Monika Seidl

Freelance:
Since Jan 1992 freelance costume designer & establishment of the Costume Studio „Kostümwerkstatt Monika Seidl“: design, organisation, production und styling of costumes, accessories and headdresses,
costume agency, specialist for magician costumes
Permanent appointment:
Jan 1991-Dec 1991 costume designer at the“Circus Roncalli”
Dec 1987-Dec 1990 costume designer and direction of costume division
at the “Landesbühne Rheinland-Pfalz”(state theatre) and
„Kleines Theater Bad Godesberg“(theatre)
Monika Seidl, born in Hawaii, raised in Thailand, Hongkong, USA and Germany, studied fashion design at the University for art and design in Hannover, where she graduated with diploma in 1987. The exclusive fashion she designed for her diploma collection received awards at the International Design Contest for Fashion Design and Textiles "I & I 88" in 1988. In the following, she presented the exclusive models of her collection at different exhibitions, e.g., at the "Landesgewerbeamt" of the state Baden-Wuerttemberg, at the "Heimtextil" fair in Frankfurt as well as in Porzan (Poland) within the framework of a cultural exchange program.
Despite offers from the fashion business, Monika Seidl prefered the theatrical career. Permanent appointments followed as costume designer and head of the costume department.
Since 1992 Monika Seidl enjoys working as a freelance costume designer and established her own Costume Studio und Costume Agency “Kostümwerkstatt Monika Seidl” near Frankfurt. At the European Fashion Contest "1st Modedesigner's Cup" in 2008 she came off as finalist with her evening gown. In August 2008 the business development of creative industries and the Offenbach-Paper initiated the competition “Design made in Offenbach”. Monika Seidl, as winner, exhibited her entered project from Sept.10th -Oct.9th 2009.
Monika Seidl“ produces fancy costumes for theatre, musicals, film, television, video clips, advertising spots, vaudeville, events etc. Naturally every costume is tailored in detail and expresses the character of a figure. Monika Seidl masters the design field as well as the total costume domain organisation.