Costume Research

1. Costume
Research

2. Peggy Carter
Peggy Carters job is working in British officer representing the
‘Strategic Scientific Reserve’ during WW2.
We chose to research into this specifc character due to the
uniform used.
Therefore, she has a uniform to demonstrate this. At the time,
women didn't have much power- specifically in such high demand
jobs that typically use males. This allows her character to show
authority and earn respect. The uniform itself is clearly shown to
be from the war times, due to the colour and fit. In comparison to
another male within the same sector, her uniform is much more
fitted, in the style of 'peplum' and she is wearing a long skirt.
Which adds feminism to her character, complimenting her
makeup look. We'll incorporate this into our character by adding
uniform for the same conventions.
From the Captain American Franchise
Uniform

3. Makeup & Hair
Her makeup is very minimum ‘Fresh’ and ‘natural’ looking, apart from the red lipstick
and strong brow. She demonstrates the typical 1920’s-30’s wartime woman through
this look, due to the fashion at that time – when makeup started to develop. This goes
against the stereotypical look for a woman in a thriller, as they are normally wearing
less powerful looking makeup, but more of it. The red lipstick is used a lot in many
thrillers, to portray power of the woman. This is a convention that we will use.
Again, the hair is the typical pin-up ‘short’ style of that
era. Normally, with women they are shown to have
hair down, specifically if shown as the victim. We felt
that by adding conventions from fashion at the time it
helps to add verisimilitude.

4. Performance
The costume that the character was put into helped to
add into her performance, which is a convention we
will be aiming to use.
Despite her gender and the stereotypes attached to it
in accordance to her job. She is very strong willed,
which is displayed by the respect she is given and how
effective her workforce is. For example, she doesn't
hesitate to use violence against a male when he
undermines her.
The use of weapons is also used greatly to build power
for this character. The gun is held strongly and
professionally, as she is trained through her workforce
in training soldiers for war. This adds power and
authority to her character, even though she isn’t the
antagonist.

5. Amy Dunne
From ‘Gone Girl’
We decided to research into this character due to her casual
appearance and how she is used to build an antagonist
nature. These consist of jeans, t-shirts, natural makeup and
hair.
Everything about this character is casual and the typical
portray of an everyday woman in western cultures. This
compliments the theme of thrillers, as they try to be as real
as possible in order to obtain a bigger message. This is done
successfully through this character as she adds
verisimilitude into the narrative, allowing the audience to
relate to her and therefore, feel different emotions when she
is revealed as the antagonist.

6. HannaFrom the film ‘Hanna’ – A Young Assassin
We chose to research into this character due to her age and how
costume is used in different situations. For the young age of this
character, she is portrayed as innocent. However, with the use of
thriller conventions – she is strongly highlighted as a antagonist.
The costume is used to demonstrate this. There are many
variations in the costume, such as the one shown at the side –
her ‘survival’ costume, a casual teenager outfit and a more
feminine outfit of a dress. When she is seen in her more casual,
typical teenage girl outfit, she is portrayed as much more
innocent. She does not wear any makeup, has natural hair and
does not carry any weapons. However, this is always contrasted
by her vicious actions. Of which portrays her antagonist role.