Susan Roemer
Founder of S-Curve Apparel & Design & TangentFit

“Telling stories through movement, material, or creative visual effect is my truest form of expression. For the majority of my life, dance has been the medium to communicate emotion, meaning and purpose. A life as a professional ballet dancer made way to a career in costume and creative design.”

Susan Roemer is a Northern California-based costume designer specializing in creative collaboration for dance and film under her own label S-Curve Apparel & Design. Prior to her career in costume design, Susan worked as a professional dancer across the country, most notably with Smuin Ballet in San Francisco for nine years. Before retiring from the stage in 2014, Roemer attended Apparel Arts to study Patternmaking, Design, and Manufacturing Practices. Since 2012, Roemer has designed and constructed costumes for San Francisco Ballet, Smuin Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, Ballet West, Ballet Memphis, AXIS Dance Company, Tulsa Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, BalletMet, Ballet Austin, Eugene Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, and Red Panel Creative among others. Roemer was awarded an Isadora Duncan Award for Visual Design of Amy Seiwert’s “Wandering” in 2017. Her experience as a performer has informed her design perspective, blending fashion with the unique demands of dressing artists for stage.

Check out TangentFit, a dance and athletic apparel line supporting artists/athletes with comfort, while highlighting their own individual style.

From conception to construction, Susan creates an experience that communicates a message with an elevated feeling.