Flat patterning, draping, cutting, construction, finishing, beading, distressing, dying, cobbling, leathersmithing, and painting are among the skills Shannon has aquired over the years. He has an extensive library of historical research materials and period patterns. Also, for 30+ years, he has been a sought after custom leathersmith walking the line between costuming, fashion, and fetish. Feel free to check out his leather site (FYI: site has adult fetish content.) Shannon is a member of IATSE 705: Motion Picture Costumers-Classification: Manufacturing Foreperson and below you can see photos from many of the productions for which he has worked.
As a Trekkie for as long as he can remember, Shannon was hired April 2020 as a Patternmaker for STAR TREK: PICARD .
LOS ANGELES SPECIALTY COSTUMES: Union based costume facility founded by Designer Laura Jean Shannon that creates her supersuit/costume designs for many projects including THE BOYS S4, DOOM PATROL S4, TITANS S4, and the upcoming film RED ONE starring Duane “The Rock” Johnson.
Shannon’s work is featured in the Emmy nominated MANDALORIAN: Chapter 13-The Jedi and the Costume Designer’s Guild winning BOOK OF BOBA FETT: Chapter 1-Stranger in a Strange Land.
Click here to see some of Shannon’s 30+ years of leather crafting (warning: adult fetish content)
Commisions, donations, and passion projects Shannon does in his free time.