Spectacular costumes from a classic children&rsquo;s book, a sci-fi ballet and the Mexican underworld are showcased by University of Edinburgh students. <br />
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The outfits have been designed by Performance Costume students for a jaw-dropping theatrical show. The Performance Costume Show takes place in Edinburgh College of Art&rsquo;s Sculpture Court on 18 and 19 May.<br />
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Children&rsquo;s book favourite The Tiger Who Came to Tea is brought to life by student Gracie Martin&rsquo;s art deco design. She has imagined the tiger as a 1920s gangster wearing a pinstripe suit and tie.<br />
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Yan Smiley has created characters for a sci-fi ballet set in 17th century Scotland. The outfit is inspired by stained glass windows and rugged Highland landscapes.<br />
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Ellie Finch has made a dazzling outfit for Maid Marian, set in contemporary Mexico. The vibrant outfit highlights iconography linked to the country&rsquo;s drug cartels, with a headdress of poppies and needles and a kaleidoscopic skirt covered in prints of machine guns and cannabis leaves. <br />
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Irvine Welsh&rsquo;s novel Marabou Stork Nightmares was the focus of Dayna Ali&rsquo;s surreal designs. She has created the Marabou Stork &ndash; half bird, half football hooligan. He has a large head and beak and wears fluorescent &lsquo;90s sportswear with a specially made Marabou logo.<br />
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Zoe Frewin has created costumes from Disney Pixar&rsquo;s animation, A Bug&rsquo;s Life. Inspired by George Orwell&rsquo;s 1984, the insects wear uniforms and their colour denotes their class in society.<br />
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Pictured: Io Cleaver wearing a costume from the self-devised ballet Mr Walter The Scientist designed by Yan Smiley