Welcome to Twin Roses Designs! Costume design and construction by Andrea Wakely.

We have designed and created costume pieces for film and TV productions, music videos, professional opera and theater companies (including off-Broadway and Broadway productions), ballet, book covers, Madrigal and Christmas singing groups, and other media.  Shown below are just some of the highlights of our past collaborations.

References and credits available upon request.

For those unfamiliar with what a costume designer does, there is an excellent description on Wikipedia here.
Western Father costume


Currently in pre-production (Summer 2010), the clothing for this Western short film is generally inspired by the styles of the 1930's.  The above clothing was sourced, dyed, aged and distressed to match the character's story.
Western Duster Costume
Currently in pre-production (Summer 2010), the clothing for this Western short film is generally inspired by the styles of the 1930's. We sourced this premade duster which happened to be cream colored with dark brown collar and cuffs, then dyed, distressed, and painted, etc. it to look like it's been used and has a story to tell.  All the polyester thread in the original duster that showed had to be re-stitched or covered as it did not take the dye, including hand sewing new buttonholes in place.
The Damage Done still
The Damage Done still
The Damage Done still

In the spring of 2010, we worked again with Sam Balcomb of Rainfall Films to design, construct and source all of the costumes used in his award winning short Western film "The Damage Done".  After the garments were created, we weathered, aged, dyed and distressed them to suit the occasion.  Metal snaps and buckles were individually aged and weathered, and vintage buttons were used wherever possible.  Andrea also provided on set fittings and wardrobe services.

Production stills (c) Rainfall Films and are used here with permission.  The full film is viewable here.

Some of these costumes and their unused doubles are currently available for purchase on our Men's Clothing for Sale, Coats and Robes for Sale and Women's Clothing for Sale pages.

Night of the Balloon still
Night of the Balloon still
Night of the Balloon still
In late 2009/early 2010, we worked with Raiya Corsiglia to design, construct and source several costume pieces used in her short 1950's horror film parody "Night of the Balloon".  We designed and created the cheerleader outfits shown above, and sourced and embellished the motorcycle jackets including the creation of customized embroidered patches.   Production stills (c) Raiya Corsiglia and are used here with permission.
Lyric Opera of Chicago Ernani production still
Lyric Opera of Chicago Ernani production still
Photos by Dan Rest/Lyric Opera of Chicago.
In the late summer/early fall of 2009, we created 38 black wool cloaks and 24 white Renaissance style shirts for the production of "Ernani" by the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Elven Tencel and Silk Dress for promotional film Tencel and Silk Elven Dress on location
Promotional Film stil

This tencel bark cloth and embroidered silk chiffon gown was created and distressed for a Rainfall Films project in early 2009.  It was based on character artwork provided by the video game company client.  We also created the olive wool cloak at left which was also used for this project.   Production stills (c) Rainfall Films and are used here with permission.  Some clips of this project may be seen at various points on the 2010 Rainfall Films showreel here: http://www.rainfallfilms.com/showreel/
Lisbeth Scott Dona video still
Lisbeth Scott Dona video still
Lisbeth Scott Dona video still
We were contacted in November of 2008 to design and create five items for a music video by singer/songwriter Lisbeth Scott, titled "Dona".  We created the dresses, robe and cloak shown in the above stills.   Production stills (c) Rainfall Films and are used here with permission.  Some clips of this project may be seen at various points on the 2010 Rainfall Films showreel here: http://www.rainfallfilms.com/showreel/
Arrival At Esgaroth still
Arrival at Esgaroth still
Gown and Cloak created for Arrival at Esgaroth


This unique outfit was made for the Rainfall Films production "Arrival at Esgaroth", portions of which are viewable here on the showreel.  The cloak was a full circle made from silk velvet with a unique draping hood, and the gown was made from ombre dyed satin and shimmering embroidered bronze organza.  Production stills shown here are (c) Rainfall Films.

The gown is currently available for purchase on our Womens Clothing for Sale page.
Legend of Zelda Movie Trailer Link still Zelda Movie Trailer Gown
Link and Zelda Trailer behind the scenes
In the summer of 2007, Sam Balcomb contacted us to create the costumes for a fictitious teaser movie trailer that he was filming in conjunction with IGN based on the hit Nintendo videogame Legend of Zelda.  We created Princess Zelda's gown and handpainted sash, and the shirt, tunic and hat for Link based on official artwork for Twilight Princess.  These unique outfits will not be replicated by us.  Production stills (c) Rainfall Films and IGN Entertainment and used here with permission.
Grim Reaper Robe
Our black textured 100% cotton Grim Reaper robe has been used in music videos, an art installation in Paris, and in multiple productions of A Christmas Carol.  This item is in stock for immediate purchase on our Coats and Robes for Sale page!
Declared Independent film posterDeclared Independent film still
This unique outfit inspired by Benjamin Franklin was made for the Orange Moon Films production "Declared Independent".  Melding historic elements with items that could be found by the character was tremendous fun!  Production stills shown here were photographed by Sean Laskey and are (c) Orange Moon Films.