The Groom
This two-part mask duo is comprised of The Groom and The Bride, representing the outfits my husband and I wore in our 2012 wedding. We both wore a solid black look, with color-coordinating accents in red (Groom’s side) and turquoise (Bride’s side). As a costume designer, it was a logical step for me to create some of the clothing and accessories worn by us and our wedding party, including my dress, embellished mini top hats for the bridesmaids, and my husband’s ascot. The ascot was made of a deep red dual-tone dupioni silk purchased in Los Angeles, and accented with a fleur-de-lis stick pin.
The Masks
The Groom Plague Doctor mask is accompanied by a daily wear mask. To best show off the luster of the fabric, it was decided to create a clean look with no embellishment, allowing for the deep red fabric to pull focus. The mask is built on a neoprene base, and the dupioni silk is backed with Fusi-knit for stability. The eye openings and mask edges are bias bound with the same fabric. The daily wear mask is made of a fused dupioni silk top layer with a painted denim lining, the fabric used for the base of my wedding dress. The edges are bias bound using scraps of the fabric remaining from the Plague Doctor mask.
This project is funded in part by the Cornell Council for the Arts. 
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