Costume

We based our costume ideas on the famous police duo Starsky and Hutch and also the general 70's style. We liked the idea of both of them having a stereotypical 70s hair do so we looked into ones which would be easily recognised by the audience. After looking around and asking our target audience which ones they liked the most, we settle for these 2 styles. These add to the comedy aspect and fits in with the genre. The big heavy moustache was another convention which is 70's and helps add to the humour. We decided to have the cops wearing them not the criminals so the audience can distinguish between them easier.


We wanted the criminals to look different from Chip and Dale so the audience can recognise them easily. We had Chip to be wearing  leather jack so he would seem cool and sophisticated. He also is wearing flare 70's jeans. We did some research on 70's trends for the audience to be able to identify the period easily. Dale is wearing a denim shirt which is also typical of the period. He is also wearing a chest wig to add to the comedy. His trousers are high waisted which is 70's and adds to the genre of comedy. We looked at the police duo Bodie and Doyle and this is where we first got the idea for the leather jacket from. 


Here is a picture of our characters in costume

The criminals were wearing dark colours which is a semiotic message to the audience that they are evil and mysterious. The leader of the gang is also wearing a denim shirt and this causes rivalry between the Cop and the criminal and we see them fighting at the beginning. Later on we would see this rivalry grow.