Sticking to the whole 'white and pure' angel ideals I have created a mood board with pictures from Google to help me design my own costumes, focusing on angels, purity and heaven, I will refer back to these pictures when drawing out my own designs.
Here I have my costume designs for the main female role whilst in heaven. They will all be white, and the length of the dress will be either past the knee (to the floor) to be decent and wise, or above the knee to be innocent and pure.
From the top left hand corner going across:
-The first dress is far too flamboyant to be realistic for use in my extremely low budget trailer. The use of the feathers for trimming on the boots, end and collar/shoulders of the dress, as well as the cut, including the draping sleeves and knee cut, would mean that the dress would be very difficult to locate or tailor, and would cost a lot of money. The knee cut and the low neckline mean that the dress is not well suited to its purpose as it is not decent enough to be angelic.
-The second dress is gown-like. This is more appropriate for use in my trailer as it is simple. However, the style of dress woud be difficult to locate. One way I could use this dress design is by buying a long strapless dress, sewing on the straps using folded piecces of white fabric.
-This dress would be good for use in my trailer, a dress similar to this shouldn't be too hard to locate and the style itself is quite cute and innocent, perfect for use as an angel.
-Although this dress is similar in style to the previous dress I feel the long arms would be better for its purpose as it is more modest. It would be made from light fabric so as to keep a flowy, angelic feel about it. This dress is cute, however it also shows wisdom as it looks like something aan older student would wear. The collar is rather angel-like as it is similar to a feather style, I also had an idea to use a white feather belt on this dress to pull together the angel feel of it.
From the bottom left hand corner going across:
-This dress is very simple and as such has a feel of being pure. Despite the fact that I like this design due to its simplicity, I feel that it wouldn't be right for use as an angel's dress as it isn't light and 'pure' enough to be so.
-The summer dress feel for this design is too 'mumsy' to be used for an angel. Because it doesn't look heavenly enough, and in fact has a very down-to-Earth type of feel I don't think that it would be right for its role.
-This dress is long and has a sophisticated look. I feel that it would be good for use in my trailer as it would fit in with the angel look. However, the style of the dress would mean that it would be expensive to procure and as such it isn't realistic for me to be able to afford it.
-As with the previous dress I feel that this dress is well suited to an angel role as it is long and flowy. However, the style of the dress means that I wouldn't be able to afford it.
My favourite design for use in my trailer is the dress in the tope right hand corner of the designs. I feel that the style is perfect for an angelic dress, and with the correct accessories it could be made better. Also the style is not so difficult that I wouldn't be able to find a similar styled dress.
These are my costume designs for the main male role; the angel which the girl falls in love with.
Again they will be white, however, I wish to maintain a casual feel for this character and as such I want his costume to be smart-casual.
From the top left hand corner across:
-This design is far too flamboyant for use in my trailer. The long overcoat would be extrememly expensive and the feathered cuffs and collar of it is too unrealistic for something that I would be able to buy or make.
-The design here reminds me of a surfer, it has a very casual feel to it, with the t-shirt underneath and the shirt lazily thrown on top. I feel that this design would be good for use in my trailer as it portrays a casual, laid-back person. However, perhaps it is too casual, as I still want to maintain an air of proffesionality for him. After all, the role he plays in the film is the angel's job.
-I like this design as it looks smart enough to be used. The business style jumper creates a proffessional air for the man without looking too casual. Also to clothes here would be fairly easy to get, provided they were in white.
-I think that this design is far too smart. The buttoned up blazer makes him seem too involved in his job. This doesn't fit around the character that I want him to be. I will not use this design.
From the bottom left hand corner across:
-This design fits in very well with the whole smart/casual feel. The blazer and trousers are smart, however, the t-shirt underneath the unbuttoned blazer gives a very casual look to it.
-This design makes me think of a musician. The unbuttoned waistcoat thrown over a messy shirt gives a 'I don't care' look to the whole design. However, I don't feel this is right for the character as I want him to care about his job.
-This design is sweet and simple. It is a simple shirt and tie tucked in to trousers, the thin tie brings the body in, and makes him look slimmer. The rolled up sleeves and unbuttoned collar give a casual feel to the outfit, and make him look proffessional without being too messy.
-The final design uses a pull-over jumper over a shirt. This design makes the character look smart, almost geeky. Because of this I won't be using this design as it is too smart and clever for my character.
I have decided to use the 3rd design across on the bottom row. This design will be perfect for the sort of character I want to portray in my trailer; a laid-back guy who still cares about his work. The clothes for this design will also be very easy to procure.
