Styling

In my final three images I want to make it clear that the narrative is set in the late 60's/70's Britain, therefore I want the styling to reflect that time. I bought the book 'Fashion of the 70's' which consists of fashion and beauty advertisement of the 70's, (obviously that is clear from the title). Its great to see how different advertising was 40 years ago, some very cheesy and some rather sexist imagery, but all really interesting. It helps me to get the right idea of what colours and silhouettes reflect the 70's, in that its's not all multi-coloured flares, afro's and platforms. 

I know Jeanette would not have been wearing the latest designer labels or even high street names, as she was brought up in a poverty striken area. Her mother would not have entertained the idea of fashion, as she would have thought it a vanity and probably clothed her in hand me downs.  But the material used and the style of clothing of that time would have trickled down to the mainstream, whether it been a cut of a dress, pattern or fabric. This book has given me many ideas for the styling for Jeanette. 

The colours standing out in the book to me are yellows browns and reds, I will definitely consider these colour schemes.

My paintings show my initial ideas for how I imagine the styling to look. The first idea is to show Jeannette in a very conservative look, as she is part of the Penetecostal church, the look may be something she would wear for a church service. The second will show Jeannette in something a little more youthful, she is still a teen, maybe something to show that it is set in the 70's, i'm keen to include the colour brown as I feel the colour represents the era. Finally the third will show Jeannette in the pink mackintosh her mother selects for her in the charity shop.