What I absolutely love about the performance arts industry is that you never cease to learn. Not only are there heaps of sectors, but each artist has their own way of doing things, their way of bringing their magic into this world. I was fortunate enough to discover artist Evie Gurney in an article in The Stage, discussing the links between the fashion industry & costume design and after some intensive googling I was determined to have Evie as my next guest so I reached out!

A few weeks later, I present to you an absolutely wonderful episode covering Evie's wild, risk-taking and not at all linear career path all the way to her current role of Costume Designer.

From her formative years at Central St Martins, to working at prestigious fashion houses, to finally arriving into costume designing where she worked in some of of the world's most renowned theatres, Evie takes us through her incredible journey where her innate and absolute confidence in herself and her abilities led her from one step to the other.

So pop your headphones in, sit back in a relaxing sofa with a warm tea and let yourself be transported to the wonderful world of costume designing and the art of storytelling.

You can follow Evie's projects on her:

Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/evieonfire/

& her website: https://eviegurney.com/

The National Theatre Natural Dye and Wellbeing Green garden we discuss: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/things-to-do/natural-dye-wellbeing-garden/

Evie's favourite costume book recommendations if you want a collection of works detailing workwear, uniforms, traditional folk and carnival costumes from around the world: https://www.charlesfreger.com/books/