Red Poppies (尘埃落定) — Costume Assistant

Director: Hu Zongqi (胡宗琪)

Costume Designer: Chen Minzheng (陈敏正)

Role: Costume Assistant

Responsibilities: Responsible for bespoke garment construction, intricate surface embellishment, hand-painted textile patterns, and specialized breakdown and ageing to reflect the play’s historical and ethnic depth.

Working Process:

Focus on Young Master (The Idiot), Chieftain Maichi, and The Chieftain’s Wife

Executed high-standard tailoring and assembly for lead costumes, ensuring both historical silhouette accuracy and durability for intense stage movement.

Designed and developed custom embroidery patterns inspired by traditional Tibetan iconography, integrating them into the aristocratic attire of the Maichi family.

Performed complex textile distressing and surface manipulation (面料改造) to create unique textures that reflect the rugged Tibetan landscape and the passage of time.

Hand-painted detailing on all characters’ shoes, ensuring that the patterns and ageing effects were consistent with the overall costume aesthetic from head to toe.

Photos on Stage