Rachel McClemons is an Atlanta-based costumer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Tucson, Arizona, she has returned after practicing her craft out west. Her passion for costuming began at a young age from her grandmother's family fabric store, who gave Rachel her first sewing machine and inspired her to make whatever she could dream out of fabric. Rachel loves the challenge of building intricate pieces that require much creativity, thought, and engineering.​

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Rachel attended the University of Arizona where she worked on many short films as the costume designer. Here she was tested in making detailed costumes on little to no budget and worked with directors to make the characters come off the page and onto the screen. In addition, she worked on the school's theatre productions working her way up the shop, starting as a stitcher on Legally Blonde and graduating as a draper on Much Ado About Nothing and wardrobe head on Sweeney Todd. The costume shop provided her experience in working with costume crafts, wigs, makeup, and the management of a costume shop. She earned a bachelor's degree in film studies with a minor in theatre costuming. 

 

In her free time, Rachel is at the aquarium and also enjoys spoiling her cat.