I remember first seeing her version of the Wishing Gown (so named because it is the dress Christine wears during her big Act II number, “ Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again“) and thinking that it was actually one of the official stage costumes. I first came across Anéa’s costumes on a Phantom forum a few years ago and was absolutely floored by how incredibly well-made they were simply as garments, in addition to how brilliantly they captured the spirit of the actual stage costumes.
As such, her costumes are not typically exact replicas of any one stage version (see here for an example of how widely costumes can vary over the course of Phantom‘s many years and many productions) but are instead her own creations based on what works best in the various stage versions and what the original costume sketches depicted. She is not only knowledgeable of the costumes produced by the various workshops who make Phantom wardrobes, but she also truly understands and respects the vision of the original designer, Maria Björnson. I defy you to identify which is which.Īs you can see, Anéa’s costumes go above and beyond when recreating the official versions. One of the dresses depicted above is a fan-made recreation.
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