Most of the costumes worn by the actors were appropriate for the early 20th century. Throughout the whole production, the costume design pattern was reoccurring and stayed in one time period only. They strayed from drifting off to a modern look, which in my opinion was wonderful. Other productions of Our Town bask in the idea of crossing modern clothing with those of the historical period. However, in this production they did not pursue such a design and stayed devoted to the historical appeal. All outfits resembled the 1900s Western fashion consisting of male tights, vests, coats and female long gowns. The color palette of all the outfits was one of the same with an abundance of dull, soft earth tones including browns, whites, and blacks. There were no bright and loud colors, as it was in that era. The costumes appeared to be constructed using natural fabrics comprised of cotton and
Most of the costumes worn by the actors were appropriate for the early 20th century. Throughout the whole production, the costume design pattern was reoccurring and stayed in one time period only. They strayed from drifting off to a modern look, which in my opinion was wonderful. Other productions of Our Town bask in the idea of crossing modern clothing with those of the historical period. However, in this production they did not pursue such a design and stayed devoted to the historical appeal. All outfits resembled the 1900s Western fashion consisting of male tights, vests, coats and female long gowns. The color palette of all the outfits was one of the same with an abundance of dull, soft earth tones including browns, whites, and blacks. There were no bright and loud colors, as it was in that era. The costumes appeared to be constructed using natural fabrics comprised of cotton and