Fiction Adaptation: COSTUMES

For my fiction adaptation, I want it to be set in the 20's therefore need to make sure all the costumes and props look right. I did some extensive research on previous posts on what woman wore back then and how they styled their dresses - i.e accessories, headwear. I had to make sure to look for frills, lace and floral patterns.

I finally found some dresses on Ebay and in charity shops after a very long search. I found some really nice ones however even with 1st class postage they wouldn't arrive till mid December as they was posted from far away. 

The first dress I found is a blue cotton dress with frills and lace on it - which I immediately knew was right for at least one of my characters. I dressed the costume up with some beads however need to remember if I use this for my main character she will be wearing a locket. I really like this dress and think if I add more necklace and arm beads to it it will look more 20's style.

Blue dress 1

For the second dress, it's exactly the same as the first except it's in black.

I thought this would fit well for one of Nancy's best friends as a little joke because their wearing the same dress (the girls characters are very over the top). I think because of the colour difference the two dresses look different and unique which I like.

Black dress 2

The third dress I really like, however when it arrived in the post I realise I needed to buy more beads and dress it up more, as on Ebay the seller made it look really 20's style with long white flapper beads and a hat, however on the photo below it doesn't look too good.

Yellow/Cream dress 3

For the last dress I'm not too sure of but when I looked at 1920s dresses I did find a lot similar to this with floral dark patterns therefore I'm going to ask my actress to try it on to see which looks best.

I found this dress in a charity shop.

I also bought a hat for one of my characters to wear (preferably the one who wears the yellow dress) which I found on Ebay. 

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Overall, I do like the dresses for my cast however I prefer the first 1 definitely for my main character as it's very girly, petite and elegant which matches her personality. It's also the brightest dress and will make her stand out the most.