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The work to make that collection was so time-consuming and we're still doing special order pieces now

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The work to make that collection was so time-consuming and we're still doing special order pieces now." But then ever since she sent out her first own-line collection - or "Run Collection" as she puts it - in 1995, for Cianciolo the emphasis has been on labour-intensive, traditional methods where each piece is limited (to three maximum) and is always different because of the way it's made (the garments are often hand-embroidered and treated) and because of the fabrics used (for the current collections these are predominantly antique)."I believe that we all really put everything we possibly can into each piece; they are all very honest and have a lot of research behind them," she says."In the first collection, in 1995, there were handmade textiles that my friend helped me with. "The fall collection was extremely ornamented," she says of this season's offering. "Because of the amount of stitching and tiny beads that were added to each piece it was really just too much. Fashion and humanity are never diametrically opposed in Susan Cianciolo's clothing. The human touch is ever present in the 29-year-old American designer's hand-stitched creations.

But I still find it strange to compete with children for work Children are cheaper, but they can't work the hours We move differently. I can tell if there's a dwarf inside a costume by the way it moves We tend to waddle, because of our big bums." n. Everybody who's an actor is weird anyway, so we fit right in You get used to working with odds and sods. The demand hasn't changed, even with the advent of political correctness.

I've actually got a different kind of dwarfism from everyone else There's 106 different kinds of dwarfism. I have average facial features, which means I get a lot of close-up facial shots, and lead parts. I met my husband Mark, (who stars in the "Lift Me Up" video with Geri Halliwell) 10 years ago doing Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in Swansea I was Dozy and he was Noisy Now we've got a little boy of five called Blake He is small like us We're just a happy little family, basically. I get a lot of work because they want someone small who - how can I put this - isn't going to scare the children."Nick Read, Theatre Royal, Nottingham"Most dwarves got into acting around the same time - Return of the Jedi and Labyrinth That was when there was a big demand.

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