Research for the Advancement of Circus Costume

Jenny Leigh Du Puis

Jenny Leigh is a circus costume designer, technician, and PhD Candidate in Apparel Design at Cornell University. Her dissertation research is centered on the safety and function of attire for the extreme physical performance of circus arts through analysis of circus costume history, living circus, and future directions for circus attire. This website is designed to act as a resource for the community and to provide further information about circus costume. The site will be updated periodically with links to research outcomes including exhibitions, guest lectures and speaker talks, and related content.

Jenny Leigh at Circus Smirkus circa 2007