Character Costumes

In order to complete this task I searched my house to find suitable clothing for each character. To help me I used the answers in which my target gave on one of my questionnaires. In this questionnaire I asked them to sketch an image of the characters wearing what they think the character would usually wear.

All of the clothing shown in the images are mine and my families clothes therefore some of the characters will not be wearing the exact same clothes shown in the images simply because of different sizes. However I believe this is a good idea, for example when discussing with the actor/actress what they should wear I will show them the image that applies to their character so they have an idea of the clothing they should wear.

Burdine:

The correct Wellington School uniform for the females is a long black suit skirt, a white shirt (with the top button done up), the Wellington School tie (down to the waistband of the skirt), a black school bag and finally minimum jewellery. However, due to Burdine’s deviant personality she imposes these rules and decided to style the uniform in her own fashionable way.

She wears unbelievably expensive jewellery, such as Michael Kors watches. On top of this she believes in matching colours therefore she always tries to match her designer bag colour with the colour of her belt, which is unacceptable in the eyes of her headteacher. It can certainly be said that Burdine likes to be unique and stand out from the rest. 

Sadie:
Sadie values her place and Wellington School therefore accepts the uniform rules much more than her fellow pupil, Burdine. Although Sadie sometimes walks around with her top button undone and shirt poking out of her skirt she is generally seen as a star role model to younger pupils. Before she found out she was pregnant Sadie had much more confidence and used to push the boundaries by rolling her skirt up and wearing her tie a little shorter but now her whole appearance is near enough perfect. 

Maggie:

Maggie’s fashion has drastically changed since she became a mother and lost her beloved husband. She used to be a vibrant and this was definitely shown through her outfits. Prior to these changes in her life she used to wear very bright and bold coloured dressed and skirts, the men used to worship the ground she walked on and women used to envy her but now she tends to wear very little bright clothing. Since meeting Blake she has become a stereotypical housewife resulting in Maggie making no effort to look nice as she always ends up dirty from cleaning, cooking and caring for Jimmy.

Blake:

Throughout his childhood he has witnessed his father work extremely hard for his money and knows that if he wants to provide for his new family (Maggie and Jimmy) then he has to follow in his father’s footsteps and work even harder. His numerous numbers of jobs are stereotypically very manly meaning he is constantly dirty, greasy and his clothes are stained.

Arthur:

Arthur is head boy, the leader of the prefects and is most definitely a perfect role model for the younger pupils. Whenever there is an after school event taking place teachers can rely on Arthur to volunteer to help when needed. Arthur has been brought up to respect everyone. His parents are very strict and expect the best from Arthur which has lead him to follow rules, meet deadlines and achieve the top grades. Again, like Sadie, he values his place at Wellington so follows every rule he can.

His uniform is more than perfect; he wears a clean and smart black suit that fits him just right, nicely polished shoes, his white shirt is radiant and his school tie is at the correct length.

 Jerome:

Jerome could not care less about the rules of Wellington School or in actual fact the law itself. His uniform is appalling but you have to give him some credit for sticking to the colour black. He wears black suit pants on some days but on other days where he isn’t feeling his best he decides to wear black tracksuit bottoms which comes with the excuse that ‘they are still black.’ His white shirt is constantly untucked; he wears black trainers which have a white Nike tick from front to back. His jewellery is all gold and no matter what he is doing he refuses to remove any piece of it he owns, especially when he is asked by his P.E teachers.

Jimmy:

Since Jimmy’s biological father passed away his mother has found it hard to look after him. Before he decided to leave his mother, he was always dirty and his clothes were very rarely washed. Since moving away his hygiene has improved but on his own he finds it hard to keep himself and clothes clean.

Outfit 1: uniform

Jimmy has very little money therefore the school have given him his uniform free of charge. Although Jimmy decided to leave his gypsy lifestyle, the way he wears his uniform shows that he still has some gypsy ways inside of him. He hates wearing his blazer as he feels as though it restricts him, he rolls up his sleeves, his teachers always have to do his tie for him and his shoes are very ragged looking with holes and marks all over them. But having said this it is still clear that Jimmy is trying his hardest to fit in and be liked.

Outfit 2: casual clothing

With Jimmy being at the age he is he has no clue about fashion. When we awakes in the morning he is more eager to go outside and explore than arrange a decent looking outfit therefore he throws on whatever his right and left hand land on first. His shoe laces are always untied with little knots all the way through them. From years of exploring and adventures his knees and elbows are grazed and scarred.