During
the same period Rebecca also kept actively involved in theatre costuming, constructing
costume pieces for the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival in Scotland and various productions at the Ahmanson and Mark Taper
Forum in Los Angeles. Then
in 2005 Rebecca joined the Costume Designers Guild, Local 892 and established
her own studio workshop in Downtown LA.
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TEn
Years in Europe
Originally
from the San Francisco Bay Area, Rebecca called
England home for nearly ten years. While there she studied fine art with a focus
on drawing and portraiture, winning her a
scholarship at the University College of Ripon and York St John. She also earned
an honors degree in English literature and linguistics, giving her deeper
insight into the linguistic and cultural nuances of British drama as well as a
strong background in research. Beyond her formal courses, Rebecca has traveled
widely across the UK and Europe, experiencing first-hand examples of the
fashions, art, music and architecture that she read about when she was very
young.
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inspiration
from Fairy Tales and The Past
Rebecca
has always been fascinated with costume design. As a child she poured through books on
the Ancient Egyptians and Elizabethans. Mesmerized by their distinct
silhouettes and bejeweled ornamentation, she started drawing sketches of their elaborate
fashions and began imagining her own. Rebecca also nurtured a love for fairy tales
and 1930s
films, which further inspired her to play with fabrics and learn how to sew.
After school and on weekends she would visit antique and thrift stores for
ideas, trying on vintage pieces and studying the styles in glass plate
photography. Soon she began refashioning store-bought clothes and creating costumes for
events.
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artwork
and Collaborations
Today
Rebecca continues to be inspired by the
whimsicality of children's fantasy, the rich texture and surrealism of
supernatural thrillers and the lush fabrics, tailoring and ornamentation of
classic films and period dramas. Traces of this inspiration are evident in the
projects she takes outside of film and theatre. In addition to showing her
costume-inspired work
at the Regent Gallery and regularly participating in Artwalk at the Brewery in
Downtown LA, she has built costume sculptures for Paul
McCarthy's modern art exhibit at the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany as well
as Mike Kelley's "Day is Done" installation at the Gagosian Gallery in
New York. Rebecca has also enjoyed collaborating with other designers, including
the interior design firm Innovative Spaces Inc, for whom she's created custom soft furnishings and unique decorative items for children's
spaces. Click on the link to see samples of her other
work.
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To
Learn More...
For
updates on Rebecca's recent projects and associates, go to news
& links. You can also review her curriculum vitae
for select details of her work and training experience.
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