Laina Annette Babb
Costume Shop Manager
Contact Information
- Office: Bldg. 45-T, Rm. 100A
- Phone: 805-756-5099
- Email: babb@calpoly.edu
About Laina Annette Babb
Laina Annette Babb is currently the Costume Shop Manager for Cal Poly Theater and Dance Department in San Luis Obispo. She received her BFA in Costuming from Chapman University, during which she spent two summers working costume construction and wardrobe at Central City Opera in Colorado. After returning to California, Laina was hired by the Los Angeles Opera. Over her 15-year tenure she played a role in over 75 mainstage productions in costume construction, draping, patterning and tailoring. She held many potions over that time from Stitcher to 1st Hand, and the last 4 of those years as Head of Tailoring. She has worked professionally in costuming for stage, screen, and live concerts. Other credits include Los Angeles Ballet, Holland American Cruises, as well as video’s, tours, and award ceremonies for musical acts including Barry Manilow, Black Eyed Peas, Mariah Carey, Katy Perry and Janet Jackson. She returned to the Central Coast in 2019 to peruse her new career in arts education, and quickly became involved in Costume Design for the Ballet company SLO Movement Arts Collective where her Design credits include The Little Prince (2021), Coppelia (2022) and The Nutcracker (2024) as well as Appalachian Spring (2023) and Peter and the Wolf (2024) in Co-Production with Festival Mozaic.