Sjølander Embroidery

04/10/2025

Cosprop article 🥰🥰:
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/costume-and-culture/2025/sep/29/dress-the-part-london-exhibition-celebrates-60-years-of-film-and-tv-period-costumes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

25/09/2025

Wow, sikke en fantastisk aften.

Costume Couture - 60 Years of Cosprop på the Fashion and Textile Museum blev åbnet af 2 enestående kunstnere: Zandra Rhodes og Helena Bonham Carter.

Udstillingen er så smukt sat op. Man kan komme helt tæt på kostumer, der har været med til at fortælle uforglemmelige historier i verdens filmkunst.

Der har virkelig været nogle mastodonter indenfor kostumkunst, ansat hos Cosprop gennem de sidste 60 år og jeg er uendelig stolt over at se mit navn på listen ved siden af dem.

25/09/2025

Hurra, vi er på vej og glæder os stort til at fejre åbningen af udstillingen "Costume Couture - Sixty Years of Cosprop". Det bliver både et kærligt gensyn med gamle kolleger, kære venner fra Wimbledon College of Art og en tur "down memory lane" at se alle de smukke kostumer.
Det bliver SÅ fint.😍

03/07/2025

TODAY, WHAT A DAY...
Today marked the ending of one big chapter in my life and the beginning of a new exciting one.

After 21 years and 3 months I've chosen to close down my business Sjølander Embroidery.

For some time now I have been working for the theatre techniques company Priebe Hold ApS.
I started in the sewing room helping to construct large stage curtains and all sorts of long drapes. I have now moved into the front office and besides some sewing, I am also involved in the sales dept. And in developing the webshop.

Recently the owners of the company offered to include my embroidery expertise in their portfolio and I have happily accepted to move my embroidery work room to the company.

I am profoundly grateful to Charlotte and Bo of Priebe Hold ApS for their trust and commitment to our collaboration.

06/06/2025

Oh, what a night...
The production of TURANDOT in Athens by The Greek National Opera was simply magnificent.

The setting was just magical, with the moon rising right over the amphitheatre as Calaf sang to the beauty of the princess: "Turandot, oh daughter of the moon".

So much in this production made such good sense; we actually saw Turandot's ancestress manhandled and killed even before the first note was struck and throughout the rest of the opera the ghost of the ancestress danced around Turandot as a constant reminder for her not to give in to the flow of suitors and repeat the tragedy. We understood her fear and her dark mind.

The same happened with the Persian prince, pleading for Turandot's love. He was killed right at the beginning for not solving the riddles and his ghost kept appearing as a warning for Calaf of the danger he faced. So, much was at stake.

The slave Liu's love for Calaf is always believable but so often when she is forced to reveal his real name, she is just pushed around and restrained by guards. Here she went through torture, her rope was covered in blood, she ended up slashing her wrists and being attacked with swords. We believed her when she sang, that she couldn't go on.

Throughout the opera Turandot and most of her court wore masks. It made Turandot and everything about her unapproachable and remote.

When Turandot discovered that Calaf's name means love and that his love for her had infected her heart with love for him, a fine balance was struck. All through the story we understood what had darkened her mind and blinded her, but towards the end she lost her mask, her cover, the true person appeared and love conquered.
Tonight this big pivotal moment in the story was balanced perfectly like the last two cards placed carefully on top of a house of cards.

The set and costume designs by Chloe Obolensky were just beautiful. Liu was sung by Maria Kosovitsa, Calaf by Riccardo Massi and Turandot by Catherine Foster. All were a great delight and it was truly a great and unforgettable evening.

03/06/2025

TURANDOT at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens.
..what a privilege to be allowed to contribute my embroidery work to such a magnificent production.

The brilliant costume designer Chloe Obolensky has created the sets and costumes for this triumph of an opera.
I am so very grateful to John Bright, Cosprop Ltd., London, for including me in the making of these beautiful costumes.

Tomas and I will fly to Athens on Thursday and see the production Friday evening - I CANNOT WAIT🥰

https://youtu.be/ZnnbAwixW0o?feature=shared

19/02/2025

VISIT FROM AN OLD FRIEND...

In 2005 I worked on embroidery for Pirates of the Caribbean III. The costume was supposed to be for the villain and was beautifully made by Susan Hardy at Cosprop Ltd in London.

However, the kimono was scrapped for the villain and when I saw the embroidery had been used on a different costume for Mistress Ching in the film, I just assumed the first kimono had been cut up. But look and behold, here it is.

Cosprop has sent me the old kimono as inspiration for a new project and it has been so nice to revisit all the thoughts and ideas that went into the work so long ago.

23/01/2025

The Gladiator II costume design is nominated for an Academy Award😍

Costume Design Nominees

30/12/2024

NAPOLEON

© Apple Studios

Costume design: Janty Yates & David Crossman

Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte

Ben Miles as Caulaincourt

Ian McNeice as Louis XVIII

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14/02/2024

HJÆLP KOSTUMARIET MED AT SIKRE DISSE FANTASTISKE KOSTUMER...

Donationer til Kostumariet modtages med kyshånd.

Som jeg skrev i mit tidligere opslag har Cosprop Ltd, i London, sat disse storslåede kostumer fra Finding Neverland til salg.

Flere har kommenteret og tilbudt at bidrage - det er virkelig fantastisk.

Brug Kostumariets MobilePay nr. 688940, hvis du vil hjælpe til at kostumerne får et nyt hjem i Danmarks Kostumarium. Skriv i kommentarfeltet at dit bidrag er til kostumeauktionen.

Tusinde tak😊

23/01/2024

✨Wow - Costume Designers Janty Yates and Dave Crossman are not only nominated for a BAFTA, now they're also nominated for an OSCAR for best achievement in Costume Design for NAPOLEON. Congratulations✨

21/01/2024

Hurrah,
Dave Crossman and Janty Yates are nominated for a BAFTA for best achievement in Costume Design.