Abstract:
The main purpose of this research is aims to develop an easy step by step and tangible costume design process for theatre costume designers and amateur costume designers, focus on creating theatre costumes which base on the Directors interpretation. The Result of this research end with The V.I.P. Process (former R.I.P Process) which built on the idea of interrelationship between 3 steps of designing process, V: Visualization (or R: Research), A researching process with main purpose for creating a group of mutual images through a form of Reference Board which contained the elements of clothing and styles of the costumes that costume designer concern for each character. I: Inspiration - A group of keywords that transfer into a series of pictures presents by an Inspiration Board, which can describe the final wishing images of costume that costume designer and director visualize by working together. P: Process of design - The Costume Design Manual that provide costume designer the essential elements of costume design such as a group of colors, motifs, texture and shape of costume.