Look like a Pro

I have now worked for the San Francisco 49'ers. It's a company I never expected to need me. It seems that the sports uniform industry is one that would have a full set-up that wouldn't need to call independent costume designers.
This odd job was to dress their "Look like a Pro" fiberglass figurine. The old uniform was torn from the awkward way you needed to get into it, and anyway he was wearing the old uniform.

It was interesting looking at the differences between the old uniform and the new one. Subtle things that really only a football player is ever going to notice were in my hands, as I cut it up and glued it together. The new jerseys have shorter arms, giving a better ability to reach and move arms around. The new pants were cut without a crotch seam (less binding). The new socks however are much cheaper than the old ones. Hopefully the players just toss their socks every game because the new socks are mostly disposable...

Here is the guy I worked on. We added handles to the inside,and pillows for the knees. The uniform needed to be glued and bolted onto the figure. Apparently drunk fans often will try to steal parts of it in plain sight. The guys who work at the stadium seemed to like their jobs but all found a way to mention with a groan the drunk frat boys who make their lives difficult.

After a couple afternoons in a Candlestick Park storage closet we managed to get their guy all new and shiny so that fans can get goofy photos taken.

I love that my work has so much variety to it.