#savethecostumeindustry

[iatselocal764]

@iatse @wemakeeventsnorthamerica Reposted from @themickersticker (@get_regrann) - There are 50+ costume shops in New York City employing hundreds of people, and they are on the brink of permanent closure. These shops, and arts workers around the country, need us to take action now. The Arts and Culture Industry adds $877 billion to the US economy and is seeking just 5% of that back in relief funding from Congress. The actors are the public faces and behind them are hundreds of specialists, from tailors to carpenters, sound mixers, users, and roadies...over 5.1 million people in all 50 states are employed in the Arts. . . I’ve been employed as a producer, production manager, artistic director, performer, vocal director, technical director, location manager, and costume designer/run crew. Costuming will always hold a special place in my heart. It combines everything I love about theatre with an unending list of ways things can go wrong. You need to be quick on your feet, and keep your cool. You’re equal parts therapist, inventor, engineer, improviser, inventory specialist, and technician. . . It’s not often I’m photographed backstage. So enjoy these pics of me posing with some of the tools of the trade coupled with the faces I make when I’m brought broken pieces 😅 . . #savethecostumeindustry #costumeindustrychallenge #artshero #local764 #iatselocal764 #iatse #wardrobe #costumer #costumecrew #wardrobecrew #wardrobemanager - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/CEnQmDKjm2Q/?igshid=195uxb1bd031m

[wingweftgloves]

♥️🧤♥️ We introduce to you the matriarch member of The #WingTeam from CIC Member Wing and Weft @wingweftgloves - Bebe Gani has been making gloves exclusively for 35 years and is by far the most knowledgeable glove technician in the city. Bebe has made gloves for entire generations; from First Ladies to rock stars and from Broadway to runway, Bebe is the epitome of a Master Craftsperson. When asked how many gloves she thinks she's made in her career, Bebe answers "enough!". Wing & Weft Gloves estimates that she has probably sewn more than a quarter million pairs of gloves! . . . Donate to the #cicrelieffund to help the small businesses of the #nycostumeindustry survive this "pause" #SaveTheCostumeIndustry #behindtheseams #wingweftgloves #hometolacrasiagloves #lacrasia #lacrasiagloves #customgloves #gloves #wegloveyou (at Wing & Weft, home to Lacrasia Gloves) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH54FLjJRZ1/?igshid=th9c06dpypi8