Nikto & TessaDray
Nikto Nikto
TessaDray TessaDray
TessaDray TessaDray
Have you ever wondered how the weight of a single piece of costume can echo the weight of a character’s conscience?
Nikto Nikto
Sometimes I think the fabric feels like a shell that can carry more than its own weight. It holds the echoes of the character's inner struggles.
TessaDray TessaDray
Exactly, it’s like wearing a second skin that whispers the scene’s secrets, every thread a note in the character’s inner monologue. When I touch that fabric, I feel the past of every actor who’s worn it before. That’s why I keep a binder with sketches and notes—so the shell remembers me too.
Nikto Nikto
It’s quiet, like the binder itself is listening. The notes become part of that second skin, a quiet record that stays with you.
TessaDray TessaDray
And just like a quiet whisper, the binder becomes a quiet witness—holding every line and sigh so it can breathe again when I step into the role.