The production which I have been
inspired by for my final project, is Walt Disney’s Peter Pan, which was based off of the play The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J. M. Barrie.
The character, Peter Pan, is best
known for being adventurous and never wanting to grow up. Barrie never
mentioned the physical appearance of Peter Pan in his first play and rather,
left it up to the imagination of the readers. In another adaption written by
Barrie entitled Peter Pan and Wendy, he describes Peter as a beautiful boy with
a beautiful smile. He also described him as, "clad in skeleton leaves and
the juices that flow from trees."
In the original productions of
Peter Pan, his character was played by a woman and they wore red. As the story
and character of Peter Pan has developed over the years, and as Disney
portrayed him in the movie, he wears the color green. In the Disney film, Peter
wears a green tunic, and green leggings and this is topped of which a green cap
with a red feather.
I choose to costume Peter Pan
because his character is close to my family’s heart. My husband’s hero ever
since he was a little boy was Peter Pan. In the words of my husband, “Peter Pan is the
only child who will never grow up. Peter Pan, he is the only one in Neverland
who can fly because he is the only one who always has happy thoughts. Because happy
thoughts are necessary to fly, you cannot fly without happy thoughts. And Peter
Pan, is the only one who is virtuous, with virtuous thoughts. The other lost boys who try to fly with pixie
dust, can fall and drop to their death if they have unvirtuous thoughts.” Thankfully,
my husband, who resembles Peter Pan, has graciously volunteered to be my model
for this assignment.
For my final project, I decided to
costume a modern-day Peter Pan. I want to create a look which portrays the
innocence and adventurous side of Peter Pan, with a twist. I imagined a green
top of some sort, a darker shade of green bottoms and brown shoes. To incorporate
the cap worn in Disney’s portrayal of Peter Pan, a beanie, or baseball cap can
be worn.
As for the needed supplies to
complete this costume. I took my husband to Fabric Mart and had him pick out a
green fabric which he liked. He choose a forest green fabric with tiny cream
colored flowers covering it. He then choose a pattern which I will work of off.
He wanted a short-sleeved, buttoned shirt. While we were at the fabric store,
we also bought buttons for the shirt. I hope to find green bottoms in the
Closet, if not I am sure I can borrow some or find some at a thrift store. I
can also find a patter for shorts, and maybe find a green fabric from the
fabric room. The hat, I might have to create myself. And my husband already has
several brown shoes I can choose from. I am hoping I will be able to finish
this by the time the fashion show is during class time, but I know I can come
in for lab hours and work on it.
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