Costumes

This costume is for the character of Cousin Kate. The plain white blouse again just shows a normal attire for women in those days. The colour blue i think of as quite rich and this is what this costume is meant to show. The blue skirt is fashioned to look expensive and the the blue wrap to match shows that the character is rich as she does have a scarf which were thought of as a luxury in those days.

This is the costume for the character of the cottage maiden. The white shirt is of the period and is just basically a normal blouse. the brown skirt shows how she is in a lower class as the colour brown is associated with dirt and therefor gives the audience a lower opinion of her. The waistcoat/corset fitted found the torso and shoulders to create a top effect. This works well because it is also brown which show lower class. however it does have green in it which could be perceived as her liking the outdoors and as it says in the poem "i was a cottage maiden hardened by sun and air" this shows that she is an outdoor person.

This is the costume for the little Kate. the white symbolises a purity theme throughout the girl which is really important at the symbolism will be brought across in the shots.

The dress is prettier than the other little girls dress to show that she at this point is slightly wealthier and therefore sets the theme of the play.

This is the costume that was given to the part of the little cottage maiden. we wanted to give a look of quality out also a poorer edge, hence the pinny fore.

The importance of the dress being white is that it symbolises purity in the piece creating a fresh mindset. when we see the girls later in life they are wearing colour which shows how their purity has left them.