1. Beauty and the Beast costume research.
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Petite blue and
white dress.Thisis
the most
conventional outfit
for belle asthisalso
featuresinthe
movie.
Blue andwhite are
alsoquite positive
colours,white
connotespurityand
blue connotesa
calm,lovingheart.
Fancy designsonthe
frontof the dress.This
wouldhave been
custommade for belle
as it’san important
role inthe production.
The Book, an extremely
significantproptoBelle asit
tellsherstory,pardonthe
pun.It is importantasit
differsherfromeveryonein
the town.No one reads
apart fromBelle.The redisa
mixedcolourasit
The basketis importantalsotothe
character of Belle asshe is froma
small Frenchvillage,thisbasketisa
conventionof yourtypical French
item.
Belle andthe Beast, bothneedtohave a heavyinfluence
of blue thiswill allow aclearrelationshiptobe seen
fromthe getgo. If Belle wastowear a coloursimilarto
Gaston itwouldimply thatthey will be the 2 who
togetherhoweverwe all know thatisnot the case.
Royal designs,toshow thatthe Beastisa royal
these designsneedtobe verycleanandaccurate.
Mixedinwiththe royal blue itwill tell the
audience there isagoodside to Beast,as we see
towardsthe endof the play.