Thread:Dizzycomputer/@comment-3182821-20200528221711/@comment-3182821-20200528232231

I think that much the same happened in London... the last photos of swing costumes seem to be about 1997, until we got to Summer Strallen. The reason she specifically needed the NBQ costume is she was too tall for the kitten costumes, but she was Etcetera a lot of the time since Sarah Jane Honeywel was injured. Plus, of course, Strallen.... Other than her exceptional case, it seems like the last years in London they did the mix and match, or had costumes to fit the swings.

Dane Quixall has talked about it a bit on a Twitter takeover I think... but it quickly gets insane. A performer needs three unitards for the character they're playing - a change for a two show day and a backup for accidents. Someone like Dane covers what.... 9 characters? that's 27 unitards alone, for one performer! If they were building the production from scratch, it's far simpler to make three unitards of a unique design. But once there's a big backstock of second hand unitards, it becomes more economical to pull out 27 old costumes than make three new.