The Seagull Costume Design

BY ELIZA DUMAIS

The Seagull Costume Design

Inspiration Pictures

All costumes inspired by location: Water, Sand, Shadow

Arkadina

Only character dressed in black with accents of sand.

Wears formal dresses for every scene – wants to be “camera ready” at every moment.

Dressed in black to mimic the shadow she lives in. She lives in the shadow of:

-Her career

-Nina

-Her youth

Arkadina, continued

Lush, luxurious, and expensive

fabrics

Kostantin

Wears dark blue and dark sands hues

Rougher fabrics

Not as put together as Trigorin

Kostantin, continued

Nina

Wears light blue and light sands

Gets more washed out by sands as her life falls apart

Soft, light fabrics

Delicate silhouettes

Nina, continued

Draws upon famous actresses

such as Sarah Bernhardt

Trigorin

Structured coats

Dressed in light blues and light sand colors

Lighter , softer fabrics

Clean lines, more put together than Kostya

Trigorin, continued

Masha

Wears dark blue and black

Progresses to lighter colors as show continues

Conservative structures

Rougher, less sophisticated fabrics

Masha, continued

Arkadina – Catherine Zeta-Jones

Kostantin – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Nina – Amanda Seyfried

Trigorin – Alexander Skarsgård

Masha – Keira Knightley