About Me

Raffaella Buck – Costume

I studied Performance Costume at Edinburgh College of Art, graduating with BA Honours degree; with a foundation diploma in Art & Design from the University of the Arts London – London College of Fashion.

Skills: Breaking Down costumes – patina and ageing, Dyeing, Drawing and Painting, Screen printing, Costume Assisting and Styling, Dressing, Machine and Hand Sewing, Beading, Garment Construction, Sourcing and Buying, Set Design and Model-making, Art Department Scenic decorating and Making, Fabric manipulation and creative Textile techniques, small scale experience with Costume Design and Supervision, Historical and Creative Pattern draughting & cutting, Metalwork Knowledge, Basic Millinery, Costume Illustration.

Car & Full Clean Driving License.

Employment & Experience:

Film

2025 – Chief Textile Artist – ‘Dune 3’, Costume Designer: Jacqueline West, Director: Denis Villeneuve. 

2024-2025 – Key Textile Artist – ‘The Running Man’, Costume Designer: Julian Day, Director: Edgar Wright.

2024 – Key Textile Artist – ‘Bugonia’, Costume Designer: Jennifer Johnson, Director: Yorgos Lanthimos. 

2024 – Key Textile Artist – ‘The Fisherwoman’, Costume Designer: Natalie Humphries, Director: Brian Kirk.

2023 – Key Textile Artist – ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’, Costume Designer: Bex Crofton Atkins, Director: Micheal Sarnoski.

2022 – Key Textile Artist – ‘The End We Start From’, Costume Designer: PC Williams, Director: Mahalia Belo. 

2022 – Key Textile Artist – ‘The Kitchen’, Costume Designer: PC Williams, Director: Kibwe Tavares. 

2021 – Key Textile Artist – ‘School for Good & Evil’, Costume Designer: Renee Kaflus, Director: Paul Fieg

2020 – Senior Costume Textile Artist – ‘Cinderella’, Costume Designer: Ellen Mirojnick, Director: Kay Cannon

2018 – Senior Costume Breakdown Artist – ‘Hobbs & Shaw’, Costume Designer: Sarah Brahm, Director: David Leitch

2017/2018 – Senior Costume Breakdown Artist – ‘Artemis Fowl’, Costume Designer: Sammy Sheldon Differ, Director: Kenneth Branagh

2017 – Costume Breakdown Artist Daily – ‘Overlord’, Costume Designer: Anna Sheppard, Director:Julius Avery

2017 – Costume Breakdown Artist – ‘Born a King’, Costume Designer: Françoise Fourcade, Director: Agustí Villaronga

2017 – Senior Costume Breakdown Artist – ‘Jurassic World II’, Costume Designer: Sammy Sheldon Differ, Director: JA Bayona

2016 – Costume Breakdown Artist –  ‘American Assassin’, Costume Designer: Anna Sheppard, Director: Michael Cuesta

2016 – Senior Costume Breakdown Artist –  ‘Annihilation’, Costume Designer: Sammy Sheldon Differ, Director: Alex Garland

2016 – Costume Breakdown Artist –  ‘The Last Dragon Slayer’, Costume Designer: Ian Fulcher, Director:  Jamie Stone

2015 – Assistant Breakdown Artist – ‘Assassin’s Creed’, Costume Designer: Sammy Sheldon Differ, Director: Justin Kurzel

2015 – Textile Artist – Breakdown – ‘Genesis’, Costume Designer: Heidi Miller, Director: Bart Ruspoli

2014 – Costume Prop Maker –  ‘Pan’, Warner Bros., Costume Designer: Jacqueline Durran, Director: Joe Wright

2013 – Textile Artist – Dye & Breakdown, ‘Fury’, Norman Productions at Pinewood, Costume Designer: Anna Sheppard, Director: David Ayer

2013 – Costume designer & supervisor, ‘The Strange Fate of Eli Jesus’, ECA Graduate film by Reuben Vick.

2012 – Art Department Assistant, ‘Good Luck With That’, Short Film, Director: Fiona McKee.

Notable costume breakdown dailies for films such as: “All of this Unreal Time”, “The Eternals”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Come Away”, “Hope Gap”, “The Foreigner” & “Absolutely Anything”; as well as for TV productions such as: “Black Doves” “The Great S2”, “Hanna S3”, “The Northwater”, “Ammonite”, “Trigonometry”, “Song of Names”, “Avenue 5”, “The Rook”, “White Dragon”, “Hetty Feather” & “Silent Witness”.

Television

2021-2022 – Key Costume Textile Artist- ‘Secret Invasion’, Costume Designer: Claire Anderson.

2019 – Key Costume Textile Artist- ‘Brave New World’, Costume Designer: Susie Coulthard.

2019 – Key Costume Breakdown Artist- ‘Cobra’, Costume Designer: Annie Hardinge.

2019 – Key Costume Breakdown Artist- ‘World on Fire’, Costume Designer: Raïssa Hans.

2017 – Senior Costume Breakdown Artist Daily- ‘Game of Thrones S8’, Costume Designer: Michelle Clapton.

2016 – Assistant Breakdown Artist – ‘The Terror’, Costume Designer: Annie Symons.

2016 – Key Breakdown Artist – ‘De Bende van Jan De Lichte’, Costume Designer: Raïssa Hans.

2015 – Costume Trainee, TV – ‘Capital’, BBC, Costume Designer: Louise Page, Director: Euros Lyn.

2015 – Costume Maker – ‘Close to the Enemy’, BBC, Costume Designer: Nic Ede, Director: Stephen Poliakoff.

2014 – Costume Assistant Daily, ‘Professor Branestawn’, BBC, Costume Designer: Yves Barre, Director: Sandy Johnson.

2014 – Costume Trainee, TV – ‘Hetty Feather’, BBC, Costume Designer: Ros Little & Joanna Beatty, Director: Paul Walker.

2014 – Costume Assistant Daily, ‘Chasing Shadows’, ITV, Costume Designer: Lucinda Wright, Director: Chris Menaul

Theatre & Performance

2014 –  Costume Prop Maker, ‘Moses and Aron’, Jan Dieckmann & Ben Tyrrell, Komische Opera, Berlin.

2014 –  Wardrobe Mistress, ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’, Spirit Productions, The Opera House, Manchester.

2014 –  Wardrobe Mistress, ‘New Jersey Nights’, Spirit Productions, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham.

2014 – Wardrobe Mistress, ‘Spirit of the Dance’ & ‘Dancing Queen’, Spirit Productions, Norway theatre tour.

2013/2014 – Wardrobe Mistress, ‘Dancing Queen’, Spirit Productions, China theatre tour.

2012 – Costume Assistant, ‘A Treasure Island’, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton. Costume Designer: Fabrice Serafino.

2012 – Costume Assistant, ‘A Winter’s Tale’ & ‘Dr. Korczak’s Example’, Unicorn Theatre, London. Costume Designer: James Button.

2012 – Costume Co-Ordinator, The Olympic Team Welcoming Ceremonies for The National Youth Theatre, London Olympics 2012. Costume Designer: James Button.

2012 – Costume Assistant & Maker, ‘Fahrenheit 451’, Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh. Costume Designer: Olivia Hulme.

2011 – Costume Assistant & Maker, ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’, Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh. Costume Designer: Izi Morley.

2011 – Head of Dyeing and Breaking Down & Costume Assistant & Dresser, ‘Orpheus & Eurydice’ and ‘Our Days of Rage’, The National Youth Theatre, London (The Old Vic Tunnels). Costume Designer: James Button

2011 – Costume Assistant & Dresser, ‘Slick’, The National Youth Theatre, Sheffield. Costume Designer: James Button.

2010 – Costume Assistant & Designer/Maker & Dresser, ‘S’warm’ and ‘Relish’, The National Youth Theatre, London. Costume Designer: James Button.

Other

2014 – Costume Assistant, ‘ISME’ TV advert, Channel 5; ‘Vodafone’ TV advert, Stylist: Chloe Holland.

2013 – Costumier, Costume made for the Harvey Nichols anniversary party used in public exhibition to promote the ECA Fashion Show 2013, Edinburgh.

2012 – Designer & Maker, Costume for Harvey Nichols VIP Twisted Fairytale themed anniversary party, Edinburgh.

2012 – Costumier, Costume made for the ECA Fashion show 2012 was used in the exhibition and decor design for the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show.

2011 – Designer & Maker with Anna Gibb, Costume for Fettes College and The Muir Maxwell Trust VIP charity Ball, Edinburgh.