Kirsi Ylinen
About me & costumes
I am a multitasking woman in the cultural sector specializing in theater costume design. I take care of costuming, staging, masking and props, and I have gained work experience both on stage and behind it, as well as in work management, teaching and sales tasks.
I design and manufacture various performance, party and epoch costumes for both professional use and private customers. I dress ballets, theater performances, bands, bachelor parties, medieval events, sports clubs, music videos, cosplays, or even magic shows with special costumes. I guide clients in the relevant masks, jewelry, masks, staging and props. If needed, I make the outfits, jewelry and accessories myself. Several special techniques, such as silver and leather work, are part of my professional skills.
I especially like to dress up mythological fantasy characters or design historical costumes. I think it’s fun to immerse yourself in other times and worlds. Dance costumes are also interesting due to the demands and possibilities caused by movement. I like to create large ensembles and easily keep the desired visual ensemble at any given time. I’m also a real wizard at making miracles even with a small budget and using old clothes to create something completely new from them.
The work is done flexibly and diligently with a sense of humor, with still sticking to the customer’s wishes strictly in the epoch or even tongue-in-cheek. However, you can count on that the quality or schedules is kept. Working as part of a workgroup is easy, but I can also handle my part completely independently from start to finish.
Cooperation is easy also in English.
