Photo Credit: Peter Dibdin
Chantal is a designer from Vancouver, British Columbia, currently living in London, UK.
Chantal holds a BFA in Theatre from the University of Victoria (2013), an MFA from the University of Edinburgh (2021), and completed the Wardrobe Practicum at the Banff Centre for Arts in 2017. In 2023 she was awarded a Global Talent Visa for Exceptional Promise by the Arts Council of England, acknowledging her potential to be an emerging leader in her field.
Chantal’s primary creative focus since 2014 has been costume design. She has had the pleasure of working all over Western Canada ( Vancouver, Chemainus, Prince George, Banff), as well a recent Assistant Design contract at the lauded Stratford Theatre festival just outside of Toronto. In the UK she’s enjoyed work in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Essex and London. Chantal is a confident stitcher, design assistant and has experience teaching sewing to many different age groups. She dabbles in various textile crafts, including silk painting, leatherwork, upholstery, and is always eager to try new kinds of hands on art practice.
Her design work is strongly story driven, and she enjoys building characters through dress with collaborators. Creative interests include 20th century fashion (especially the 1920s, 30s, and 70s), playing with gender, provocative subcultures, and the intersection of fashion and music. She enjoys work that is contemporary and challenging. Chantal is an explorer at heart, and is eager to travel for work anytime. Please don't hesitate to get in contact if a project seems like it might be a good fit!