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Coast To Coast Costuming TM
On other pages
of this website there are many examples of costumes I have designed and created, of many eras and themes including Old West,
Civil War, Elizabethan and contemporary.
Below are
samples of some of my specific costuming projects.
PHOTOS ARE FORTHCOMING.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE
RADIO PLAY
In December of 2008, I designed and created 1940s-era costumes for 13 actors in this
stage adaptation of the familiar Christmas tale, It's a Wonderful Life. This production
was directed by Marc Pierson for Cornerstone Theater in Pasadena. (Due to web-host software issues, photos have not
yet been posted.)
DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE
In January of 2007, I guest-starred on the TV series Designing
Your Future, where I was interviewed about various aspects of costume design. The series focuses on careers
in different design fields, and is aired on GCGI Skyline, a global satellite station with a large viewership in Asia.
THE UNKNOWING
In autumn of 2006, I served as wardrobe stylist and costume history advisor on Randall
Yarbrough's dramatic feature film, set in 1890 in the American West. The film stars Jennifer Lutheran of Deadwood
and is currently in postproduction. (Photos will be posted as soon as web-host software issues are resolved.)
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| Leslea Fisher and Amanda Bauer. Photo by Megan Jeremica. |
RESIDUAL EFFECT
Most recently I served as costume designer for the film Residual Effect,
written and directed by Jaime Lynn Riegel, which was shot in April. This is the story of a haunting, for which
I created 1920s costumes including the two dresses shown here.
The challenge was to create a dress for the ghostly visitor which was authentically mid-1920s in style, yet
modern enough to also be worn by a teenager in 2006. A duplicate dress was then created for a double-exposure sequence
in which one girl is superimposed upon the other.
(Also see photo on my Home page.)
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| I built the Blind Eunuch costumes, but Joe Seely created the masks. |
CLAIRE Z.
"...bright, whimsical
costumes by Janét Vincent Lee."
- Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2006
"Janet Vincent Lee's costumes
are noteworthy and fun."
- Backstage West, March 16, 2006
Throughout March my work was seen on stage in the play Claire Z. at Sacred Fools Theatre in Hollywood. I created 34 costumes from
the 1960s era for this unique adaptation of the tragi-comedy, The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt. The
play was adapted, with music and motion-and-gesture work, by director John Wuchte. (Also see photo on my
HOME page.)
THE STRANGER
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| Mike Roddy with camera, Mark Hummel with guns. |
I provided costumes and costume history consulting for the student
film The Stranger, which filmed in
late 2004. The film won Fourth Place honors in the Drama category at the BestFest America film festival in La Jolla, California
in July of 2005.
An article about the making of the film was published in The San Diego Union
Tribune on December 2, 2004. It was accompanied by the photo at left, and stated
in part,
"Los Angeles-based actress and costume consultant Janet
Vincent Lee was on the set with vintage clothing she lent the students for the film. Garrett contacted Lee early in the semester,
seeking her input."
Here are a few more photos that were taken during filming on location
in Bonsall, California:
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| Sarah Wexler and Mark Hummel |
At left are the stars of the film, still smiling after a long day
of filming.
Below, gun safety officer Jim Staxrud explains how the
shootout scene will be conducted.
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| "Mule Skinner Jim" keeps things safe on the set. |
BAD COMPANY
In 1999 I was the costumer and co-producer of the film Bad Company, which
was shot on location in the high desert north of Los Angeles. Here are several photos
taken on the set.
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| Scott Lee, Wally Rose, and Kelly Patrick |
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| Rick "Buck" Sarmast, Scott Lee, Hector Gomez, Andy Gomez |
In the scene at left, the deputy and his young lady are chatting with the "town character," who provided
the comic relief in this classic tale of outlaws and lawmen.
At right, the deputy lies patiently baking in the desert sun, as the bad guys wait for the camera shot
to be reset.
At left is the little girl in our story, dressed in pinafore,
pigtails and high-topped shoes. Here she takes a break from shooting marbles, and gets to know one of the wranglers'
horses.
And yes, even the horses get "costumed." Here is our prospector's horse, laden with pick,
shovel, gold pan, bed roll, canteen, etc.
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| "Murder, She Wrote" with costar Tim Abell |
I designed and made this costume, which includes historically
correct undergarments and foundations, and matching purse and parasol, for a Murder, She Wrote
movie-of-the-week in 2000.
I did the film with a troupe of historically accurate
actors who supplied our own period-correct clothing and accoutrements, weapons, riding tack, etc.
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| Costume for the market square |
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| costume for the Capulets' feast |
ROCKIN' ROMEO AND JULIET
Here are two of the costumes I created for my role as Nurse in the
feature film Rockin' Romeo and Juliet, which had its premiere at Zeiss Kinos in Hamburg,
Germany in autumn of 2006. This rock-musical version of the timeless drama was selected as the "Independent Film
Tip of the Month" in the November, 2006 issue of Cinema Magazine.
More photos from this film are shown on my Shakespeare page.
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