He joined Angels in 1984, and he was apprenticed to Roger Tonks and his team of costumiers at Shaftesbury Avenue. He was later given the opportunity by Tim Angel to develop a new department, servicing the expanding demand for contemporary costume. Jonathan worked on projects including music videos for Culture Club, Duran Duran and Wham; commercials for companies such as BT and BA; feature films such as The Witches and Four Weddings and a Funeral; and numerous TV productions including Inspector Morse. During the course of this work, he has developed long-standing associations with many of the most successful costume designers in the UK and abroad.
With Angels acquisition of two major costume collections - Bermans and BBC Costume - Jonathan’s role expanded to include supervising and administering complete in-house shows, managing all aspects of the costume-hire process with a particular focus on the workrooms and manufacturing.
In recent years, Jonathan has been designing costumes in his own right, culminating in a 2020 Olivier costume design nomination for the acclaimed Menier/West End production of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Sir Trevor Nunn.
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