Finished Costume

I love how my costume turned out. I am very happy with it. The components were: the sweater, lab coat, scarf, green pants, red converse, and glasses. Also the pens in the pocket, ID, and her ponytail. If I were to do this project again I would make functional buttons on the sweater instead of using velcro. It was stiff and would have looked better if I had buttoned it up. I also didn't like how long it was, but I was glad I had the perfect color. Because it was a size XXL it fit me weird around the shoulders, but you couldn't tell with the lab coat.
The lab coat was great. It had a breast pocket for pens and a lower pocket to attach the ID to. I would have wanted it clipped instead of attached with bobby pins, but I made it work. I think that it wouldn't have made much of a difference if I wore a collared shirt under the cardigan, but it would have been really hot to wear all those layers, so I am glad I didn't add that.
I also wish my shoes were more red than maroon, but I chose to go with my personal preference for the shoes I will be wearing on a regular basis. I also wish I knew someone with an inhaler that I could have used.
I don't know how much time I spent. There was the class field trip and making the cardigan in class. The scarf I worked on in class and at random times during the day, but it was the longest part. I shopped online for the shoes, printed the ID, and finally dressed for (and participated in) the fashion show. The money I spent was close to $70 ($30 on loom/knitting kit; $20 for yarn; $5 on the cardigan; $15 shoes).
The challenges I faced were minimum. I wasn't very pressed for time. I needed a lot of help from Sister Dooley with making my cardigan. I also was frustrated with my scarf when it started to curl. I had already started making it with a shorter width, but the curl made it 1/3 of the width. I also didn't put tassels on the scarf, which I would have done if I had more time.
I am proud that I finished this costume and put it all together, but I am most proud of my scarf. It was the second thing I ever knit on the loom, but the first that I actually finished. Now that I have a kit, I am going to use it a lot and experiment with it. I also learned how important the little things matter. They add up to complete the costume's final look. It pays to go the extra mile.
I am going to miss this class and challenging myself and coming closer to Sister Dooley and my classmates.

Costume Progress

I am finished with my sweater and I noticed that there is a bit of a purple stain, but it isn't very noticeable. I am happy the costume department had the kind of buttons I was looking for and that they were all matching. I wish I had made the buttons functional instead of using velcro, but I'm glad I learned how to do that. It was hard sewing the buttons on over the velcro.

I am getting the hang of knitting my scarf, but I still have a long way to go. I have to be very mindful of when to switch colors, because they aren't all the same length.

I am not going to wear a collared shirt under my cardigan or make/find a bow tie.

Starting Costume Project

I am following the outfit Osgood wears in the first episode she is in, which gives the best impression of who she is as a character (at least at that point in the plot). To start, I have glasses and green pants for my Osgood costume. I also ordered dark red, converse-style shoes (which were about $15, but I also didn't buy them solely for my costume)
I plan on using a white lab coat from the costume shop. I'll put pens in the pocket and clip on an id that I can print out really quick and easy.





















I already started making the scarf, which is fun. The loom/knitting kit was just over $30 and 6 different colored balls of yarn was around $20. I didn't buy the beige color, so I just ignore it and lengthen the colors around it to compensate. I use one or two different pictures as a reference of what color and length to use, but I don't know how long it will turn out to be. I want to wrap it around twice, but because I made it with a shorter width I will probably make it long enough to wrap three times, like in the picture, to give it a more full look.
I bought a shirt at Goodwill to turn into her cardigan. I already cut right through the front of it and sewed along it. I plan to use Velcro and then sew on buttons.
Because I work on the scarf at different times of the day, it shouldn't take me long to finish. The cardigan will take hardly any time left.
One thing I would like to make to add to my costume would be a bow tie, either red or a black, but that would require a collared shirt, which she wears under her cardigan anyway, but I thought I could get away without having one because the scarf could cover it up. So it will probably just depend on the time I have and the availability of a collared shirt.
I am so excited to see the finished look!

Nanny McPhee

Nic Ede designed the costumes for Nanny McPhee, which is set in a "picture-book" late Victorian, in a small village at the edge of London. The color scheme is very vibrant, like a great big Easter party.





The dad has a green suit and brown vest. It is very clean and fit.
The rich Aunt is the one who gives them money, and certainly dresses like she has money.
The dress she is wearing here looks like a corset and very Victorian. She is all about etiquette and what is proper. She dresses very proper.



Here they are wearing more muted colors, but they still follow the style.




Nanny Mcphee always wears black. She wears the same thing the entire movie. She has her crooked cane and a cape, but the most notable feature, the one that changes, is her face. Her warts, crooked teeth, and her giant nose, all disappear and she becomes more beautiful as the children progress.

The children are wearing blue, yellow, and pink. It adds to the magical feel. The colors are very alive.




On the left is Mr. Brown in a gray suit. It's very plain. He has the most simple outfit. His bride-to-be is probably the most outlandish. She has a bit of a bo-peep look (with a sheep and everything). Definitely not a traditional wedding dress. Her dresses have a corset and come out full on the skirt.
The aunt looks suitable for a wedding in a light blue and Victorian dress and hat. The children match the bride in bright, springy green and pink ribbon.
On the right is the maid. She was taken in by the aunt (who thought she was one of the children) and taught how to be a lady. Before, she wore pale colors and an apron. Now she wears a shiny blue dress and white gloves. She walks tall and proper.
On the far right is the cook. She has an apron and wears a striped white and orange shirt with rolled-up sleeves. Her hair looks like she has been working hard, under a military-looking hat (she was once a cook in the army).





In the end scene, snow starts to fall and everyone's clothes turn white. The maid is now the bride, and her dress now looks like a beautiful wedding gown. The only one not in white is Nanny Mcphee. The white is such a big contrast. It could symbolize things being complete or starting over, with a clean slate, like a new beginning.

Overall, I really liked this movie. Costume-wise it was really nice that they differed from the norm and entertaining to see how far they would go with color. Most of the time the costumes helped develop the characters, but occasionally it was just a distraction.
I was wondering why they wouldn't have Nanny McPhee change clothes at all, which I hadn't really noticed before (except in the last scene where she is the only one not in white). Nanny McPhee doesn't change like the other characters do. Her clothes reflect that she stays constant. Her face changes, which is in reflection of the Brown family, but she doesn't learn anything new or have a change in heart. She is basically the same person from the beginning of the movie to the end, and her clothes are a reflection of that.


Emma Thompson's makeup:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrhzmo_emma-thompson-becomes-nanny-mcphee_shortfilms

The Devil Wears Prada

 Patricia Field designed the costumes for the 2006 drama/romance with Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep. The wardrobe was $1 million worth of clothing, with $12,000 handbags and $40,000 fur coats (With a costume budget of $100,000). There were about 60 different costumes for Streep's character, Miranda Priestly. 4 out of every 10 pairs of shoes were Prada. A lot were platform, giving her more height. Miranda wore clothes that weren't so trendy, but still high end. Andrea, the assistant, played by Anne Hathaway, starts out not knowing anything about fashion, but when she starts to change her appearance, her clothes were more "recognizable".
When Andrea changes her clothes, she also gets a new haircut, more makeup and accessories, and they also note the difference her shoes make.
                                                                                    Ugly sweater and plaid skirt.
 
 Emily, the first assistant.

always new everything.

The Perfect Doctor Who Fan

My costume depicts a character from Doctor Who, named Osgood. She is basically in love with the Doctor, so she wears his iconic scarf (or bow tie). She wears glasses and a ponytail (also green pants in this picture).
Osgood works for a fictional military organization (UNified Intelligence Task-force), so she sometimes wears a lab coat, also the slightly iconic red converse.
Osgood is the slightly awkward, personal assistant of Kate Stuart, head of UNIT (in the picture on the left). She only appears in a few episodes, but left an impression on many Doctor Who fans.

The biggest part of her outfit is the scarf. It is based off the fourth Doctor's, which she brought a lot of popularity to for Doctor Who fans.
Because she is not in many episodes, she doesn't have many outfits, but each time she appears, she is wearing something that relates back to the Doctor.

Zoolander

My friends decided to watch Zoolander (the first one), which I had never seen before. It was very strange, but hilarious. My favorite part was the costumes! These male models are complete idiots, who obviously think they look stylish, but just look ridiculous. So what they wear totally completes their characters.

David Robinson was the costume designer for this show, saying "It was great to do a comic spin on the fashion world." It mixed "glamour with utter outrageousness."
For the "Derelicte" fashion show, they went looking through and collected garbage. They got an old doll from the 30s at a flea market.
Robinson noted that Milla Jovovich (a model and actress who plays Katinka) could act in anything, because she is also a model.
My favorite costume is the snakeskin suit (which matches his suitcase). But the contrast is so great as he walked to his family's coal-mining town.











Will Ferrell had to wear real corsets! He died his hair platinum blonde (3 times). His outfits always have an M or his character's name "Mugatu".


Matilda, the Journalist, is the voice of reason.

Finishing Fiddler

I loved this production! At first I was sad we weren't doing a play where we could have more creativity. These were just poor villagers. But it was actually a lot of fun. When I saw the final play on Saturday, I was blown away. I was finally seeing just how many dresses and outfits we actually had put together. There were so many little details that I never noticed before.
I felt accomplished about Golde's shirt, even though I wasn't the one who finished it. It made me want to sew and make things again.
Even though I won't be here next semester I will always miss this class and the people who made it the best class ever! I would have never thought that I could be a part of something as cool as what we did.

Oz the Great and Powerful

Gary Jones

This unusual arrangement was instigated by director Sam Raimi, keen to create a cohesive fantasy world. Jones’ costumes are, like most fantasy genre designs, a mix of period and architectural influences – roughly late Victorian/early 20th century and Art Deco (Eastern and Asian influence). They are not avant-garde; say in the inimitable style of late, great costume designer Eiko Ishioka, but more restrained overall.
Glenda has three changes during the film, though her costumes are all quite different, becoming less feminine and more ‘armour like’ as she reaches her confrontation with the other witches. The outfit on display at Selfridges is the last she wears in the film, her ‘celebration dress’, so any battle elements are discarded in favour of soft, poufy shapes.

Evanora's only costume for Oz, apart from a black dress seen during the finale when she also wears leggings beneath her skirt – presumably so she can fly above the camera while retaining her modesty. Finishing on the hips, this long and light crepe silk skirt has an uneven hem rising toward the left knee. It is covered by swirls of light green thread holding tiny transparent discs, cubes, and Swarovski Crystals.
The bodice is even more attractive as it follows a 1930s evening gown style with gentle V that is offset slightly to the left. Crystals and similar appliqué condense near the bust, which is lined in black lace popping into view above a cluster of heavy white beading. The collar is made entirely of emerald green feathers. Black feathers sprout from each shoulder giving off a militaristic air. She also has an emerald pendant.




Theodora/The Wicked Witch
"Theodora’s Givenchy throwback."

They had to test her dress to see if she could run in it. She could but they decided it didn't need as many layers or such a wide circumference.










Glinda's first dress. Although pink is used for tulle underskirts in her final ensemble, Glinda does not hark back to the more fragile characterisation of The Wizard of Oz (1939). Indeed at one point her bodice is intended to resemble armour.

Theodora's riding outfit, with a twist on the classic Victorian costume. Here she is active, romantic and just a little bit tomboyish.

The 100

Katia Stano designed the costumes for the TV show The 100. The show takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. "Think a Game of Thrones/The Hunger Games mash up".
"There's no Barneys, no Nordstrom, no Target," Stano says. "So everything that has been left over from the post-apocalyptic war has been [torn] to shreds and they have re-purposed everything."

"One of the most asked about items are the bomber jackets that the cast are wearing, they look vintage and second hand, but they’re only from H&M! With the cuffs and collars frayed, stitching pulled and re-worked. Some of them have even been turned inside out to expose the quilted, orange padding, whereas the majority have the navy jackets. It’s a small detail that the fandom have picked up on, but it’s the details such as that one – which distinguish the ‘insiders’ and ‘outsiders’ of the group – that are appreciated by hardcore fans."




Here, Clark is using an airplane like buckle from the drop-ship as a buckle across her chest. Tires and scrap metal are used as armor, animal skin is used as thermal wear and odd bits of material are used as weapon holsters.







Their clothes out in space.

Frequencies

Also called, OXV: The Manual. Everyone takes a test that determines their luck, their frequency. Zak has a negative number, so he is literally out of sync with nature. Marie has an ultra high frequency, so she is highly intelligent. Everything works out for her. She randomly finds 200 pounds on the ground, which is the exact change she needed for an item she purchased. The downside to her high frequency is she has no emotions. The luckier you are, the less you care.
Zak and Marie are complete opposites. They can only meet for 60 seconds, and then nature starts to rebel. Clouds start forming above Zak's head and begins to only rain on him. The next time they meet, a plane flies overhead and begins dropping luggage all around him. Zak is in love with Marie, but she is only using him for experiment.
The costume designer, Milica Todorovic
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmSfzixf314
music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTPbG7imt8g

In the school, once they find out what frequency they are, they have to wear ties with the color that resonates with their frequency. It's a way of knowing who's who. Zak wears red, Marie wears purple. These colors stick with them even after school.
Zak almost always wears red, when he doesn't he wears black and white. Marie always wears purple until her frequency changes (except pink on their date).

Zak, through his teenage years, looks disorganized. His hair is long like a boy in a boy band. His tie looks like he keeps loosening it and wringing it.
Zak's best friend, Theo, is exactly in the middle, so he wears blue. His dad wears blue as well.


Marie's father doesn't seem to follow any color scheme. When you first see him he wears red, but later he wears blue. Her mother first wears a dark purple shirt. Overall she just looks very formal and expensive.
When Marie is conducting her experiment, she tries flirting. She wears a knee length skirt and you see her unbutton the top of her blouse and loosen her lavender tie. She even fiddles with her hair a bit. She wears a white dress for the dance but has purple flowers.

Marie-Curie Fortune

Isaac-Newton Midgeley (Zak)

Theodor-Adorno Strauss (Theo)

Last lab of 2015

Before the break I worked on sizing up the pattern for Golde's shirt. I am really happy that I am learning how to do that. It is kinda frustrating because I am such a perfectionist. I want my lines to be perfect, so trying to make the curves just right is hard, or at least accepting that they won't be perfect is hard. I'm excited to finish the shirt and see it worn.

Robin Hood for the Playstation Generation

BBC TV show, Robin Hood. The first two seasons' costume designer was Frances Tempest.
Interview with Frances: http://www.boldoutlaw.com/robint/francestempest.html

FT: It became obvious that we had to do everything in Hungary and buy everything in Hungary. We couldn't spend money anywhere else. So we had to set up a little manufacturing studio to actually sit and churn the costumes out. And I had another little workshop set up doing all the painting and distressing and dyeing.

"I had to have another whole department -- well, three or four people -- on permanent renovation and repair duty. Although I wanted them to look worn, I didn't want them to look like scarecrows. So I had people constantly repairing and we had to have so many duplicates of every costume. I think we had something like ten outfits for Robin in the end."

"Robin's band -- I wanted then to look like eco warriors, really. The modern equivalent of the outlaw." Their outfits had to give them their own identities, but they still had to look like a group.
Robin's seude hoodie. He had a cotton version for when he fell in water or had oil poured on him, and a lightweight version.


Much, on the left, with his bandanna and sweater.
Robin in the middle, with his hoodie and the forest green color.
Below, he has a plain shirt with a scarf. Sometimes he wears a green one. He occasionally wears a vest over either one. He also wraps his arms with cloth around the sleeves.
Robin has a brown vest that has medals on the front. It shows that he's a war hero.

Here you can see his quiver going through his hood.

AWW: He also had the duster that was like a western hero, and almost like a regency cape.
FT:  It was a cross between a regency cape and Sherlock Holmes and How the West Was Won. I was trying to roll all of those sorts of things into it. Of course, it was tempered - like things always are - by practical considerations. He had to be able to get on and off his horse in it. He had to be able to fight in it. There were stuntmen, but a lot of the actors did an awful lot of their own stuntwork. So all of those practical considerations had to be uppermost.
AWW: You also had the other outfit for Guy, with the piping along the sleeves.
FT:  Yes, which was fastened with these wolf's head clips. And then he had wolves on the knuckles -- like knuckle dusters -- on the gauntlets. All I can say is that I spent a lot of time hanging about in motorbike shops in Budapest.

Guy of Gisborne, "a fantastic, sexy racing driver"
 

The Sheriff:
"I just wanted to be a dark figure and keep him as simple and sophisticated in a funny sort of a way. I mean [Keith] wanted to look like a drug dealer. That was his version of what he was playing. So we met somewhere in the middle on that."

Djaq went through the most change from season 1 to 2. In the first season she had to look boyish. Her military type jacket was very straight and square. It helped to hide her curves. In the second season, she had longer hair and they definitely showed her figure.





Marian



Night Watchman. Fitted clothing.