Costume Design

Last class, we decided on our main character's name: Mia. We had only referred to her as our main character, so we decided to finally give her a name. As we have created her persona and a mood board that describes her, we thought it was time to create her outfits and fashion style.

To create her outfits, we used an app called ShopLook that allows you to pick out pieces of clothing, from shoes to earrings, to create a whole outfit.

Our film is heavily focused on representation and the fact that our main character is proudly part of the LGBTQ+ community. We also did some light research on similarities in fashion style throughout people who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. Therefore, we wanted the pride colors (rainbow) to be present throughout her whole personality, including her wardrobe. Not only this, but we envision Mia as kind of an "old soul" in a way, as she has a very 80's and 90's style - including lots of graphics, cool ripped jeans, and hightop converse. The film focuses on her identity struggle as she often feels separated and different from the rest of the people at school; having Mia not follow fashion trends and rather have a whole different style from the rest of the girls at her school will emphasize the gap she feels between her and them. After taking all of these factors into account, we created a sample outfit that would scream Mia. This is what we came up with: