Whilst obviously the Puritan era is a huge influence there are also other things which have inspired me in relation to the costumes. I love this Dazed and Confused October 2008 cover, there is something magical about it and the structures clothing reminds me of Gemma Slacks work. There is also something rather unnerving and wild about the image due to the face of the model being in shadow and the way it appears as itf she is growing out from between the trees. This cloaked figure then reminded me of the film 'The Village' and the costumes used throughout. Even though the film is actually set in the present day the people of this small community are lead to believe they are actually living in a more primative time. The clothes are all very simple and conservative, created in plain, dark colours. Below are some film stills:
I likes the style of cloaks used and these are something which i would like to incorporate and recreate for the cloaked figures used. The ku Klux Clan, as starnge as it sounds, also sprang to mind with their pointed cloaks covering their faces, masking their idenity. That gave me the idea of covering the cloaked figures faces in our film also.
When researching into the masking of peoples idenities to create a frightening feel i immediately thought of Alexander Mcqueen's work and how he often used masks and interesting head pieces to create a startling look, as seen below:
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