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Elise Maynard

@elisedresshistory.bsky.social

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Costume maker and historian, currently pursuing a PhD in the History of Costume Design. Passionate about the dialogue between making and understanding historical dress.

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Elise Maynard @elisedresshistory.bsky.social · Sep 15

Putting the final touches on this exhibit!

Preparing my family-friendly activities for the @engagebristol.bsky.social Future’s Festival later this month.

#Experimentalhistory #futuresfestival #costumehistory #archivalhistory #universityofbristol #practiceasresearch #researchinaction #phdlife

Elise Maynard @elisedresshistory.bsky.social · Aug 22

I’m pleased to share my latest article:

"Reconstructing Identity: Depictions of the Personality and Home of John Aubrey in Patrick Garland’s Play Brief Lives"

The piece centres on Julia Trevelyan Oman's design and how it reshapes Aubrey’s character.

Read here: doi.org/10.52715/MAY...

Issue 9: Elise Maynard | questionjournal

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Elise Maynard @elisedresshistory.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thrilled to share my first publication: "Fantasy through naturalism: Julia Trevelyan Oman and The Nutcracker", now out in Studies in Costume and Performance

Read it here: doi.org/10.1386/scp_...

#CostumeDesign #TheNutcracker #Ballet #TheatreDesign #PerformanceStudies

Fantasy through naturalism: Julia Trevelyan Oman and The Nutcracker | Intellect

The Nutcracker is one of the most successful ballets in the world, accounting for almost half of the annual revenue of ballet companies across North America and Europe. As the third-largest ballet com...

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