The document analyzes the costumes of several characters from a soap opera: Sophie, Elizabeth, Chelsea, and Shay. It describes their costumes and how they convey information about the characters. Wayne is described as scruffy, portraying that he does not care about his education. Elizabeth wears a smart uniform but with her top unbuttoned, suggesting she is part of the popular crowd but also sporty. Mikaila wears revealing clothing and makeup, conveying a promiscuous personality. Shay dresses scruffily and acts uneasy, portraying him as quiet.

1. CLASS:
Character Costume Analysis
EMILY GOVINDEN

2. Costume Analysis
 In this presentation I will be talking about the Misé en Scene of some of the
characters within our soap. The characters whose costumes I will be
analysing are:
 Sophie, (Played by Sofia Cala)
 Elizabeth, (Played by Emily Whitford)
 Chelsea, (Played by Megan Davies)
 Shay, (Played by Phil Martin)

3. Wayne: The Sarcastic One
The character Wayne is from the local college Eastwood High.
 The audience can clearly see Wayne is not in uniform and is
instead wearing scruffy trainers and baggy jeans. This shows he
does not care about his look, connoting he does not care too
much about his education either.
 Wayne is also wearing a beanie hat and a side bag. This
connotes he isn’t just a regular chavvy teenager but is also quite
‘indie’ in the way he dresses, portraying to the audience he may
be ‘indie’ in his interests/Hobbies too.
 The hooded jumper is stereotypically worn by the local
‘hooligans’, this allows the audience to identify that Wayne is a
menace at college and is very disruptive, as shown in the trailer.

4. Elizabeth: The Sporty One
The character Elizabeth is from the private college St Antoinette's.
 The audience can clearly see Elizabeth is from a posh, upper-class
background by the uniform she is wearing. Her costume connotes
she is from the private college and therefore her parents must be
wealthy to afford this type of education.
 Although Elizabeth is in a smart uniform, she also has her top button
undone. This could portray to the audience the fact she has come
to the field for a stand off with the other school and is ready for a
fight. It could also connote that she is part of the ‘popular’ crowd at
college and stereotypically as a teen it is seen as ‘uncool’ to have
your top button done up.
 Elizabeth also has hardly any make up on. This could suggest that
she wants to have a natural look for college, giving off a smart
appearance. This could also propose her sporty personality. Usually
girls who have just been doing sports or who intend to do sports
don’t wear make up as it is bad for your skin, this could be the
reason behind Elizabeth’s natural look.

5. Mikaila: The Promiscuous One
The character Mikaila is from the local college Eastwood High.
 The audience can see clearly that Mikaila is from the local college by the
clothes she is wearing. She is wearing a short mini skirt, showing off her
legs to appeal to the opposite sex. This connotes her personality of being
promiscuous.
 As well as the mini skirt, Mikaila is also wearing shoes with a platform. The
platform on her shoes allow her legs to look longer which will appeal to
men she wants to attract, also promoting her personality of being
promiscuous.
 Moreover, Mikaila is wearing a side ponytail in her hair which is
stereotypically worn by female chavs.
 She is also wearing a heavy amount of make up, making herself look very
orange. This is a stereotypical connotation which the audience can see
of a chavvy girl. It can also connote she doesn’t come off from a very
well-off background as she cannot afford to buy good quality make up
which is suited for her skin.

6. Shay: The Quiet One
The character Shay is from the local college Eastwood High.
 Shay is clearly from the local college as he is fitting a scruffy look
rather than a uniform. Shay is wearing a hooded coat, hoods are
stereotypically worn by local ‘yobs’ and therefore will connote
this message to the audience.
 Shay is also wearing scruffy Adidas trainers and baggy black
jeans. This connotes Shay does not care about looking smart in
his appearance but does want to look cool in front of his friends
by wearing designer trainers wanting to seek approval from his
peers.
 Although Shay does not wear anything significant within the
trailer to portray his personality of being shy, he promotes the
idea through his body language. Throughout the trailer, Shay
looks very uneasy of himself and consistently follows other
peoples lead, particularly his sister’s, Mikaila.