Off-campus UMass Amherst users: To download campus access dissertations, please use the following link to log into our proxy server with your UMass Amherst user name and password.
Non-UMass Amherst users: Please talk to your librarian about requesting this dissertation through interlibrary loan.
Dissertations that have an embargo placed on them will not be available to anyone until the embargo expires.
ORCID
N/A
Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Theater
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2015
Month Degree Awarded
September
Abstract
This paper discusses a theoretical costume design for the Musical "My Fair Lady" by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. The costume designer chose to set the production in 1912, stylizing choices clothing based on period silhouettes and social research. The paper includes character analysis, research, and a discussion of the design process.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/6156458
First Advisor
June B. Gaeke
Second Advisor
Harley Erdman
Third Advisor
Miguel Romero
Opera Goers
IMG_5484.JPG (1412 kB)
IMG_5563.JPG (1538 kB)
Street Performers
IMG_5491.JPG (1682 kB)
Street Vendors
IMG_5565.JPG (1350 kB)
Flower Girls
IMG_5492.JPG (792 kB)
Freddy at the Opera
IMG_5525.JPG (1241 kB)
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
IMG_5553.JPG (1578 kB)
Henry Higgins
IMG_5556.JPG (1119 kB)
Colonel Pickering Opera
IMG_5494.JPG (1524 kB)
Eliza Doolittle
IMG_5546.JPG (960 kB)
Alfred Doolittle
IMG_5551.JPG (1418 kB)
Harry, Jaime and George
IMG_5486.JPG (1130 kB)
Henry Higgins Sweater
IMG_5484.JPG (1412 kB)
Colonel Pickering
IMG_5515.JPG (1503 kB)
Mrs. Pierce
IMG_5560.JPG (1430 kB)
Nosey Neighbors
IMG_5554.JPG (967 kB)
Henry Higgins Casual
IMG_5559.JPG (1428 kB)
Colonel Pickering Casual
IMG_5517.JPG (1424 kB)
Eliza Improved
IMG_5549.JPG (1372 kB)
Higgins' Servants
IMG_5535.JPG (1170 kB)
Pickering Ascot
IMG_5530.JPG (1038 kB)
Mrs. Higgins Ascot
IMG_5507.JPG (1218 kB)
Mrs. Higgins' Chauffer
IMG_5537.JPG (1470 kB)
Ascot Couple
IMG_5538.JPG (1080 kB)
Ascot Group
IMG_5508.JPG (1148 kB)
Higgins at Ascot
IMG_5533.JPG (1070 kB)
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill Ascot
IMG_5529.JPG (1131 kB)
Freddy Ascot
IMG_5505.JPG (1053 kB)
Eliza Ascot
IMG_5497.JPG (1565 kB)
Freddy Street
IMG_5500.JPG (958 kB)
Constable
IMG_5518.JPG (826 kB)
Higgins Ball
IMG_5499.JPG (1216 kB)
Pickering Ball
IMG_5521.JPG (1324 kB)
Eliza Ball
IMG_5523.JPG (1409 kB)
Footman
IMG_5541.JPG (1167 kB)
Guests and Queen of Transylvannia
IMG_5526.JPG (657 kB)
Zoltan Carpathy
IMG_5513.JPG (1375 kB)
Mrs Higgins Ball
IMG_5488.JPG (1253 kB)
Mrs. Pierce in Bathrobe
IMG_5503.JPG (1469 kB)
Eliza Day Suit
IMG_5545.JPG (915 kB)
Alfred Doolittle's Wedding
IMG_5510.JPG (1218 kB)
Mrs. Higgins at Home
Recommended Citation
Taradash, Emily I., "Costume Design for My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Leonard Loewe" (2014). Masters Theses. 117.
https://doi.org/10.7275/6156458
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/117
Included in
Fashion Design Commons, Fine Arts Commons, Other Theatre and Performance Studies Commons, Performance Studies Commons