As far as costuming we have three overarching themes:
The first is that of layers. Our two examples are the red or white undergarments worn by the sisters in the final scene and the possibility of having remnants of the wedding dresses in the girls’ day 2 clothes. This shows how their emotional layers are stripped away throughout the performance.
The second is colour imagery. Green represents for Thyona and Constantine. The vibrant colour to emphasis their passion for their opinions. Green day 2 clothes for Thyona would be included in this, as well as green boutenniere for Constantine.
In the same way a baby blue would be used for Olympia and Oed, representing specifically Olympia’s naïveté in life. Yellow and white for Lydia and Nikos would be used to show both the positive character of Lydia and how she is evenly balanced emotionally (you need yellow to make green and blue). The white represents both how she is innocent in the massacre and how she actually fulfills her role as a bride.
Our third point is how our costumes show internal emotions through external appearances. This ties in with layers, with the under-garments in the end scene tieing in with the girls personalities. In general the clothes represent the characters and the kind of person they are, as well as the emotions they are feeling and going through.
How does this pitch measure up to your final choices in the performance? I don't see a blog entry regarding the result of your performance and production design. I also don't see any blogs on the progress throughout the performance. Am I missing something? Also, did you consider pragmatic elements of your costumes in your pitch? (getting dirty, getting wet, movement in tight clothing etc.)
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