costume
Costume
2017-2020 (made)
2017-2020 (made)
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This costume is worn by the character Jamie New from the British musical 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'. The musical, which was inspired by the 2011 British television documentary 'Jamie: Drag Queen at 16', premiered at the Crucible Theatre Sheffield in 2017 before transferring to the West End. It has now been performed internationally and been adapted for film (2021). The musical follows the true-life story of 16-year-old British schoolboy Jamie Campbell, as he overcomes prejudice and bullying to become a drag queen.
This finale costume, designed by Anna Fleischle, reflects the individuality she wanted to express with each character. The items are all high street pieces of clothing which would be accessible and affordable to Jamie, which have been customised with fringing and beading using DIY techniques. Worn in the finale scene, it celebrates the creativity, flamboyance and confidence of the character as well as recognising the authenticity of Jamie's status as a struggling working-class teenager.
This finale costume, designed by Anna Fleischle, reflects the individuality she wanted to express with each character. The items are all high street pieces of clothing which would be accessible and affordable to Jamie, which have been customised with fringing and beading using DIY techniques. Worn in the finale scene, it celebrates the creativity, flamboyance and confidence of the character as well as recognising the authenticity of Jamie's status as a struggling working-class teenager.
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Title | costume (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Costume for Jamie New in the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie, designed by Anna Fleischle, 2017-2020 |
| Physical description | The costume comprises a sparkly sleeveless leotard (altered to lengthen the body), injection-moulded high stiletto red patent shoes, a multi-coloured hand-glued choker with metal fastening, and machine-sewn blue denim jacket and trousers with customisation. The denim jeans have been covered in silver glitter on the sides of the trouser legs, and the jacket has been accessorised with multi-coloured pom-poms, beads, sequins and silver fringing underneath the arms. |
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| Gallery label | Re:Imagining Musicals, 15 October 2022 - 4 February 2024
Costume for Jamie New in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
2017–20
Inspired by a BBC documentary, this musical premiered at Sheffield Crucible and follows the journey of British schoolboy Jamie Campbell as he overcomes prejudice to become a drag queen. The costume design reflects Jamie’s working-class background, combined with his unique individuality and desire to put colour and sparkle into his otherwise grey surroundings, using high street clothing customised by DIY techniques.
Designed by Anna Fleischle
Denim, polyester, resin and plastic
Museum nos. S.7:1 to 6-2022, NCOL.397:1, 2-2022
Given by Jamie London Ltd(2022) |
| Credit line | Given by Jamie London Ltd |
| Object history | All parts of the costume have been worn by Jordan Laviniere ('1st cover' for the character Jamie from 9th March 2020). However, the jacket has been worn by three different performers who have played the part of Jamie. It was first worn by the originator of the role, John McCrea (at Sheffield Crucible Theatre and the Apollo Theatre, London from 2017-2019), followed by Layton Williams (at the Apollo Theatre, London from 2019-2020) and then Jordan Laviniere. Each of their names has been inscribed on the inside label of the jacket. |
| Summary | This costume is worn by the character Jamie New from the British musical 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'. The musical, which was inspired by the 2011 British television documentary 'Jamie: Drag Queen at 16', premiered at the Crucible Theatre Sheffield in 2017 before transferring to the West End. It has now been performed internationally and been adapted for film (2021). The musical follows the true-life story of 16-year-old British schoolboy Jamie Campbell, as he overcomes prejudice and bullying to become a drag queen. This finale costume, designed by Anna Fleischle, reflects the individuality she wanted to express with each character. The items are all high street pieces of clothing which would be accessible and affordable to Jamie, which have been customised with fringing and beading using DIY techniques. Worn in the finale scene, it celebrates the creativity, flamboyance and confidence of the character as well as recognising the authenticity of Jamie's status as a struggling working-class teenager. |
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| Accession number | S.7:1 to 6-2022 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2022 |
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