Costume AnalysisBy Rebecca Dahl

In this image featuring Taylor Swift she is photographed wearing a bright red v-cut dress with a plain design, along with a pair of brown classic-styled brogues. The colours used are bright, bold and eye catching yet also very classic. It reflects her bold, classy personality and the daring colour shows how her style stands out. It also indicates how upbeat and uplifting her music is. Her modest length dress shows her respectfulness and self preservation towards the public.

Overall her sophisticated feminine costume reflects how she is a bold solo artist who is capable of becoming successful on her own. The dress is designed in a slightly old style, but the bright colours give it a modern twist. The shoes are quite old fashioned which links with her style being more vintage. This is a unique costume for a pop artist as they conventionally wear clothes with a wider variety of colours and patterns, and it demonstrates her star image. Despite this you can still tell from this costume that she is a pop artist by her playful, girly posture holding her dress up on pointed feet. Her elegant posture works well with the outfit style.

This image is featuring the girl band Little Mix. In this image we see each of the members wearing vibrant blued themed costumes. This reflects their personality as being unique and bubbly as blue is not a typical colour used in pop yet they have used it in a way which makes it clear that they are a pop group.

The members wearing skirts are all wearing them at a short length which shows their playfulness and flirtatiousness, and the member not wearing a skirt wears tight bold printed leggings which also goes with this theme. This could reflect her more self-aware personality as she doesn’t like to show as much skin as they other girls, but she still shows her fierceness through her bright red ring and heels.

Despite the fact that the girls are all wearing similar colours, each has their own unique style, for example the member on the right is wearing sparkly, girly shoes and shirt which gives the costume an overall innocent youthful look to it, whereas the member next to her is wearing bright pink heeled sandals, a tight top and chunky necklace which presents her as having a more sassy style. This shows how each of the members has their own unique style, but because they are all wearing the colour blue shows that they work together.

These costumes are very modern looking and feminine which represents their style of music, and the genre is clearly shown through the bright feminine colours and costumes of the artists.

This is an image of the pop singer Katy Perry. In this picture she has been photographed wearing a navy blue sparkly dress with cut out sides. Her hair matches her dress which is quite a daring style and she is also wearing large chucky glitter ball earrings. This is quite unusual choice of accessories, though it is not rare for Perry to show off her fun flare through creative clothing. This outfit immediately displays her outgoing yet fun and feminine style, which is also how her music could be described.

The variation of tones on the dress adds an element of vibrancy to the costume which relates to her star image being bold and eye catching. This is reinforced by the bright glitter on the dress which reflects her personality as quite attention grabbing, and links with her successfulness in her pop music career. The camera angle in low which elevates her status, and her facial expression and arms are held in a seductive, feminine way which indicates to the audience that she is powerful yet keeps her femininity at the same time.

Her dress is very on trend and feminine which is a direct link to her style of music.