Suzanne Lockridge (October 17, 1950 - July 6, 2024) was an American costume designer and co-founder of Irene Corey Design Associates. She is most notable for her work constructing the costumes for Barney & The Backyard Gang and Barney & Friends.
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Suzanne discovered her love for sewing at a young age after she spent her vacation time learning to sew from her grandmother, Vallie Lockridge (Irene Corey's mother). Later on, she attributed her artistic development to the mentorship that she received from her aunt and grandmother[1]
Suzanne graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979[2]. After spending some time as a freelancer in painting[1], her aunt, Irene Corey approached her wanting to know if she was interested in starting a costume design shop together. Each contributed $1,000 to the business and Irene Corey Design Associates was born.
Suzanne has designed and constructed full-body mascot costumes for many high profile clients including: Hershey's, Paramount Pictures, the Chick-fil-A (cow), the Firefox (Fox), HP, a dozen other corporate mascots and theme park characters.
After Irene Corey retired in 1995 (who sadly passed away in 2010), Suzanne continued running Irene Corey Design Associates until her retirement in 2015. She sadly passed away in 2024, at the age of 73.
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