LES MISÉRABLES
Costume Design Monograph 2021
The Pennsylvania State University
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer (1985)
My designs present Les Misérables with vast world-building inspiration from Victor Hugo’s original 1862 novel while referencing Hugolian theory by Dr. Kathryn Grossman. With this design I argue that the characters in Les Misérables achieve a more beautiful or elevated state of self through an exploration of identity in costume.

























LES MISÉRABLES
Costume Design Monograph 2021
The Pennsylvania State University
In extension to my designs for the musical, I also created 3D game-ready costume assets for the characters Thénardier, Fantine, Cosette, and Marius for the independent project concept, Les Mis: The Video Game.
Thénardier








Fantine








Cosette








Marius










3D Costume Asset Reel: Marius
This demo reel showcases my 3D costume assets for an independent project concept, 'Les Mis: The Video Game'. All 3D costume assets were designed, modeled, and textured by Alyssa Ridder 2021. The rigged avatar was generated, dressed, and posed in Reallusion’s Character Creator 3.
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