Costume buyer
Also searched as: Comprador de tejidos y material de confección
Code 3323.1
What does a Costume buyer do?
Costume buyers work with the costume designer in order to identify the materials for the costumes. They buy and rent fabric, thread, accessories and other items needed to finish the wardrobe. Costume buyers may also purchase ready-made clothing items They base their purchases on the sketches of the costume designer.
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Essential skills
Knowledge
- aesthetics
- film production process
Skills and competences
- analyse costume sketches
- mark differences in colours
- identify suppliers
- maintain relationship with suppliers
Transversal competences
- manage budgets
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences