COSTUME: CONSTABLE

Question 1

What would you have the constable wear on bottom half (2)?

Answer 1

Dark navy trousers- too long- pooling around shoe

scuffed rounded toe black boots

Question 2

What would you have constable wear on the top half (3)?

Answer 2

Deep Navy Woollen Tunic- structured fit with slanted pockets and shoulder padding= authority

• BUT, oversized= comic attempt at appearing Macho

White shirt underneath + tie done up too tight= pooling of fabric around neck (unprofessional)

Question 3

What hair/makeup/face for constable (4)?

Answer 3

Custodian Helmet- oversized for comic effect (could also fall off at points)

Front badge: large chrome metropolitan Police crest

Chin Strap: thick and padded + very tight= gives impression of squished face

Question 4

What caricature is costume based on and why?

Answer 4

The classic Metropolitan Police “bobby”- visual metaphor for audiance- read past Fo’s original context