Distressing, breaking down, and ageing is a very important part of film and television production. In the wardrobe and costume department. Breakdown artist have perfected multiple techniques to achieve an "old" and "broke down" look on a newly made piece of clothing. From sweat, grass, and dirt stains. Every details matter when telling the story of a character. 

Various tools you may not think of are often used on some of your favorite characters costumes! A cheese grater is an amazing and versatile tool to distress clothing. Razors, Tweezers, sandpaper, files, and sole ruffers are also popular tools that you may find in a breakdown artist's kit.

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Distressing Clothing With Tea/Coffee

To make clothing look older then it is in reality, breakdown artist "dye" clothes with tea and coffee. It gives the fabric an aged and used look that works especially well on white fabrics!

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Schmere Sticks and Powders

These sticks and powders are one of the most popular products to create any type of stains and fake dirt, also called Movie Dirt, onto your costumes! It was created to be cleaned and removed from fabric much easier then a real stains would. It is also much more hygienic for the actors.

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Clapham's furniture wax

 Clapham's beeswax furniture polish is a go-to product for the Canadian Film Industry. It has been used by set designers for film and television programs like Snow Falling On Cedars and Battlestar Galactica! Snow falling on Cedars had a full-sized wood-panelled house finished with Clapham's. It took 40 pails of polish!

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