Jane Summers-Eve
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Jane Summers-Eve
For nearly two decades Jane Summers-Eve has been a costumier and designer based in Melbourne. She has worked on many stage and screen productions she also has expertise in latex construction and corsetry.
As well as being engaged by a select range of private clientele she has also worked for numerous major arts companies. These include Opera Queensland, Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, Circus Oz, Chunky Move and the Victorian State Schools Spectacular.
Her costumes have also featured in Showtime’s Satisfaction, Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned, Channel 7's Winners & Losers, the 2002 film version of Ned Kelly and Dancing with the Stars.
Most recently she has worked on costumes for the 2015 stage production of Georgy Girl, the recent TV mini-series of Gallipoli and the stage production of Nice Work If You Can Get It.
Jane enjoys creating classic feminine looks in unconventional fabrics and enjoys the unique challenges presented in each production. Her meticulous finishes are particularly appreciated by her clients. With unparalleled experience in latex pattern making and construction, Jane offers a unique service.
Having previously worked in the fashion industry, designing both couture and prêt-a-porter ranges she fell in love with the magic of stagecraft and moved into costume design and manufacture. She enjoys the opportunity this gives her to develop a client’s vision into a finished creation.
Jane is held in high regard by many of Australia's leading costume designers:-
" I love working with Jane as she is not only technically amazing but her ability to understand the script, the character and adapt to the fast paced crazy world of film and TV is an amazing skill in itself! Jane also brings a great enthusiasm to each job and loves the collaboration and creative journey, her period work and knowledge is second to none! “
Cappi Ireland
Costume Designer
Gallipoli, A Long way home, Glitch, i,Frankenstein, The Slap
Testimonials
"I love working with Jane as she is not only technically amazing but her ability to understand the script, the character and adapt to the fast paced crazy world of film and TV is an amazing skill in itself! Jane also brings a great enthusiasm to each job and loves the collaboration and creative journey, her period work and knowledge is second to none!"
Cappi Ireland - Costume Designer for Gallipoli, A Long way home
"Jane always manages to come up with the goods even on the trickiest of garments, always achieving a a great fit and finish. I've never known Jane to stray away from a challenge no matter how difficult and unusual it may appear, as are some of the requests in TV land from 'Period' to Futuristic. Always a job well done!"
Keely Ellis - Costume Supervisor on Underbelly series -Fat Tony, Please Like Me, Winners and Losers - series 3
"Jane understands a designers language and can quickly and deftly realise a costume piece with minimum fuss and maximum skill. Her skill and attention to detail is impressive. I am always pleased with the finished product. She is a pleasure to have in a workroom and her dressmaking and costuming skills are excellent, particularly her attention to detail."
Shauna Lovisetto - Costume Designer, Satisfaction Series 1-2-3, Tangled, Please Like Me
"Jane consistently constructs the most beautiful costumes, according to an often complicated brief, short time frame and strict budget"
Rachel Nott - Costume Supervisor for Tangle, Gallipoli, Winners and Losers - series 1 and 2
"Jane has the enviable ability of being able to translate my often rough costume sketches into glorious three dimensional reality. She has a meticulous eye for cut & finished details. I can always be confident that she will never settle for a mediocre realisation of my designs.
Issac Lummins - Costume Designer, Georgy Girl, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Victorian State Schools Spectacular
"Jane can interpret a design with a minimum of information, which in television is a great asset when deadlines are short, but her attention to the finish is never compromised."
Shauna Lovisetto - Costume Designer, Satisfaction Series 1-2-3, Tangled, Please Like Me
My Work
2015
Cutter/Costumier
Stage Production – ‘Georgy Girl’
Costume Designer - Isaac Lummis
Stage Production – ‘Nice work if you can get it’
Costume Designer - Isaac Lummis
Stage production – Victorian State School Spectacular
Costume Designer - Isaac Lummis
Feature Film – ‘A Long Way Home’
Costume Designer - Cappi Ireland
Vibe Magazine – Art Installation for Intel Computers
Latex catsuit with wearer programmable internal light panels for Vivid Festival
2014
Cutter/Costumier
Television Series – ‘Dancing with the stars’
Costume Designer - Tim Chappel
Television & Stage Performance – State School Spectacular
Costume Designer - Isaac Lummis
Television Mini- series – Gallipoli
Costume Designer - Cappi Ireland
Draper
Feature Film – The Moon & the Sun
Art Department
2013
Cutter/Costumier
Underbelly TV series – Fat Tony & Co
Costume Designer - Shauna Lovisetto
Television Series – Winners & Losers – series 3
Costume Designer - Jill Johansen
Additional Stand-by
Television Series – Winners & Losers – series 3
Costume Designer - Jill Johansen
2012
Cutter/Costumier
Television & Stage Performance –State School Spectacular
Costume Designer - Isaac Lummis
Stage Musical – Moonshadow
Costume Designer - Harriet Oxley
Television Series – Winners & Losers – series 2
Costume Designer - Jill Johansen
Additional Stand-by
Television Series – Winners & Losers – Series 2
Costume Designer - Jill Johansen
2011
Cutter/Costumier/Additional Stand-by
Television Series – Tangle – Series 3
Costume Designer - Shauna Lovisetto
2010
Cutter/Costumier
Television Series – Winners & Losers – Series 1
Costume Designer - Jill Johansen
Television Series – ‘Librarians ‘– Series 3
Costume Designer - Shauna Lovisetto
Cutter/Costumier
Feature Film ‘ Eye of the storm’
Costume Designer - Terry Ryan
2009
Cutter / costumier/ Latex Couture / Additional Stand-by
Television series ‘Satisfaction’ – Series 3
Costume Designer - Shauna Lovisetto
2008
Cutter / costumier/ Latex Couture / Additional Stand-by
Television Series ‘ Satisfaction’ – Series 2
Cutter/ Costumier/ Latex Couture / Additional stand-by
Costume Designer - Shauna Lovisetto
Costumier
Television Series ‘The Pacific’
Costume Designer - Penny Rose
2007
Cutter/Costumier/Latex Couture
Television series ‘Satisfaction’ - Season 1
Costume Designer - Shauna Lovisetto
2006
Cutter/Costumier
Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Cutter / Costumier
2005
Costumier
Television Commercial : Medibank Private
2004
Wardrobe Assistant
Television Commercial : Nicorette
Costume Maker and Wardrobe Assistant
2004 Commercial: Yarra Valley Tourism
2003
Bridal Couture Pattern Maker/Fitter
Cappelazzo Couture
2002
Costumier
Feature Film: Ned Kelly
Costume Designer - Anna Borghesi
2002
Costume Designer / Costumier
Dance Production: 'Wanted' Chunky move
Choreographer - Gideon Obarzanek
2001
Costumier
Village Roadshow Feature Film: 'Darkness Falls'
Costume Designer - Anna Borghesi
Costume Designer/ Costumier
Chunky Move - Dance Production: 'Hydra' & 'Crumpled & Corrupted'
Choreographer - Gideon Obarzanek
Costume Maker / Assistant
Television Commercial 'Time dot com'
Designer - Christiana Plitzco
2000
Cutter/ Costumier/ Latex Couture
Feature Film 'Queen of the Damned'
Costume Designer - Angus Strathie
Cutter & Costume Maker
Television Series - 'Horace & Tina'
Costume Designer - Christiana Plitzco
Costume Maker
The Australian Ballet
New Ballet 'Mirror Mirror' Re-Mount 'In The Upper Room'
Designer - Bill Haycock
Opera Australia - Re-Mount 'Don Carlos'
Wardrobe Assistant / Costume Maker
PlayBox Theatre –
Play- 'Secret Bridesmaids’' Business' Play- 'Face to Face'
Play- 'Inside 2000'
1999
Costume Maker
Bob Murphy Costumes -Backlot Show, Fox Studios 'Lights Camera Action'
Bob Murphy costumes -Touring Stage Production Re-mount 'Cats'
1998
Costume Maker
Laurel Frank Costumes - Circus Show 'Circus Oz'
1997
Costume Co-Ordinator
Opera Queensland - Opera Re-Mount 'La Boheme'
Director -John Copley
1996
Designer/Manufacturer
Costumes / Corsets / Latex Couture
Jane Summers-Eve Designs Designer, Manufacturer.
1993
Designer/Manufacturer
Jane Summers Designs - Seasonal Prêt a Porter
Contact Me
Phone: 0416 143522
Email: summerseve@bigpond.com