SURVIVOR STYLING

FABRICS

I went to a local haberdashery shop to look for possible fabrics that I could use to style my looks; wanting to re-use at least one fabric for both characters to link the pair (used in different ways of course). I came back with two large pieces of fabric and a line of black fabric roses.

I picked up the roses, as I thought I could trial them as a blindfold if the hair doesn't work, and also I liked the imagery and symbolism of using black flowers; reflecting the death of a young girl and innocence. If I use them other than a blindfold, I want to smudge some 'blood' onto some of the petals, again tying in the urban legend.

 The other materials are a variation on a sheer mesh, one more wiry, stiff and sparse than the other. The fabric on the left is a lot more sparse and could be used to create a good pattern by printing colour through and onto the face of my murderer (tying the characters together) as well as a more structured veil around the survivor.


The fabric on the right has a lot more elasticity to it, and could be nice stretched across the models face, giving a similar effect to the visuals from Illamasqua's new collection, "Paranormal".

Further examples of how I might use the fabrics & general inspiration