With more than 15 years of experience in the costume industry, Wendy Benstead: Costume and Clothing can expertly bring your costume designs to life. We are able to create a range of looks for TV, Film, Theatre, entertainments, branding and beyond.
Since 2006, Wendy Benstead: Costume and Clothing have made costumes for many high-profile clients, including Netflix, Prime, Disney, Apple TV and for many other film, television and commercial productions, as well as entertainment stars such as Kylie, Jessie J, Paloma Faith and many others.
We provide expert design and production services to meet a range of needs. As skilled Costumers, we meticulously create, source and style costumes to achieve the perfect look for productions and design clients.
Our expertise extends beyond these roles, offering invaluable styling guidance, advice on historical accuracy, and costume advice tailored to your specific needs. With exceptional knowledge in all forms of costume construction and dressmaking, alongside extensive experience in tailoring and bridal fashion, we can help you to realise your vision.
Our services include costume production (from design to manufacturing), costume sourcing and styling, wardrobe supervision, on set alterations, and seamstress hire.
Based in Hertfordshire, we are able to travel anywhere in London or the surrounding area to provide services, or you can visit us at our workroom.
We have experience working closely with Costume Designers to accurately realise designs, including bespoke garments.
From our large working studio we have capacity to produce multiples and runs of garments, such as for crowd scenes and background characters, and can work with small commercial enterprises and repeats.
We are knowledgeable in performance needs, such as dance, movement requirements and quick change, as well as experienced in other costume fields, such as leather work, prop costume, accessories and mascot making.
We excel at designing and constructing garments for brand requirements and advertising use. Previous high profile clients include international brands such as Dr Pepper, Soap and Glory, L’Oreal, Samsung and Beefeater Gin. With excellent uniform and functionality understanding, we are also able to undertake design projects to manufacture branded clothing, for staff use, live events and commercial campaigns.
With an excellent understanding of period, character, design and look, the team can style and source costumes to create the perfect look for any theatre production, TV show, or commercial.
Our team has expert knowledge on where to source specialised garments, and excellent budget awareness.
SEAMSTRESS HIRE
Our seamstresses can provide off-site seamstresses for any fashion shoot, film, TV or commercial work. They can undertake speedy alterations on location, working with an understanding of film and TV schedule requirements, and if needed are able to alter loaned garments without cutting, and return them to immaculate condition. We frequently work with couture, and high-end fashion, so are able to discreetly and faultlessly fit these garments on site.