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Costume Maker

Take a peek as we show you how Lois Levenhagen stitches her way to Wisconsin history.

05/18/2014 | Rating TV-G

Wisconsin Life

Costume Maker

Clip: Season 1 Episode 8 | 4m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

Take a peek as we show you how Lois Levenhagen stitches her way to Wisconsin history.

Lois Levenhagen has been creating Mike Leckrone’s costumes for the annual Band Concert at the University of Wisconsin for decades. We’ll show you how she tries to top herself each year while making a new, super-secret costume for the face of Wisconsin’s most beloved band.

05/18/2014 | Rating TV-G

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Funding for Wisconsin Life is provided by the Wooden Nickel Fund, Mary and Lowell Peterson, A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family, Obrodovich Family Foundation, Stanley J. Cottrill Fund, Alliant Energy, UW...

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