About
Alison Brown is a multidisciplinary costume designer known for her sculptural approach to costume making. Having studied Printed Textiles at Edinburgh College of Art, pattern and texture continue to inform her aesthetic and she often incorporates manipulated fabrics into her work, inspired by traditional crafting techniques and using a wide variety of conventional and unconventional materials. She is a designer and also a maker, with many years experience creating garments to support performance, and contribute to the overall artistic vision.
Alison supports the Theatre Green Book initiative, advocating for a sustainable approach to designing for performance.
“Brilliantly outrageous costume designs (think Madonna designed by Haribo) by McKnight’s fabulous, longstanding partner-in-crime Alison Brown.”
Rapunzel, Macroberts Arts Centre
— The Herald
“from a brain with frogs-legs to a seemingly infinite tower of skirts, each serves to illustrate or empower the spoken word. This is a highly polished, joyful, yet considered plunge into the avant-garde.”
Seashells, Greg Sinclair
— The Quinntessential Review
“Brown’s work is a treat, a cornucopia of sweetie wrapper-bright designs.”
Sleepin’ Cutie, Macrobert Arts Centre