MAKING

Comission corset made to fit

Kipinasta Tuhkaksi

Custom corset for a production at TAYT

Macbeth x Westwood

Fully realized jester costume

inspired by Vivienne Westwood

Dress made of a pair of curtains,

with lace up sides made with can caps

denim dress inspired by

Britney Spears’s look in 2001

costume for Nausicaa

based on rave culture

snake costume based on

indian folk tales

Techniques to highlight:

Sewing / hand, machine, overlocking
Pattern drafting & cutting
Screen printing & dyeing

Other very handy skills:

Wood & metal working
Laser cutting
Video editing

TINKA KANKKONEN

tinka.kankkonen@gmail.com

INSTAGRAM

@tinkacostumes

Assisted the talented Costume Designer Ella Snellman @ella00610 at the short film shoot for “The Bird that Flew Through a Ring” by @aaltoarts Masters students, directed by Helmi Donner @helmionerva

Things that have inspired me this year and various gigs and projects I’ve done

1 / a short film for university about the escape of a bank robber
2 / the Statement Sleeves exhibition at @fitnyc
3 / my favorite piece from a life drawing class a

Had the pleasure to intern at Cosprop @cosproplondonuk in the Alterations and Costumier departments in May!

Learned tons about taking care of old garments, mending techniques and storing costumes. Got to do fittings and lots of historical research

Got to be a part of this amazing short film “Divine Intervention” @divine.intervention.film by Ravenna Tran @ravenna_tran back in January!

I was assisting Costume Designer Devon Opp @devocostumedesign with the beautiful, angelic and ethe

Final costumes for Tuonetar and a Tree Being designed by me for the @tampereenylioppilasteatteri production "Kalmankorpi", an immersive horror show based on finnish mythology in october 2022

final costume for a witch from macbeth as a jester inspired by vivienne westwood.

thank you jess for being a fabulous model! @jessiexman_art

final designs for the three witches from macbeth as jesters inspired by vivienne westwood.

process of designing and making the jester costume inspired by vivienne westwood for a witch from macbeth.

elektra from ”elektra” by strauss
reimagined as a ballroom night with the theme ”feast”

chrissy (chrysanthemis) from ”elektra” by strauss
reimagined as a ballroom night with the theme ”feast”