Pressly Martinat
Costume Construction | First Hand | Wardrobe
Asheville, NC · presslymartinat@gmail.com · 828-290-9006
Availability: March 20–Aug 2026 · Open to relocation & welcome housing assistance
Opera • Repertory • Wardrobe
Structural Costume Construction
Boned garments · underpinnings · reinforced performance builds
Techniques shown: steel boning · petersham waist stays · prussian tape channels reinforced seam intersections
Corsets
Structural Engineering Study
Drafted and constructed two-layer corset with steel boning and stabilized waist stay, demonstrating load-bearing pattern engineering and repeat durability.
Interior construction detail
Florencia en el Amazonas
First Hand — UNCSA
Executed layered lace appliqué engineering and pattern refinements for principal opera garments, maintaining silhouette integrity under rehearsal and staging demands.
The Importance of BeingEarnest
Designer–First Hand — Flat Rock Playhouse
Designed and executed period garments with integrated internal support to sustain proportion and performance wear.
Mame
Stitcher & First Dresser
Santa Rosa Summer Repertory Theatre
Maintained a principal rapid-change track, implementing preset organization and targeted reinforcement to ensure garment stability and performance continuity across repertory runs.
The Rocky Horror Show
Designer & Builder — Flat Rock Playhouse
Designed and executed performance garments with reinforced stretch construction and closure engineering to sustain choreography and repertory wear.
Armor
Draped industrial felt armature featuring traditional Italian trapunto, sculpt-coat surface treatment, bronze patina finish, and reinforced leather side-buckle closures for performance mobility.
