Dummling and Princess

Princess has her hair down, prepared for marriage.

Simple fabrics, no embellishment but Tudor silhouettes

Tudor Rose

Mood Boards

Environmental Art, Architecture, Nature

Fantasy MakeUp and Illusion

Tudor

Tudor Portraits

Mary

Elizabeth

Organic Architecture and Environmental Art

I've always been interested in these subjects and these images are quite inspirational. The flower dress takes the classical silhouette and, like other examples shown, fills it with something unexpected. Although real flowers wouldn't be suitable for theatre, it is food for thought.

Illamasqua #2

This image is inspiring because the pattern and colours show similarities to the fabrics used to make Tudor gowns, particularly towards the end of the 16th century when everything became more detailed and decadent. Taking this texture and applying it to face has made me think about where I am using particular colours, textures, patterns and shapes and whether I should mix it up a little to see what happens.

Dummling Costume #1

The previous image labelled ‘ordinary peoples clothing’ gave me the starting point I needed for Dummling’s clothing, it also helped me plan the ‘sisters from the Inn’s attire.

Changes in Fashion

The volume in the sleeves also moved over the century from a lot of flare around the cuffs so an undergarment can be seen to the volume being around the shoulder and a very tight cuff around the wrist.The image above labelled ‘Clothing of the elite’ clearly shows the change in sleeve volume.

Research Traces, Upper Class Ladies

My research tracings show the difference in detailing over the 1500’s. The early Tudor detailing is bold and uses a lot of pearls and beading whereas later in the century the detailing is a lot finer and more than one luxurious material is used for example pearl, lace and velvet all on one garment.

Reflection on Narrative and Tudor Life

By placing this dramatisation in the Tudor period, an obvious character to base the Princess on would be Elizabeth I. This production could be like a ‘what if’ view on Elizabeth’s life as she famously never got married as she claimed to be married to her country. An even more obvious choice would be her half-sister Mary as she was renowned for being serious and having an attitude, which is the description of the Grimm character. This choice will have a huge effect on both the design on the production and the narrative because of the difference in religion. Mary was a catholic so her wedding ceremony, clothing and props would all be different to that of her protestant half-sister.

The image above shows a high class man and woman dressed ‘according to their stations in life’. Tudor fashion was very much based on social class and trying to dress better than your class in order to progress through the classes. There was a lot of detail and, as the text above suggests, the fashions changed very quickly as people were very keen to be wearing the next big thing to state their rank.