Hello and welcome to VanRay Professional Costume Design Service.
We are a bespoke costume and alternative clothing service run by husband and
wife team Ray Thomas and Vanessa Oliver.
Vanessa has worked as a professional freelance costume designer for over fifteen
years for many theatres, manufacturing and production companies.
Ray has had over twenty years business experience in a fast moving wholesale environment
We specialise in all aspects of costume design from dancewear to tribute costume for professional entertainers. We also design and make accessories such as headresses, hats and belts, we dye & decorate shoes, boots and jewellery for stage.
Costumes can also be reproduced from film, photographs and video footage providing it is textile based. This service is ideal for professional impersonators, look a likes and tribute acts.
Vanessa can also give advice on costume changes designing costumes that can be put on or removed quickly to reveal other costumes underneath or costumes that literally tear apart which could be ideal if you are a striptease artist!
Please feel free to browse the gallery page of commissions we have undertaken, these are only a few examples of our work that will be regularly updated to show clients the quality of our work. All costumes have been specifically designed to suit the entertainers needs as bespoke designs.
Website design © 2007 Mark Lees