

Zahra Jangbar
Fashion Design
Vector Illustration
Research
Costume Designer. Nuanced historical and cultural approach to characters based on in-depth research. I view design as a role that balances research, illustration, and materials innovation
Biography
I am a costume designer that has worked in animated feature films, theater, live action feature films, and halloween costumes.
I graduated from Academy of Art University in 2020 while simultaneously working as the Costume Design Assistant to Deborah Cook, LAIKA animation studio costume designer, on two feature films.
I currently design halloween costumes as a full time job while freelance designing and constructing costumes for theater productions in my spare time. I'm skilled in millinery, corsetry, and armor construction.
My approach towards costume design is based in deep dive research, full color costume renderings, and textile manipulation techniques. I love to work on productions that have an element of fantasy or satire.
Skills
Roles
- Advanced
- Advanced
- Advanced
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Intermediate
Technical Skills
- Intermediate
- Basic
Other Skills
- Advanced
- Intermediate
Work Experience
2021 – Present day
Assistant Apparel/Costume Designer
HalloweenCostumes.com/Fun.com (Mankato, MN)
- costume design
- costume technical vector drawings
- tech packs
- textile design
- fabric selection
- graphic design
2015 – Present day
Costume Designer
Freelance Theater and Film (San Francisco, Portland, Minneapolis)
10+ productions
costume research, design, illustration, construction
costume arc story tracking, script breakdowns
budget management
overseeing stitchers and assistants
2018 – 2021
Costume Design Assistant
LAIKA (Hillsboro, OR)
- assistant designer for 2 animated feature films
- costume technical drawings
- costume design scheduling and coordination
- research, look books, style guides
- script breakdowns and tracking
Education
2013 – 2020
BFA
Academy of Art University
Costume Design
My degree took a longer time to complete because I was a part time online student while working full time in the animation industry.