Editing Costume design (section)

==Production process==

[[File:Draping example by Jeanette Aultz 2013.jpg|thumbnail|Example of draping muslin fabric onto a dress form]]
Once the show is designed, it is necessary to plan where the items will be sourced. There are four options. Garments can be: 
*	Pulled, which refers to searching through a costume shop's stock
*	Rented
*	Shopped/purchased
*	Constructed, or also known as made to order.

There are two ways a garment can begin to be constructed; either pattern drafted or draped, and many times both methods will be used together.
'''Pattern drafting''' begins by using a set of basic pattern blocks developed from the actor's measurements. They are drawn out on paper first, then transferred to fabric, and sewn together to test fit.<ref>{{cite book|last=Covey, Ingham|first=Liz, Rosemary|title=The Costume Technician's Handbook|year=2003|publisher=Heinemann|location=Portsmouth, NH|page=98}}</ref>

'''Draping''' involves manipulating a piece of fabric on a dress form or mannequin that has measurements closely related to the actor's. It is a process that takes a flat piece of cloth and shapes it to conform the fabric to a three-dimensional body by cutting and pinning.

Once constructed, however, the costume has not finished "working." A very important aspect of costumes is the ways they affect actors' performances and function within their settings. The very best costume designers build their original ideas after assessing the visual and spatial conditions of the costumes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lugli |first1=Emanuele |title=Costume as Appearance: A Study in the Modalities of Existence of Film Costumes |journal=Costume Symposium 2006 |date=January 2007 |url=https://www.academia.edu/26091504}}</ref>