Clothes and Their Power to Transform and Create Character Through Performance

Costume has been used in the documentary Painted Babies in order to position the viewer in regard to issues portrayed. Many of the girls are often seen in quite revealing, adult-like costumes, which reveals how these children have lost their childhood in their pursuit of winning. There are many examples of this throughout the documentary, wearing costumes that are obviously designed for adults, only shrunk down to meet a smaller size. The parents are also seen to be wearing such T-Shirts claiming that they were related to their daughters, further suggesting how they were living vicariously through their daughters, seeking the fame and attention that they were receiving. Therefore costume has been used toposition viewers in a certain way in regard to issues discussed.

Have you ever wondered what people in the Elizabethan Era wore? Fashion was just as important in those days as it is to some people today. What people were wearing mattered to others, and even the government. During the Elizabethan Era clothing, accessories, and cosmetics were all a part of daily life.

The Dressmaker (2015), directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, explores Myrtle ‘Tilly’ Dunnage’s dramatic return to her small hometown of Dungatar, a ‘dump’ located in the middle of nowhere in the Australian outback. Sent away from the town as a child after being held responsible for a murder, Tilly has returned to seek resolution of her murky memories and to take revenge on those who mistreated her. Now a talented dressmaker, Tilly uses her skills to manipulate the townspeople into revealing the intricate secrets that led to her exile. Throughout the film, powerful symbolism present in fire, mirrors and clothing signifies Tilly’s resolution from past issues.

“Clothes” is written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. It is a short story about an Indian-American woman, Sumita, who is about to embark on a new chapter of her life, marriage. Sumita, throughout the story, is nervous and confused about what is to come next in her life. The story begins in the women’s lake with Sumita and her friends, Deepali and Radha. The groups of friends are preparing Sumita for her big day, meeting her soon to be husband for the first time.

This short story is about a young Indian woman named Sumita, her impending arranged marriage and subsequent trip to America, which is symbolized by the color and type of her clothes. The author utilizes color symbolism to express the emotional changes that Sumita is going through and how she uses colors to keep her grounded with her Indian beliefs during her transition from girl to bride-to-be to an Indian-American to widow. There are many examples of colors that represent established Indian beliefs and religion are mentioned throughout the story.

The case of representations, that was written by Kevin Williamson, is a reply to Ta-Nehisi Coates. The author evaluates the issue of the representation in his own fashion. He points out the racial discriminations that the African Americans faced. Also, he describes the decades of slavery and the dark times that scattered all over the African Americans for centuries; and they after effects are still seen in the years that have passed by and predicaments have never disappeared from the American society and the case of representations will perhaps remain on the books of American history for many years.

In “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” Patricia J. Williams speaks of her sons experiences in his school. The ethical problem she brings up is that kids see color as a factor in how they like something. Whereas her son sees color as if it doesn’t matter. In the article, Williams says that her son resists to identify color at all. “‘I don’t know,’ he would say when asked what color the grass was, or, most peculiarly, ‘it doesn’t matter.’” Williams wishes for people to realize that color does not matter. Williams wants people to see that race really matters and people bringing it up that it does not matter, is just proving her point even more.

The short store “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is about a young Indian woman, Sumita, and her cultural transition to America that is symbolized by her clothes and the color of her clothes. The traditional Indian attire for a woman is a sari and each one has its own purpose. Her clothes also indicate her progression from daughter, to wife, to woman.

Mise-En-Scene - Costume The aspect mise-en-scene that I have chosen to analyze in the movie City of God is the Costumes. The filmmakers utilized the costumes of the characters to show a growth of the characters; one that goes from good to bad or vice versa. Throughout the movie, there is a reference to God and to the name of the city which is the 'City of God'. To establish a difference between the innocent people of the city and the hoodlums of the city the filmmakers designed the costumes of the innocent to be more bright and white whereas the hoodlum's costumes wore dark solid colors often times very dirty and disheveled.

Although cosplay is a nonviolent sport, the interactions between players can be misinterpreted by viewers as dangerous play in certain recreations of characters. Shih-Pang, & Ming-Hsiu Mia, (2015), states that ‘’. Any entity from the real world or virtual world that lends itself to dramatic interpretation might be considered as a subject for cosplay’’. This shows the intent and personal activity of cosplay as a non-deviant interaction Also, these cosplay communities share photographs of characters and opinions based on news, general information and events in which deviance is not implicated. Furthermore, this study can reveal how cosplay can create a subculture centered around role-play rather than actual deviant events.

1. Go to a public place and OBSERVE the community of people in that place for at least 30 minutes; perhaps as long as 60 minutes. In your report, describe the setting and note the date and time of your observation. Describe the element of “community” that you observed.

When you think of the word fashion, what do you think? Do you think about outrageous runway outfits? Cocktail dresses? Tracksuits? Whatever your impression of fashion, it is obvious that fashion plays an important role in today's society. We are judged by our clothing and appearance on an everyday basis, so why not make the most of our choices?

Costuming also helps create other character building imagery such as age. The leading characters will always have more detail and design to make them stand out and relate a sense of trust to the audience. Styles and technique have changed significantly over the centuries but have maintained basic principles of clothing design yet geared towards pushing the out the character’s personality and traits in its appearance.

The usual liturgical color in Western Christianity for Advent is either violet (or purple) or blue.[15] The violet or purple color is often used for hangings around the church, the vestments of the clergy, and often also the tabernacle. In some Christian denominations, blue, a color representing hope, is an alternative liturgical color for Advent, a custom traced to the usage of

1. Identity is people's concepts of who they are, of what sort of people they are, and how