571-284-8066 ⨳ nguyen.eli@outlook.com
Overview
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Eli Nguyen is a multidisciplinary artist and costume designer based in Northern Virginia. Eli takes "jack of all trades, master of none " to heart, diving headfirst into a diverse array of projects to gain perspective from as many disciplines as possible. Drawing from these experiences, Eli enjoys combining 3d printing, lasercutting, technical rendering and visual art with advanced sewing proficiency to create costumes that are both technically complex and conceptually engaging. His work in costume construction includes everything from original designs for theatrical productions to precise replication of costumes from the Rocky Horror Picture Show to 50ft long dragon puppets.
She is set to graduate from George Mason University with a BA in Theatre in May 2026.
FAQ
What are your pronouns?
I use both he/him and she/her pronouns interchangeably. I do not use they/them pronouns. Nothing against people who do, but it's not right for me.
Why is your site... like this?
The short answer is because I wanted to learn HTML and CSS. The slightly longer answer is that I believe that doing things the hard way builds character, and that there are valuable lessons to be learned by building something completely from scratch, even if it's not perfectly polished. All of the visual design and code is completely my own, and I have many, many logs of saved (failed) versions of this site to prove that there no generative AI was used at any point in the process.
Found a bug? Let me know!
Why is everything so small on mobile?
Because I'm not very good at CSS, at least not yet.
I clicked on a page, but it says the page is "Not Found"!
There are a few pages in the Independant Work tab that are still under construction, but all of my most current work should be visible. If something from the Costume Design, Set Design, or Hair and Makeup tabs is giving you problems, please get in touch! Error 404? Let me know!
Wow! Nice usage of Cambria as a body font!
Thank you for noticing! It is a legible serif font that improves on Times New Roman in many ways, notably it's enhanced distinction between lowercase L, number 1 and capital I!
Are you currently taking commissions?
Generally speaking, yes, but it depends on the project – please feel free to reach out!
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