Costume designer for hire in the UK
The costume designer creates the wardrobe that tells each character's story, sourcing and fitting every look for the shoot.
Are you a costume designer? Get listed and take work near you
Post the role, your postcode and your rate. The nearest costume designer is asked first — within 19 miles, or further for anyone who has said they travel — and if they pass it moves to the next nearest. Nothing is charged unless someone accepts.
Be the first costume designer here
No costume designer has published a profile yet — the crew side is new. Post your request anyway: it pings everyone online nearby, and if you work as a costume designer, set up your profile to be the first listed.
What a costume designer does on a shoot
- Reads the script and designs what each character wears, scene by scene.
- Sources, hires, buys or makes the wardrobe, and runs the fittings.
- Works to a budget and a continuity plan the shoot can actually sustain.
How hiring a costume designer works
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Post the role
Say you need a costume designer, where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
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The nearest is asked first
The closest costume designer gets it alone, and it widens to the next nearest every 60 seconds until someone accepts.
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First to accept takes it
The job locks to them, you swap details, and you rate each other afterwards.
Hiring a costume designer
- What is the difference between a costume designer and a wardrobe supervisor?
- The designer decides what the characters wear and builds the wardrobe in prep. The supervisor runs it on the shoot day — changes, continuity and repairs. On a small job one person does both.
- How much prep does a costume designer need?
- More than most departments: sourcing, fittings and alterations all happen before the camera turns over. Say how many characters, how many changes, and when fittings can happen.