Costume, Hair and Make-up

Kayvon (Lead Guitarist/Singer)

For Kayvon and Gavin's characters we took fairly similar inspirations for both characters, so I put them into a mood board for the both of them rather than making two very visually similar mood boards.

For Kayvon's character, being the lead, we wanted him to stand out the most. Therefore we decided to dress him up slightly more than Gavin's character, by making him wear button-up shirts in almost all of the shots, even if he wore them casually and unbuttoned, like in the prop set up shots. This was influenced by artists like George Ezra and Dan Croll, who, even though are solo artist, stand out compared to artists like the band members of The 1975 (not including the lead).

Performance Setup

Visual Rep of Kayvon's costume

Kayvon is wearing a blue and white button-up shirt, dark skinny jeans, wristbands and his black Dr. Marten boots.

For the performance shots, we wanted the band to look more dressed up, this was to add contrast to the more casual shots where the band play with the props. So we put the two boys in smart shirts and had a black and white colour scheme for costume.

The hair and make up is all fairly natural. We put foundation on Kayvon's skin to hide imperfections. We did not need to put any make-up on his eyelashes or eyebrows as they are already reasonably dark, therefore they would show up on camera easily.

Props Setup

The costumes for the props setup are more casual than the performance costumes. We dressed Kayvon in a plain, white t-shirt and an undone, brown, corduroy, button-up shirt over the top. He's also wearing dark grey skinny jeans and his black, lace-up Vans.

Superhero

The purpose of the superhero costumes was to fit in with the theme of nostalgia. Kayvon wore a Superman costume.

Publicity Shoot (1)

This publicity shoot was styled more casually styled, as none of us wore button up shirts or anything formal.

Kayvon is wearing a plain, white T-shirt, blue skinny jeans and black Vans.

Publicity Shoot (2)

This publicity shoot was more formal than the first as we wanted to have some variety of shots. This time the background was white rather than grey, again to have more variety of shots.

Kayvon is wearing a buttoned-up, brown corduroy shirt, black skinny jeans and his black Dr. Martens boots.

Publicity Shoot (3)

This third publicity shoot was more serious and make the band look cool, with a colour scheme of grey, black and white, against a grey background.

Kayvon is wearing a plain white shirt under a half done-up, green, checked shirt. He's also wearing dark grey skinny jeans and his black Doc Marten boots.

Gavin (Drummer)

Gavin is the drummer, meaning that his character draws the least attention than any other member in the band. We dressed Gavin's character in overall quite casual clothing, such as t-shirts and pull-over jumpers. If it was necessary for his character to wear a button-up shirt, in for example the performance shots, we added a casual item of clothing, for example his Addidas trainers.

We took influence from George Ezra, Bombay Bicycle Club and The 1975.

Performance Setup

Visual Rep of Gavin's costume

Gavin is wearing a white button-up shirt, dark skinny jeans, wristbands and trainers.

We wanted him to look smart, but slightly more casual than Kayvon because we wanted the audience to be able to differentiate between the lead and the other band members. To do this we put him in trainers rather than something like Doc Martins.

Gavin's make-up was simple too. We put foundation on his skin to hide his imperfections. However since his hair colour is quite fair, we coloured his eyebrows and eyelashes with a light brown colour to make sure his features were not washed out on camera.

Props Setup

For the prop setup Gavin is wearing a white, printed t-shirt, black skinny jeans and his blue Addidas trainers.

Superhero

For the superhero prop scenes, Gavin is wearing a Batman costume.

Publicity Shoot (1)

For the first publicity shoot, Gavin is wearing his blue and yellow patterned, knitted pullover, black skinny jeans and trainers.

Publicity Shoot (2)

For the second publicity shoot, Gavin is wearing a white t-shirt, with a short-sleeved, blue, undone shirt over the top, along with his blue skinny jeans and brown trainers.

Album Cover Shoot

For the third publicity shoot, Gavin is wearing a grey, buttoned-up shirt, black skinny jeans and blue trainers.

Alice (Bassist)

My character's costume required more thought because I'm female, as opposed to the other two. We wanted my character to be aspirational to our female audiences but also slightly quirky to connote the indie genre. However we didn't want to draw too much attention to her and away from Kayvon (the lead), so we dressed me in quite casual, tomboy-style clothes.

Some inspirations we used were Kristen Stewart, Mila Kunis and Alexa Chung.

Performance Setup

Visual Rep of my costume

Ripped, high-wasted skinny jeans, a black crop top, a checked, black and white button-up shirt and black Converse shoes.

For make-up, I wore foundation to cover imperfections, make-up on my eyebrows to make them stand out and eye shadow, mascara and winged eyeliner to enhance my eyes on camera.

We kept my hair fairly natural, but I straightened it down a bit to make it appear slightly longer and slightly more styled, as it is naturally quite curly.

Reference to winged eyeliner: Hayley Williams (Paramore)

Props Setup

For the prop setup, I am wearing a grey, knitted jumper, blue skinny jeans and black, slip-on Vans.

Superhero

For the superhero setup, I am wearing a Green Lantern costume.

Publicity Shoot (1)

For the first publicity shoot, my character is wearing blue skinny jeans, a white vest top, with a blue button-up shirt, half done-up, along with black slip-on Vans.

Publicity Shoot (2)

For the second publicity shot, I am wearing a long-sleeved, white shirt, high-waisted skinny jeans and black, high-top Converse.

Publicity Shoot (3)

For the thrid publicity shoot, I'm wearing a black vest top with a knitted grey jumper over the top. I'm also wearing a black skirt with tights, along with black, high-top Converse shoes.