As a recent graduate of costume design and making, Lucie displays an exciting and experimental approach to both fields. Her design process is supported by an understanding of fabric and texture, which aids in selecting where to build density, versus space and fluidity. When realising these designs through construction, this translates to an exploration of fabric manipulation and the boundless ways in which textiles can be used to convey meaning. This organic process is evident in her most recent project based on a segment of Virgil’s Aeneid, in which she reimagined a story of two young soldiers who were lovers as a modern ballet. Exploring themes of passion, violence and vengeance, and featuring an all-male cast, the production aimed to highlight the beauties and complexities of masculinity, and of the physical male form. Using costume to create discussion around such topics is a reoccurring and deliberate feature of Lucie's work, and one she hopes to continue to explore in the future.