The costumes for the artist will involve skinny jeans, casual shirts, plain t-shirts, Converse shoes, and cardigans to reflect the indie/rock genre. However, the artist also likes to break conventions by sometimes dressing more formally in suits, scarves, or smart jeans. Hair will be styled in short, long, or messy looks. Accessories like chains, bracelets, and tattoos will also be incorporated as they are common in the genre.

1. Costume Planning
Our Artist:
As a group we have decided to keep the costume of our singer
and artist very similar to the way they actually dress because it
reflects the Indie/Rock genre. Also, we decided to stick to the
conventions of the Indie/Rock genre as it best fits our song. The
costumes will involve:
Skinny jeans are a
convention of the
Indie/Rock genre Casual shirts are
as they are worn popular in live
by many popular shows. They
artists. work well with
the skinny jeans
and converses.
Casual wear that
can be worn with
trainers, shoes or
plimsolls.
Converses are a
fashionable brand
in the genre as
they are of the Plain t-shirts in all colours are
The clothing styles above suit theworn by of the song
plimsoll style. genre Indie/Rock artists as
the colours represent
because offer colours connote the mood of the song.
These
the something. For example, this
alternatives to
trainers and black t-shirt represents
shoes. something dark like a bad
habit.

2. For example, black connotes darkness and death. The skinny jeans
represent the casual clothing that is worn by the indie rock artists
such as Kings of Leon and Arctic Monkeys. Similarly, indie rock
music videos tend to keep the clothing simple and dark in order to
keep emphasis on the other factors such as; background,
instruments and props. The brand name ‘Converse’ is very popular
in the indie/rock genre because it is worn by many popular artists.
Also, converses are of the plimsoll style which are classified as
casual footwear and are seen as an alternative to shoes and
trainers.
However, our artist sometimes dresses formal but casually, such
as a suit in order to break the conventions of the genre because
the stereotypical view of Indie/Rock artists is that they break free
of the social norms. Examples of formal wear include suits,
cardigans and other forms of knitwear and trousers.
Smart blazers give
a classy look and
break the
stereotypical view
about how Indie/
Rock artists dress.
This is suitable
because our artist
likes to break
A scarf is a smart/formal
social norms and
accessory which can be worn
views about his
with any type of clothing
type of music.
which also gives an
Indie/Rock look.
Cardigans give a
formal look as
they can be worn
on top of t shirts
or shirts instead
of a jacket or
coat.

3. Smart jeans are to be worn with a
smart plain t shirt or shirt in order
to give an elegant look which is not
a main convention of the genre;
however, a blazer can be worn on
top with boots as footwear to give
the Indie/Rock look.
Hair and make up will be styled accordingly to the genre, the
styles will be either short, long or the messy look. These specific
hair styles will portray the artist in different images.
These hairstyles all show a different look. The middle image shows a style
which works well with a suit, one of out final costumes. The hairstyle on the
top right shows a rough look which can be related to the genre of
Indie/Rock because of the meanings behind their lyrics. Also, this supports
the stereotypical view of Indie/Rock artists. Lastly, the image n the top left
with short hair portrays the person in two ways; a formal casual look but
also in a rough image.

4. Accessories within this genre include chains, bracelets, earrings,
body piercings, tattoos and nail polish. The artists in the
Indie/Rock genre tend to wear a lot of jewellery and have a
number of tattoos because it reflects the social significance of their
life. For example, some of the tattoos are iconic and indicate the
artist’s beliefs and experiences.