Inside the costume design rooms for Strictly Come Dancing

Vicky Gill designs the costumes we see on the Strictly Come Dancing shows. She has a background both in fashion and dance Costuming. Her clients have included girls Aloud, Cheryl Cole, Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue. However in the last ten years she has been involved in the costuming for Strictly,which takes her through from August to December each year.

Let's take a look as to how it works .

Vicky works the sketches of ideas.

 Once the shows are under way it is totally Full On, with up to 14 new sets of costumes per week.

Sketch with an idea of how Abbey dress was to look, high collared neckline going into a back less dress, but it eventually had sleeves too.

Sketch with an idea for one of the costumes

The dummies taped with padding to replicate the dancers body shape to help with fittings

The sewing room, there are loads of workers behind the scenes.

The pattern cutter in action.

The fabric being cut out in shapes to make up the garments

One of the many stitchers sewing at her machine.

The garment being pinned on the dummy to see how it is shaping up

The skirt and waistband being added

The many many layers of tulle being trimmed into shape.

Embroidery details with bead work being added to the dress

Lots and lots of sparkly beads being glued into position.

A close up of the beads being added as quickly as possible. They put glue on a wooden stick and them lift the bead up and present onto the dress

The finished effect

Sophie's dress for the Rumba, with sleeves and high neckline, but low "V" back.
She is well covered up but is very alluring with see through effects over the flesh tone dress with all it beading

A close up of the neckline of Orla's dress for the waltz.