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Three colourful, eye-catching costumes, one red with large circles, one with round stripes and one black and white with glitter, stand on clothes racks.
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Highly specialised craftsmanship
COSTUME WORKSHOPS

Stage costumes are dreams made of fabric.
Our profession is to make these dreams come true.

Ladies' & Men's
tailoring

The centrepiece of our workshops is the ladies' and men's tailoring department. Here we create elaborate stage costumes as well as customised haute couture according to your ideas. Our tailors have specialised knowledge and are well-versed in ancient craft techniques that are no longer taught today. There is hardly a costume wish that our colleagues cannot fulfil. We make almost anything possible.

A smiling woman in a tailor's workshop works on fabric, with a tape measure around her neck and dresses in the background.
Multi-layered fabric in shades of red and pink, skilfully draped and arranged in curved, voluminous folds.

Our modern and efficient workshops have knowledge that goes back 200 years - "Viennese excellence". Our employees preserve theatre-specific craftsmanship techniques that hardly exist anywhere else in the world. The international purchasing department maintains worldwide contacts and is able to fulfil any special material request.

WHITE SEWING 

Our employees are also proven experts in the field of white sewing, a specialised area of tailoring that is no longer taught today. This involves the first layer on the body, those garments made of elasticated material that are worn directly on the skin, such as delicate leotards, bodysuits and ballet costumes.

Various colourful spools of thread stand and lie next to each other on white holders in a workshop or sewing environment.
Several mannequins wear striking black headgear with large feathers shaped like raven heads.

MODISTEREI

Our milliners don't just make hats, they conjure up headdresses of the highest quality. They don't just work with classic materials such as felt and feathers. They also use ultra-modern materials, which are mainly used in orthopaedic technology, to model any desired shape.

Shoemaking

A customised shoe lasts a lifetime and fits like a glove. Artists need to be able to perform on stage with a firm footing, even when it comes to unusual footwear. Our shoemakers ensure the perfect PERFORMANCE.
A pair of elegant, patterned lace-up shoes with gold and white decorations stands on a workbench in a workshop.
Shoe service from a master craftsman for you too
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Our shoemaking services are also available to private individuals. Simply drop by and benefit from the skills of our experienced colleagues.

You can find our shoemaker's shop here: 
Hanuschhof
Goethegasse 1
1010 Vienna

in the passage to the 3rd courtyard, lift 4th floor, right to the shoemaker's shop.
Brushes in a glass are in the foreground, while a blurred person works on a craft project in the background.

Costume painting & jewellery making

Painting, patinating, colouring - these are all techniques that are used in our costume painting department. Our colleagues enhance fabrics with delicate paintings or find exactly the desired colour tone. But they also make costumes „look old“, soiling or destroying them professionally. 
Our jewellery department produces beautiful jewellery, crowns and rhinestone trimmings for costumes. Special guidelines apply to jewellery for theatre and ballet costumes - every stone and every pearl must be doubly secured to prevent accidents caused by falling parts on stage and to ensure that the artists' every move is safe.

Would you like to get your hands on a piece of this craftsmanship?

In our flea market you will find costumes and accessories from the past 60 years at bargain prices! Many items for as little as € 5,- /0,5 kilo. Register, drop by and browse!
To the flea market
Several clothes racks with historical costumes in different colours stand in a bright, tidy room.

BUT SEE FOR YOURSELF!

Clients of the ART for ART costume workshops include the Metropolitan Opera New York, the
Zurich Opera, the Madrid Opera, Artevent by André Heller and many others.
Volksoper Vienna
Les Sylphides
A large painting with colourful lines lies in a studio hall, next to it a grid with a miniature version of the motif. About the project
Burgtheater
Orpheus
A partially destroyed stage set with concrete walls and steel girders stands in a workshop with large windows. About the project
Vienna Operahouse
Camellia lady - costumes
Several fabrics in shades of orange and purple with ruffles and fringes are layered on top of each other. About the project
Vienna Operahouse
Camellia Lady - Scenery
Large vase with painted motif and white flowers, surrounded by painting utensils on a wooden table in a studio. About the project
Academy Theatre
Metamorphosis
Three people with oversized masks; two standing, one person kneeling on the ground, the scene looks like a colourful play. About the project
Volksoper Vienna
The merry widow
An artist paints a large, realistic mural of a green landscape with trees, a meadow and a wooden fence on the floor. About the project
Burgtheater
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A man sits on top of a large metal container, while two people in identical green outfits stand below. About the project
Theatermusum Vienna
St Stephen's Cathedral - Costume
Two large Gothic tower structures made of fabric or cardboard in a room with green-painted walls and black decoration. About the project
Volksoper Vienna
The Dubarry - Scenery
Magnificently decorated wall with classical ornaments and reliefs, next to a floor with a black and white chequerboard pattern. About the project
St. Pölten Festival Theatre
St. Pölten Festival Theatre
A look behind the stage of a theatre with lots of pulleys, technical equipment and cardboard materials on the floor. About the project

Enquiry:

Do you have a costume project waiting to be realised?
Two smiling women sit at a table in a fabric workshop, surrounded by rolls of fabric and tailoring accessories.
COSTUME WORKSHOPS
Barbara Pfeiler (Management) &
Stephanie Freyschlag (artistic director)
ART for ART Theaterservice GmbH
Goethegasse 1 
1010 Vienna
T +43 1 51444-7200
write to us

Art at a low price

In our flea market you will find costumes and accessories from the past 60 years at bargain prices! Many items for € 5,- /kg, the rest on request. Our colleagues will be happy to help you!