I can't decide between Hansel and Gretel or little red riding hood. I like both stories, they are both childhood favourites of mine. I'm using an actual story to get inspiration for colour, clothing and set designs. Not so much the story line as I'm going to create my own story which might be very loosely based on the tale. My first thought was Hansel and Gretel. Mainly because of the gingerbread house and all the colours involved in that. I also liked the storyline of finding their way back home through a dangerous forest. However, the costumes from what I have seen in illustrations from the book aren't very inspiring to me, they are typical German costume mainly and country gypsy look. I think this would be quite difficult for me to adapt to modern day dress. Also another problem with Hansel and Gretel is there are 2 of them. As I have learnt from previous projects working with more than one models is very difficult and I don't want the hassle of doing that again, especially as this is such a short project.
This leaves me with Little Red Riding Hood. I'm a bit sceptical about this because I feel it's been done before and has the risk of looking boring and not very creative. However I like the red. Having red hair myself I could have my model having red hair to represent the 'red hood' instead of actually having a cape. I feel this immediately removes some of the cliche. Also I like the forest aspect of the story. There are woods all around me both in Bournemouth and at home so finding a place to shoot wouldn't be too difficult. I also like playing with the wolf idea maybe including fur within my styled outfit. I think I prefer this story. I feel I could reinvent the story effectively as long as my styling was right.
To Do:
- Research fantasy in fashion
- Research the story/clothing of Little Red Riding Hood
- Research contemporary fashions relating to red/capes
- Any shoots themed with Red Riding Hood
- Start writing own interpretation of story
