sew queer!
Our instructors have costumed everyone from opera leads to Jimbo. They teach it like you already belong here. Because you do.
From your very first stitch to your next stage ready look, classes meet you exactly where you are. Queen City is for drag artists, drag fans, and anyone who has ever wanted to make something a little more fabulous.
August 8, 2026 (AM)
Never touched a sewing machine?
This is where you start.
August 8, 2026 (PM)
Add a reveal. Build a tear away skirt or cape with quick release closures.
September 12, 2026
Master sequin fabric and sew a mini dress or tank fit to your body. Fabric provided.
Two accomplished costumers, one shared mission:
help you build the fantasy, stitch by stitch.
Costume designer and maker with decades of experience spanning opera houses to drag stages. Her career began at the San Francisco Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, then continued at Pacific Opera Victoria after she moved to Vancouver Island. She's the frequent collaborator and co-designer behind Jimbo's looks on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, building every piece to tell a story and fit its performer exactly, whether the stage is an opera house or a drag runway.
A queer femme sewing instructor and maker living in Victoria, BC. Before teaching, she spent eight years in costuming, including four at the Portland Opera Costume Shop, learning to shape garments for real bodies in motion. She's the former Department Head of Fashion Design at Pacific Design Academy and leads the sewing program at the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria. She earned her PhD in Geography in 2021, then returned to the work that feels like home: fibre arts, craft, and community.
Three days, one finished look. You'll build a full costume from first cut to final reveal: pattern fitting to your body, machine and hand finishing techniques, and the construction skills to actually perform in what you make. Build days run through the weekend, with a group outing to see Vivian perform live and a farewell dinner where you can debut your piece.
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