Because of the age of the character I really wanted to research what would have been the fashion when she was young, eventually focusing on trends during the 1960s. I thought this would work especially well with her character because of the very striking shapes and colours that I noticed from the references I found; it also lends well to accessories for the story!
From these references I started to make silhouettes to try and get a feel for the shapes of the main trends at the time; while trying to keep the character in mind:
At the same time I have been investigating old women who still have a sense of fashion, to focus more on the main character; from those came more silhouettes:
Possible influences:
- The Incredible’s character Edna Mode - Appears to be based on Edith Head, another fashion designer
- Audrey Hepburn? - 1950’s/60’s fashion, but obviously aged.
- Possibly the Arrested Development character Lucile Bluth - For the value of material goods over people, but hidden value of family.
- Anna Wintour - Has a documented eccentric personality, hard to deal with, very fashion conscious
- 101 Dalmations’ Cruella Deville - Though I’m not sure our main character would share such an evil personality, I’m sure she is a great example to look at just for pure eccentricity.
More sketches to illustrate ideas:
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