Male Fashion: 1930's Folk Influence

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We want to take a great influence from the style of Mumford and Son's dress, as this not only fits the genre but also the impossibly British sound of the band. This photo shows the typical clothing that Mumford and Sons wear and will be an outline to what we want our male character to wear. Marcus Mumford will be the most important influence as his style is laid back but still obviously from the period that we would like to convey.
There are two prominant male characters, one; laid back, and the other; very smart.
I will look at the laid back character, and how ideally we would like his character to look.




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The waistcoat is possibly the most obvious item of clothing that we would like to focus on, noticeabley Marcus wears a single breasted waistcoat which was seen as much more casual and common. It was an item that represented general labour, as the waistcoat was originally used to provide extra heat to the body and with this knowledge this will allow this character to represent a more laid back, working class citizen compared to the other male.





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Hair is a very important part of a characters overall representation as if styled and looked after properly can give a wealthy, groomed look, whilst if messy, an untamed can give a trampish, lower class look. This is the hairstyle I feel will fit this character best, it is not too styled, yet not overgrown. The fact it is caught between both extremeties gives the character a very 'normal' look, which is perfect for the stereotype we are aiming for.




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The cravat, like the waistcoat can have a significant effect on where you stand in society, for example a cravat is an item of clothing that originated in the 1630's, but there has always been different styles of this, i.e. the rich would always have fine cravats made from silks and fine lace, whilst working class people would have a coarser cloth. This leads us again to decide that if our character is to wear a cravat, and if he is to fit his stereotype he will wear a bog standard cloth.