Costume Research

                                                        

Rosa's Dad - Rosa's Dad needs to look important when he is in the restaurant because he has to put pressure on Mario seeing as he wants his daughter's hand. Therefore, I have decided to dress the actor who is playing Rosa's Dad as a 1920's gangster like in the photo above. Italy is a well-known play for mafias, gangsters and mobs therefore; I felt that it would fit in with the theme of the location. This style of outfit will make Rosa's Dad look very important.

Rosa - Rosa has to look like a very important women being the daughter of an gangster/mafia member. During the 1920's, American women got the vote and women began to feel more in dependant. A lot of rebellion began amongst the female population around the world and because of this, fashion changed dramatically. Women began cutting off their hair to a short bold bob style and wearing outfits not fitted to a female shape as a masculine fashion came into fashion as women felt more dominant wearing more manly clothes like in the photo above. However, feminine fashion was still in fashion amongst women because although they wanted to dress manly as a sign of progression, they still wanted to keep their own unique feminine qualities. This saw feminine cut coats with fur come into fashion. Taking this fashion history into consideration, I will dress Rosa in a floaty/manly fitted dress and a coat with a fur collar.

Mario - This character will have two looks one being a scruffy waiter wearing a white apron with flour all over his face, the second look being a sophisticated 1920's Italian waiter in a suit and bow tie. In the 1920's, it was popular for waiters to wear a white suit jacket with black trousers and bow tie like in the photograph above. However, I want it to be obvious where the film setting is with regards to the country. So, I have decided Mario will have a long swirly moustache due to this being stereotypically known to be associated with Italians, especially people who work in Italian restaurants. Additionally, it will add to the comedy genre of the film, a character wearing an over exaggerated moustache.

Luigi - This character will look very smart because he takes his job and business very seriously, as well as knowing he will be confronted by a very important and dangerous man. The above poster is a poster for an Italian brand of pasta from the 1920's. It portrays the stereotypical image of an Italian chief and gives me a good in site into what people who lived during this time period would expect an Italian chief to look like.