types of costumes
Ceremonial costume
clothing and identity
Clothing as Costume
Costume as Clothes
Costume as metaphor
costumes
set the tone of production
Fantasy:
animals, humans, culture and a mix of both
Unity of color and pattern
the shape of the dress tells the age
the unity can highlight or isolate people
costume sketches
are important because they are a visualization of the costume designers work
Historical Research:
CULTURE AND CLOTHING
historical time,
who wrote it
when is the piece set
what did people look like
Evocative Research
: imagery that "feels" like the piece.
Research: images of people in real clothin
find what people actually wore
Research: Exploring Style rather
than era/history
can be based on a designer or type of art