Costume Ideas*

As the title of the song we are doing for our video is 'International' which means more than two countries joining together, we decided that it would be a good idea to have our actor in different costumes from different countries to represent the different countries coming together. We decided that we need to get costumes that were easily accessible so we chose a cowboy, a Chinese man, an ancient egyptian, a frenchman. We chose these costumes as they are very representative of the country that they are from. There are costumes from all over the world to represent the people all over the world, emphasising the word 'International'.
Cowboy

• Red checked shirt - we chose red as it predominantly represents violence and cowboys are well known for being violent and often breaking out in fights.
• Blue denim jeans - these jeans are a really casual item of clothing, this goes well with the stereo-typically laid back and freelancing personality of a cowboy.
• Brown Cowboy boots - we decided the boots should be fairly worn, we decided this as we wanted to show that the cowboy had been around for a long time
• Cowboy hat - we chose a brown cowboy hat for our cowboy to wear. We chose the colour brown as it signifies stability, structure and support. It is a colour that blends into the natural environment making it a great colour for camouflaging, this could represent the cowboys shadowed personality and that no-one really knows what he is about.

South Asian Man

• Kurta - A kurta is a long collarless shirt traditionally worn in south Asian countries. I chose to use the colour white for the kurta as the colour represents purity and good and this represents the good a kind nature of these people as most of them are religious. 
• Blue Jeans - a kurta is very often worn with blue jeans as the colours of the kurtas mostly all go with jeans. Blue is also a very calm colour which represents there personality.
• Brown sandals - I chose sandals as it is mostly hot in south Asia so these are the types of shoes they would be wearing and also brown is a very down to earth and in touch with nature colour.

Egyptian

• White toga - We chose this as the colour white represents purity
• Gold headwear and jewellery (bracelet/bangles) - In ancient Egypt all of the pharoahs and rich people would wear gold to represent their wealth, success and triumph. The richer you were the more gold possessions you would have.
• Brown Leather Shoes - As Egypt is a hot country they used to wear quite loose shoes and shoes that would also protect their feet form the hot desert sand below. The colour brown also represents the egyptian as being in touch with nature.

Frenchman

• Breton striped t-shirt (blue and white) - this t-shirt was worn by the french navy seamen introduced in 1858.  Famous French fashion designer Coco Chanel introduced the top to her collection in 1917. This makes the top very iconic to France which is why we decided to use it for out french man.
• Blue trousers - blue trousers are a very smart type of trouser to wear and the french are well known for being very stiff upper lift lip so its conforms to that stereotype.
• Burgundy shoes
• Black scarf