Workshop: Styling for our shoot

Elle and I were excited to start creating our costumes and see what advice Kim Howells couldgive us. We popped to hobbycraft that morning to finish buying things for our 'cloaked figure' costumes, be bought:

3m of black material

1m of shiny black material

3m of gold chain

Black ribbon

Safety

Black netting

Other items from our wardrove which we thought could work

I was the lucky one that could to dress up in this fetching ensemble. We attached my scarf to the black of the cloak to create a make-shift train and the effect was nice on film when I walked. Kim Howells was very helpful, and seemed positive about our creation. She liked the idea of using a seperate piece of material to create the hood, giving the cloak a more layered and interesting look. We also discussed shoulder pads with her and sewing fringing on to them, which is a technique Gemma Slack uses. Kim said to think about the shape of the shoulder- round would look more 'nun-like' whereas square shoulders would look more high fashion. Elle and I decided to go with the high fashion look because we still wanted to create something stylish that does Gemma Slacks work justice.

I found this workshop very useful and it helped me realise what works and what doesn't. I was helped to discuss my ideas with another person and see how successful and realistic they thing it is.