Description: The connections between fashion and film have been in place since the very
beginning of cinema. For this essay, you will explore this fertile and longstanding synergy between fashion and film, by analyzing how clothing is portrayed in a film/TV series/documentary of your choice. The purpose of this assignment is for you to develop your critical and analytical skills while, at the same time, applying your understanding of concepts in the study of fashion to a specific form of popular culture. This paper must be typed, double- spaced 3 pages, 12-point font, 1-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right).
The essay should include the following parts:
1. Full name, course section, and date. Pages should also be numbered
2. An engaging title that draws in the reader
Introduction
– Facts and background information concerning the film, such as the title the name of the
artists or actors and actresses
-Name of the filmmaker/costume director
-Year when it was made
– Type of movie
-Time period and where the story takes place (the setting)
Main body: The film analysis
The following questions can help you elaborate and develop your ideas:
– What role does fashion play in the overall film narrative? Does it contribute to portray the psychological characteristics of characters or elevate the plot? Does fashion successfully express the characteristics of the period and the background of the story?
– What idea(s) or messages is fashion communicating within the context of the movie? – Is there a well-known costume designer behind the costumes (ie., Ralph Lauren in The
Great Gatsby, 1974: Givenchy in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961)?
– Is there a relationship between the various costumes and roles played in the film?
– Why do you think the director or costume designer chose certain costumes?
-How do costumes detail social or institutional status of a character? Are they used to
show and/or add information on the mental/ psychological status of a character?
– Research the history behind the movie making: Did the film influence the fashion style
at the time or contributed to make a garment fashionable?- From your own perspective, can the film be considered a ‘fashion film”? Why or why not?
– Analyze 2-3 specific scenes in which fashion plays a key role. Include screenshots of
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