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As the costume designer for, A Streetcar Named Desire, I will be presenting my ideas for this role bringing the characters to life through their costumes as well as some of the challenges.

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I will be taking the role of costume designer for the play A Streetcar Named Desire. Costume design plays a significant role for setting a visual element on stage. The costume designer can help the audience understand and picture of the year the characters are in and can also help picture of the characters personality, social position, age and economic status.

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Theatrical costumes were an innovation of the Greek poet Thespis in the 6th century bce. Four main tasks of a costume designer are to study the script to understand costume requirements, discuss ideas with the director, make-up artist and set designers, research costume styles and fabrics and to sketch designs and create the costumes. I will be creating costumes that will say a story themselves. I want you to look at the outfits and get a descriptive idea of the characters personalities and styles. This play takes place in the year 1947 in New Orleans. I researched dresses in the 1940's to get an idea of what was popular during that era. Blanche and Stella come from a somewhat wealthy family with social status. Even though Stella does not have much money I would dress her in classy/simple clothing. Blanche is a woman whole lost everything seeks attention from men, she has clothes that look expensive and are very flashy, but in realty it is just cheap flashy clothes. Stanley's personality is a real life douche and aggressive. He is not the type of guy that trys to look good and will wear basic clothes.

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5) Why is this play important to produce?

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5) Why is this play important to produce?

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This play is important to get produced because it is referenced in many TV shows and movies. A Streetcar Named Desire refers to desire as a vehicle that drives actions that eventually lead to a character's downfall. Blanches desire was sexual desire. Always wanting and needing the approval of men. That led her to be fired from her job due to her inappropriate actions with one of her students. Sallys desire was love. She loved Stanley so much that she was okay with him abusing her and would even try to justify his reasoning behind it. I think this play really teaches viewers a lesson about how desire can ruin you.

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One of the main challenges with creating costumes in this economy was the budget and pricing of everything. The price of fabric and accessories have skyrocketed. My goal was to keep the budget at a very economic price, which is indeed possible, but having great quality pieces for a fraction of the price was hard to do.

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Nothing beats a white cotton tea shirt with a belt that matches the shoes Stanley is wearing. Slacks that where bought at the discount store really tie up the "Douche" style we are going for. And you can never forget his main accessory ,a beer bottle, that just completes the whole outfit.

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A beautiful birthday outfit for Blanche. This lavender sweetheart neckline dress with a pearl necklace is the perfect dress to have fun in. We created a ruffled top that hugs her top half tightly and have the dress flow from the bottom to keep in style with the 1940-50's era of fashion.

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We created an off the shoulder black dress for Stella to go to her sisters birthday party. We had her wear black to make Blanche stand out and to have Blanche seem more "kid-like". This dress is more low cut than. most of Stella's outfits, but it is a party after-all that she is attending.

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With the help of this video my team and are created sketches that later turned into full outfits for all of out characters!

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Inspiration for blanches outfits where taken out if this video showcasing beautiful ball gown dresses.

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Stella is the younger sister but she has everything put together and is more mature than her older sister. For Stella I wanted to create a piece that makes her look older and mature. For her we gave designed a strapless top with a wool cardigan and long skirt to give our audience a visual of how she is more "put together" than her sister.

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This A cut tull dress was worn at the beginning of the play by Blanche when she arrives at her sisters house. The dress was made pink with sparkles to give off sweet and innocent vibes but with a dash of spice by having the dress' neckline lowered to show that she might just have a secret dark side.

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This material and style is a perfect outfit and really fits Stella personality, it is a well conserved dress that expresses how grounded and tolerant she really is.

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Extravagant English Catwalk Show (1956) | Vintage Fashions

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Mitch is a momma boy who is single and still lives with his mom. We created a semi-classy look for him. For his suit it was store bought off a clearance rack. He wants to look like an important man and has more manners than any of his friends ever will.

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16)What would the audiences take away be if your production is successful?

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16)What would the audiences take away be if your production is successful?

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If the production was successful the audience will take away how realistic the play felt. I would use quality fabrics that were used in the 1940s as well to make them feel like they are truly inside that era. After seeing how great these characters look it will want to make the audience go out and buy a brand new dress or a fresh pair of slacks because they were inspired by our play. I would want the audience to be confident in what they wear and have them try new styles to make them feel like so.

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17) Review of what content was explored and why this project was important to you as an artist

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17) Review of what content was explored and why this project was important to you as an artist

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1940s and 50s fashion was explored thoroughly to have set right mood for this play. I was in love with the modest and provocative fashion that was displayed. Stella of course being a bit more modest and down to earth than Blanche. Blanche wanting all eyes on her with flashy fashion statements such as a low cut dress showing more cleavage to draw the attention of suitors.

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History of a costume designer:
https://www.google.com/search?q=history+of+a+costum+designer&source=lmns&bih=720&biw=1440&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9tYqeruT-AhXOOEQIHS9ABoQQ0pQJKAB6BAgBEAI

Fashion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=islPhtmqOeA

Meaning: https://homework.study.com/explanation/what-is-the-meaning-of-a-streetcar-named-desire.html#:~:text=Answer%20and%20Explanation%3A,lead%20to%20a%20character's%20downfall.