Frankenstein

The first appearence of the Creature and the cloak he takes from Victor and uses as an unwitting disguise

I wanted this to resemble skin and the stitching on it to show that Victor practiced his sewing here, before he moved to the Creature

Victor's lab looks one and two. These are similar but with more disheveling and distressing on the second look

Victor's first lab look was made to have a bit of rebellious glamour that would contrast him with more typical regency styles

When the creature reaches the streets of the city, he sees the people there as monsters

The industrial revolution is in full swing and the people have become de-humanized by industrialization

The Industrial Revolution Chorus had most of their bodies obscured in exaggerated period fashion.

Gretal is a prostitute that the Creature inadvertently rescues from an abusive client.

Gretal's clothing was very accurate period clothing with the colors chosen to mimic the Industrial Revolution Chorus rust dyeing

Klaus is one of the beggers that the Creature encounters in the forest after he's chased out of the city

Gustav is another beggar who flees the Creature and later, along with Klaus, attacks him and teaches him about pain.

The looks of the beggars were based on layers of old ragged clothing piled on them because it was all they owned

This look was designed to make the Creature look more innocent and vunerable

Delacey is the matriarch of a family of poor farmers who live in the forest. She befriends and teaches the Creature

Delacey's look was inspired by Enlightenment thinkers and was deliberately worn and out of date.

Agatha is Delacey's daughter in law and her beauty and optimism inspire the Creature

In this play, red is the color of violence, the people who wear it either are victims or perpetrators of it. Agatha is one of the most tragic victims in this play so she wears a lot of red

Felix is Delacey's son and share's his mother's look of much mended clothing with a few more utilitarian touches such as an apron

Felix has a touch of red in his stockings to foreshadow his death and the death of his family which comes after he attacks the Creature.

The Creature dreams of a mate, in the form of a beautiful female, who is like nothing on earth.

I wanted the Female Creature to have an unearthly beauty that mimics the look of black mold, to give her a strange link to nature.

The Creature's coat is made of various skins of animals, that he, like his creator, gathers and assembles without empathy

The Coat was chosen to give him more bulk and make him look imposing.

In this play, red is the color of violence. Victor's Fiancee Elizabeth has this color on all her clothing, foreshadowing her death

Elizabeth is the most fashionable character but she also has a no-nonsense personality so most of her clothing is based on clean lines and fine fabrics, not ostentatious trims or cuts.

William is Victor's young brother and is a young child, so I dressed him in a costume that would highlight his youth

William is also wearing red, as he is murdered by the Creature

M. Frankenstein is Victor and William's father and the wealthy head of the Frankenstein household. He was intentionally dressed in out of date clothing, but unlike Delacey, his are newly made of fine fabrics

Frankenstein's earth tones contrast with his son's more flamboyant colors and show he doesn't understand his son's brilliance

Clarice is Elizabeth's ladies maid. Like M. Frankenstein she wears earth tones, to show her more levelheaded personality

As a ladies' maid, Clarice would wear more fashionable clothing, usually gifted to her by her mistress.

Though servants in this era, would sometimes wear the older clothing of their masters, this was the beginning of them wearing uniforms. I chose to have them uniform, so they would be identifiable as servants.