Costume Research

Indie costume design:

To give off the realism of a coming-of-age indie teen movie, it is highly important to use the right type of costume. A typical indie costume design doesn't necessarily need to have a high budget, as in most cases you could get away with a flannel and a t-shirt.Most importantly, you need to recreate the fashion of the time your film is set in. 80's based teen movies look into the denim era, and neon clothing. If you wanted to achieve an 80's look, the best way to go is light wash denim and white trainers.

Whereas, in the 90's, teens were into the urban grunge look, where their clothing primarily consisted of black leather jackets, denim jeans, and flannels. However this was more so late 90's. Early 90's did in fact show similarities to the 80's... Baggy clothing was very popular with both boys and girls.

OUR MOVIE COSTUME IDEAS:

To achieve a typical coming-of-age teen movie set in 2016, we will take into account the clothing used now and what suits the characters best. There are three main characters, "Sam" who will be played by myself, Sam is the main characters best friend, typically a rebellious teen who is not afraid to be herself, her costume will look into denim jackets or jeans, a grunge kind of look. The main character, "Lola" played by Luiza Paulielo will portray the typical not so popular teen who hides herself from popularity and socials. Her dress sense will possibly be innocent and girly, however with a hint of the style in 2016. The last character is "Ricky" played by Rodrigo Pintos who will play the love interest. He will dress close to the actors dress sense, with a stylish tint from modern day teens.