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Ellen Francis
Costume Design and Making BA Hons

Bucks New University

Graduates: 2026

Specialisms: Costume Design - Stage Screen Dance / Atelier - Pattern Cutting

My location: High Wycombe, United Kingdom

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Bucks New University

Ellen Francis

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First Name: Ellen

Last Name: Francis

University / College: Bucks New University

Course / Program: Costume Design and Making BA Hons

Graduates: 2026

Specialisms: Costume Design - Stage Screen Dance / Atelier - Pattern Cutting

My Location: High Wycombe, United Kingdom

About

Hi, I'm Ellen and I'm an aspiring costume maker, currently studying at Buckinghamshire New University. I love creating garments that feel unique and personal to the character they were designed for. My designing style varies from project to project and I love experimenting to find the best outcomes, whether this be through sketches, textile experiments or draping on the stand. Understanding character and the purpose of a garment helps me to understand my vision and concept for a piece. I hope you enjoy my work so far, and I look forward to sharing more as my skill and style develops further.

The first live project of my university course, designing and making for one of the characters from the 2023 Barbie movie. For this project I created a 1950s box pleat dress for the character weird barbie.