EmilyRSmith Design
A Bit About Me
I've always enjoyed theater productions, dance, and sewing. I've been immersed in sewing and art from a young age, creating projects with my mother and taking many classes.
After many years of dancing and wearing various costume styles, I became interested in costuming. I used my sewing and crafting skills to create costumes for my high school's theater productions.
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Education
2022-2026
BFA
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA
BFA in Theater Design and Production through the Shenandoah University Conservatory. Emphasis in Costume Design and a Certificate in Lighting Design
July 2021- August 2021
Month-long intensive
Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA
Summer Art and Design Institute (SADI)
Course work in Printmaking, Drawing Foundation, Fashion Design, Design Foundation and Painting
September 2020 - June 2021
Music Mountain Theater
Lambertville, NJ
Costuming 101
Selection and construction of costumes for theater productions
Online Courses:
AE FSH46 OL4: Fashion Construction
AE FSH48 OL5: Fashion Drawing
AE FSH50 OL3: Fashion Design
July 2020-August 2020
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
July 2020 - August 2020
Parsons Paris
Paris, France
Online Course:
Inside the Business of Fashion and Luxury
Coursework focused on Fashion History, Fashion Trends, Sustainability in Fashion, and a final design project related to sustainability
Work Experience
Fall 2022-Present
Shenandoah Costume Shop Employee
Stitcher, Overseeing Shop when Manager is not present, hand out tasks
Summer 2023
Shenandoah Summer Music Theater, Wardrobe Intern
Acting as Wardrobe/Maintenance Crew for 3 multi-week productions
Assisting as additional stitcher in shop
Special Projects
While participating in the Sewing Club in high school, I learned about the need for small, soft gowns for babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). I felt this project would be a perfect fit for my Girl Scout Gold Award.
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After researching the average size of babies in NICUs and learning more about the specific needs of the gowns to be able to keep babies warm, provide easy access to monitor wires, and be made of materials compatible with a variety of imaging units, I developed a pattern, instructions, and an instructional video.
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After planning my project, the COVID pandemic began and I was able to alter my project a bit by creating to-go kits for others to help create gowns at their own houses.
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I managed many people, located in multiple states to create and deliver over 300 gowns to the NICU at St. Luke's Anderson Campus in Easton, PA.​