Self-Taught Teen Sews Dresses Look Straight Out Of A Disney Movie
by FabWeb Editorial | Jan 5, 2016 | Other |
Angela Clayton is only 18 years old, but she has bucket loads of creativity and talent. The costume designer from Long Island, New York first started sewing three years ago when she became interested in cosplay.

Angela Clayton
Some of the more challenging dresses can take as long as 250 hours to make, and she once used 11 meters (12 yards) of fabric for a single costume.

Angela Clayton
“I hope that there is a future career that I will get out of it,” Clayton toldCosmo.

Angela Clayton
“I love making costumes and I love bringing ideas to life. If I could do that for fashion, especially for theater or film, that would be awesome… I would rather go straight into that if I can instead of spending four years at school.”

“I have one that I’ve been working on since January and I’m still not done with it, but I hopefully will be finishing it soon”

Angela Clayton
“I continued making the costumes because I enjoyed the sewing aspect of it”

Angela Clayton
“I decided to just give myself more freedom for focusing on historical projects and original design.”

Angela Clayton
“If you practice, you can definitely do it. It might take you a while.”

Angela Clayton
“It comes naturally to some people but it is definitely something you can learn how to do.”

Angela Clayton
“I really enjoy doing it. I love making costumes and I love bringing ideas to life.”

Angela Clayton
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