Sophie is a costume designer & creator, working across multiple disciplines, specialising in costumes for movement, contemporary dance and performance art, exploring costume as a storytelling device, a communication tool through which to understand, reflect and change the world around them. They are interested in how it feels to wear a costume as well as what it looks like.

Currently, they are working on a collaboration with Anarchy Dance and Pell Ensemble, designing and developing costumes for contemporary dance production FIELD ZHÈN. Their current research focuses on contemporary, collaborative and sustainable material practice with Atelier Māya in Berlin and Emma Bruschi in Domaine de Boisbuchet.

Sophie has worked in costume departments at The Australian Ballet, The Royal Opera House, Trinity Laban and The Place. As a freelance designer, supervisor and maker, regular collaborations include Hofesh Shechter, Botis Seva’s Far From The Norm, Motionhouse, Theo Clinkard and Eve Stainton.

They also work as a costume stylist for The National Theatre and work with Patricia Villirillo on costumes for live performance, music videos, photoshoots and special events with bands including The 1975, Japanese House, Bleachers, Beabadoobee and Pale Waves.

Sophie is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and holds a PGCert in Performance Teaching. Their teaching includes working as a Costume Tutor at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, an Associate Lecturer in Performance Costume and Collaborative Practice at University of the Arts London and a Short Course Tutor in Costume Design For Performance at Central Saint Martins.

Currently they are researching and writing a book on queer costume.