Deirdre Clancy

Deirdre Clancy (born 31 March 1943) ^[1] is a British costume designer. She has won the Olivier Award for Best Costume Design twice. ^[2] She also won the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for Mrs. Brown . ^[3]

She started working in the London theatre in the 1960s and has worked on more than 150 theatre, opera and ballet productions around the world. Clancy's designs on paper and constructed garments are held in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. ^[4]

In 2000 the University of Central England conferred a doctorate on her. Her work has been the subject of a doctoral thesis by Dr Amela Baksic at Louisiana State University.

She is married to composer Maxwell Steer.

Publications

• Costume since 1945: Couture, street style and anti-fashion. Herbert Press (1996) ISBN   978-1871569834
• The 80s and 90s. Costume Source Books. Chelsea House Publishers (2009) ISBN   978-1604133868
• Colonial America (with Amela Baksic). Costume Source Books. Chelsea House Publishers (2009) ISBN   978-1604133806
• Designing Costume for Stage and Screen. Batsford (2014) ISBN 9781849941532

References

1. "Birthdays", The Guardian , p. 35, 31 March 2014
2. "Awards". Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
3. "Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
4. Museum, Victoria and Albert. "Search Results | V&A Explore the Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2025-04-07.

External links

Official website