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Why do we dress the way we do?
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Haute Couture Refers to high fashion, one of a kind designs.
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Royalty determined style Dictated and determined fashion Sumptuary laws governed what peasants and merchants could wear.
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Where do ideas for dress come from? Everywhere Parties High fashion Chance Anticipation and manipulation Conformity vs. Nonconformity
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How does fashion (which is the generic word for the business of clothing) anticipate as well as manipulate the trends?
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READY TO WEAR = $ $= HAS TO SELL
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Theories regarding the Reasons for dressing a particular way Shifting of erogenous zones
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Attract the male attention Female-Revealing Male-Change the shape of the silhouette
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To assert wealth Opulence to make you look richer than others Self indulgent dressing to show wealth
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To identify Gender Sometimes reversed for effect. Message: Attract Gain respect Tell personality To repel
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How does the fun of playing with clothes affect fashion? Fun to play with one’s appearance
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What does the language of clothing say about us? Evokes response Demands attention Comfort Convenience Utility
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Conspicuous Consumption Shows Wealth
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Why is rarity important? It sets you apart.
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John Malloy’s Dressed for Success Dress for power Dress for socio-economic message
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How does clothing identify us with certain groups? Color = purple Wealth rather than birth Image makers
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Costumes
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Costuming Costuming is one of the integral parts of the play production that suffers the most. The costume is not merely a means of characterizing a role as attractively as possible. Color and silhouette is a vital part of the total stage design.
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Color Harmony with other colors Appropriate to historical period Can destroy the atmosphere
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Effective Costuming Expresses the personality of the character
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Effective Costuming Should reveal social status, tastes, idiosyncrasies
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Effective Costuming Should aid audience’s understanding of the actor’s relationship to the play itself
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Color Coding Matching characters by color or pattern. Example: Romeo and Juliet
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Steps to Costume Design Study the play Budget Obtain actors’ measurements Collect fabric samples (under lights) Costume Parade Deal with problems
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Steps to Costume Design Always consider problems Work with rehearsal clothes and shoes Keep actions of the actor in mind Example: dancing or fighting
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Appropriateness – Costume Silhouette Each historic period has its own distinctive line and form in dress
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Appropriateness – Costume Silhouette Material and cut must be appropriate to the social background and period of the play.
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Color, Line, and Material Comedies, farces, children’s plays, and fantasies are normally made of light material and are bright or pastel in color and frothy in design
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Color, Line, and Material Restoration Comedy – satins, laces, and brocades
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High Comedy Taste and social grace, fashionable
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Symbolic and Allegorical Require thought and meaning
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Realistic Plays Suitable for the character
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Costumes and Color Color interprets inner meaning which evokes an audience response
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Obtaining the Costumes Work Sheets Costume Charts
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Costumes Charts Design Measurements
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Rented Expensive Fit Substitution Available for a short time Quality Cleaning Returning
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Borrowing Mismatch Fit
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Making Costumes Building = making costumes Velcro = stronger than zippers and buttons, but must not be seen Cost Time
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Care of Costumes Wardrobe Manager or Costume Master/Mistress Cleaning and Repair Dressing Areas Quick Changes
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The Actor and the Costume Actor must wear costume properly Actor must be disciplined and responsible
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