Costume Research - Main Task

We wanted Peter's character to be dressed plainly, since it would be odd if we conveyed  a depressed character like Peter's by having him wearing a yellow t-shirt or a Hawaiian shirt. In this way, we dressed Peter in just a black t-shirt and jeans. Thus, implying that Peter is a saddened character as well as not really caring what he wears, just as long as he doesn't stand out and hence blend in with the rest of his high school. We also dressed Peter with black rimmed glasses to imply that his character was perhaps seen as 'nerdy', 
stereotypically.


Similarly we wanted to imply that Peter is perhaps disturbed due to the effects of the other people at his school, that he was bullied. His black t-shirt may also imply that he wants to remain anonymous, so that no one will suspect what crime he eventually commits (a school shooting). The black t-shirt also connotes depression and perhaps a sense of suspicion.

Inspiration for Peter's character also stemmed from 'Charlie' in the 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' who tends to wear dark, monochromatic clothing. In this way, we wanted to portray his character similarly to Charlie's in the way that their character's are being bullied.