Laarnie Barcelon

@rikachuuable

Costumer | Stylist | Artist | content Creator
Based in Los Angeles & Orange County

HarajukudayLA ️🌈 chief operations officer

• HarajukuDayLA

Accessory designer | owner of cherry syr.up

• Cherry Syr.up

Laarnie Barcelon

About

Hello!My name is Laarnie Barcelon.I am a First Generation Filipino American, Los Angeles and Orange County based creative freelancer specializing in costume styling, wardrobe, and design. Typically working and experienced as a:
Theatrical Costumer ,
Wardrobe Stylist for Music Videos | Photoshoots,
Production & Design Assistant for TV | Film | Runway,
and a local Fashion Brand & Production Tailor and Seamstress.Paired with various complimentary working skill sets; a background in historical costuming, knowledge of East Asian cultural garments, experience in both clothing and costuming construction, and a heavy interest in highlighting and showcasing the creative potential of multiculturalism. Previous productionsIf interested in access to my working resume, feel free to contact me directly via email. Feel free to check out the visual portfolio in the meantime!

Outside of the workplace and while when not on the job, I am a creative content creator with a focus on showcasing, educating, and normalizing different alternative fashion substyles, subcultures, and lifestyles that I hold dear.With the help of social media platforms like Instagram, I have been given the opportunity to present a wide range of artistry and styling that emulates and personifies varying emotions, criticisms, and idealisms in a palatable, relatable way for the general public to engage and perceive with.Being able to highlight the importance of accepting one's individualism on the pathway of self discovery and acceptance through the use of visuals with an emphasis on colors, textures, and subtle yet exaggerating "aesthetics" is an honor as an artist.

In my early developmental years and youth, my hobbies and background was in mixed media art. Some instances of my work included murals, that unfortunately no longer exist due to Covid-19, and leisurely 2-D Art in both traditional and digital mediums. Though previous works of mine primarily include mixed media sculptures, ceramics, and varying creative textile production. In 2015, I had unfortunately lost the majority of the photographs documenting my work, and many previously treasured art pieces of mine have been sold, but many for fun & leisure pieces could still be seen at my artwork page.Other passions and interests included:Cosplay , " a performance art in which the participants dress in costumes and make-up, representing characters from anime, video games, television and film"Recycled fashion "Recycled fashion refers to clothing made from previously used materials such as plastic bottles, nylon, polyester, and even old clothing" production"Trashion "Trashion (a portmanteau of trash and fashion) is a term for art, jewellery, fashion and objects for the home created from used, thrown-out, found and repurposed elements"

Alternative fashion meetup event coordinator and Director of Operations for local 501(c)3 HarajukudayLA. A Los Angeles based Meetup with a focus on Harajuku, Japan alternative fashion styles. Meetups are held every 3rd Saturday of every month. Cheers to 8 Years and Counting!

Other previous events hosted include: coordinating COVID-19 compliant and regulation safe cup sleeve themed events for K-Pop fans in cooperation and collaboration with local, small owned, family owned, businesses, cafes, and similar establishments.

Featured Articles ( Work & Leisure )

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Costuming | Styling | Wardrobe | Tailoring
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Showcasing Some of my Previous Works, Behind the Scenes, Commissions, and Production Photos for:Stage Performance
Theatrical Production
Opera
Dance Performance
Drag Shows
Virtual Streams
Online Web Series | Productions
Music Videos
Photoshoots
Television
Short Film
Cosplay for Special Occasion & Convention

Sketches & Rendering

Millinery & Headwear
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Freelance , Workshops, & Atelier Mela

Machine Embroidery

Garment & Costume Construction | Tailoring & Alterations
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Includes Progress and Finished Photos for Previous Client Orders , Commissions, Theatrical Costuming, Historical Costuming, Cosplay, Freelance | For Hire Seamstress & Tailoring Work

Wigs & Hair
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For Costumes , Cosplay, & Theater

Most pieces will be dating from 2010 to 2015. Newer artwork will date between 2015 to 2019. Photos are not individually dated, but can be guesstimated based on photograph quality. If curious, feel free to reach out to ask.Age range when constructing these pieces were between Middle School to College.Unfortunately, a lot of photographs have also been lost throughout the years due to failed technology, so this is just a small compilation of a large sum of work I have previously created.
♥View more via my old blogspot:
https://rikachuuable.blogspot.com/

Ceramics

Polymer Clay | Air Dry Clay

Needle & Wet Felting

Plush Making | Bag Work

Cross Stitching | Embroidery | Weaving | Knitting | Crochet | Hand Spun Yarns

Accessory Making | Decoden

Recycled Wearable Pieces | Trashion

Mixed Media Wood & Mosaic

Stamp Carving | Plaster Sculpting

Tie Dye & Natural Dyes | Quilting | Sewing

Bookmaking | Bookbinding

Collage & Mixed Media

Wet Felted Dress

Mori Customized Outfit

Receipt Wedding Dress

Mural

Makeup Work

On Clientele

On Self
Warning: Will Contain SFX references featuring Blood & Gore.

Propmaking. Masks. Armor. Headwear.

Murals | Photo Planning | Studio & Event Set Design | Decorating | Dressing with Mood Board
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Previous set design work includes Set Design at Studio Chibi in Los Angeles, CA and several Miscellaneous Unnamed Brand Photo Shoots in the Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County areas. Other examples included are built for self portraits.