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Conference Sneak Preview: Pattern Making with Vincent Scassellati By Kathleen Furore
Editor’s Note: Vincent Scassellati , designer, cutter and draper
at Kansas City Costume Co. in Kansas City, Missouri, will be
presenting a session on pattern making and draping at the 2019 NCA Conference. In this interview, edited slightly for clarity,
Scassellati shares some tips he’ll elaborate on in his presentation.
The Costumer: What is your background in costuming? Where did you learn and perfect your pattern making and draping skills? Vincent Scassellati : I have a BA in English Literature and a Masters in Theatre with an emphasis in costume design. After
graduation, I did a couple semesters teaching and worked at UMKC [The University of Missouri-Kansas City] as the lead designer of the costume area in the theatre department. I was going to be working on design and not construction, but I was fortunate enough to have someone volunteer who was an extraordinary stitcher and pattern maker, and I learned the M AY 2 0 1 9
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