Fantastic collaboration - Costume, Fashion and Film

Fantastic collaboration - Costume, Fashion and Film

One Question

I often think of a question that what is fashion is? Is it a totally independent thing/feature or it need to depend on some particular fields, such as costume or film? As Bruzzi mentioned, the distinction between costume and couture design is the thinking/inspiration that allow clothes independent without body, character and narrative. So it can be said that there are something supporting the inspiration to continually design more and more costume. In my opinion, this "believe" is means that pursuing fashion truth. In other words, fashion is a real concept which is not only self-existence, but is changeable frequently.

The characters of fashion film

     Typical fashion models

It is true that film directors can highlight the fashion features with the help of   cinematography and consummate acting skill of actors. However, fashion costumes give a fantastic makings to characters that corresponding roles' identities and also bring a new style to films. 

 

This picture shows a fantastic style these models presenting. Nevertheless, if we only retain these clothes, what will be happened? 

Fashion costumes without models

Look at these costumes! How beautiful and fantastic they are. Therefore, we can say that there is a soul inside fashion costumes even no models wear them.In addition, these costumes represent a fashion spirit that attracting the mass. It is the real value of fashion costume.

A mix-up way between fashion and film

Although fashion is independent,  there is often a complex relationship between fashion and film. To recognize and understand this phenomenon, there are five points we need to know.

Firstly, costume designer influencing fashion because costume designer has a talent and more sensitive in fashion sense that helping them to grasp the attracting fashion elements and lead to fashion trend. They are the agent of fashion.

Secondly, fashion also influencing costume design. How fashion influences costume design? It is just the process that costume designers feel and seek any elements (e.g. color, clothing style) in the world. It need to be mention that fashion feature is an essence of aesthetic, and anyone cannot ensure that he/she can immediately catch up the fashion element and use it into their designs.

Thirdly, fashion need to be materialized into some thing (e.g. clothes). As soon as it happened, fashion is consider as an approach to support the film because they are interact with each other. For instance, the fashion industry plays a role in the narrative.

Fourthly, there is an interest chain between fashion and film (television) industry. On one hand, the cinema and television as marketing tool for the fashion industry. On the other hand, fashion plays one of the most important role in a movie/TV program. In other words, it is a double-win case from fashion and media industry.

Finally, the use of cinematic references in fashion films and editorial because there are many similar patterns or approaches between them.