Tear Away Costume Mechanics

When:
Monday, May 04, 2026 6:30p -
9:30p
Repeats weekly

Where:
Artisans Asylum
96 Holton St
Boston, Massachusetts 02135

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Admission:
$159.09

Hosted by:
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artisansasylum Artisans Asylum

Categories:
Art, Classes

Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tear-away-costume-mechanics-tickets-1983551239152

Learn how to take your clothing from normal regular garment - to sturdy, repeatable, and effective tear away clothing!


Multisession Duration: 6 hrs completed over 2 days. By purchasing a ticket, you are committing to attend all meetings included in the multisession. Scroll down to reference the Agenda page to indicate which ticket to purchase for that session.


Class Description 

Do you want to remove clothing in a way that looks like magic, and impresses your audience? Do you fumble getting your shorts or panties over your ankles? Learn everything you need to know to take your clothing from normal regular garment - to sturdy, repeatable, and effective tear away clothing.


Drag artist and Costume Designer SHERMAN will run you through the mechanics of effective tear away clothing, complete with demonstrations of the fixtures and notions needed for specific reveals. The class will be 2 classes long, and you will leave the class series with a functional tear away garment that you made yourself!


The materials fee for this class is $25. This is separate from the ticket price and is to reimburse the instructor for any tools or materials used in this class. This will be paid once, directly to the instructor at the start of the first class meeting. This instructor accepts Cash or Venmo.


Learning Objectives

Instructor - SHERMAN @restingclownface

SHERMAN is a queer performance artist, producer, costumer, and is a Gallery docent at Artisans Asylum. They have been working on costumes for 20 years, and has been especially interested in the mechanisms of tear away costumes.

They will guide you through techniques that are suitable for novice sewists, as well as more sophisticated tailoring techniques that create the most sturdy and seamless garment possible. They have performed in the burlesque, indie wrestling, and drag scenes in Boston. They have created many tear away garments for themselves and other people, for a variety of unique applications. As a left handed, ADHD, disabled person, they bring a personalized teaching style that considers different learning styles, and project goals.


Target Audience

Sewing experience is nice, but not required. Students should bring at least one garment that you would like to turn into a tear away costume. Teenage students that are vetted members of the drag or A2 community should contact [email protected] if interested in taking this class!


Students 18 years or older, considering that tear away garment can be perceived as intrinsically erotic or sexual.


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Class Policies

Attire: Attendants should wear close-toed slip-resistant shoes (steel-toe work boots are ideal), long pants, and no loose-fitting clothing that could possibly get caught in machinery. Make sure to wear only natural fibers (i.e., cotton, wool, linen, etc) and bring reading glasses if needed for detailed work.


Learn more about our class and ticket cancelation policies Here.


Please email [email protected] with any questions.


*Sales end 24 hours before the start of the class to allow the instructor and staff time to prep.


SPOTS ARE LIMITED! Secure your spot on the Eventbrite link attached to this listing! 




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