Costume Thread.... OF DOOOMM!!!! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Fingo · 01-13-2003, 08:41 PM

The Hobbits costumes were great! I know they were really simple to describe but the use of certain colors and fabrics told of each Hobbit's particular status of his family. Frodo, while dressed mostly in brown, wore velvet most of the time, befitting the heir of Bag End, Merry wore that pretty bright yellow vest showing how well to do the Brandybucks were, Pippin, while there was nothing very rich about him could be explained by the size of the Took family. He's a romper in a BIG family, he's probably not going to be weraing as fine of things as Merry and Frodo. And of course Sam comes from a simple farming family, so he even more rustic than the other three, dressed in grays and tans. Ngila Dickson (the head costume designer)did an AWESOME job as well as the WETA team who did most of the orcs.<BR>My next favorite costume was Eowyn's white frock with that gorgeous silver belt and silver sleeve bindings. <BR>And the Ringwraiths... rock on! Very hot and heavy no doubt but totally freaking awesome. <BR>And Arwen's riding dress in tFotR. I WANT IT, PRECIOUS. That's my favorite outfit of hers.

01-13-2003, 08:41 PM	#1
Fingo Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Over the river and through the woods (literally) Posts: 59	The Hobbits costumes were great! I know they were really simple to describe but the use of certain colors and fabrics told of each Hobbit's particular status of his family. Frodo, while dressed mostly in brown, wore velvet most of the time, befitting the heir of Bag End, Merry wore that pretty bright yellow vest showing how well to do the Brandybucks were, Pippin, while there was nothing very rich about him could be explained by the size of the Took family. He's a romper in a BIG family, he's probably not going to be weraing as fine of things as Merry and Frodo. And of course Sam comes from a simple farming family, so he even more rustic than the other three, dressed in grays and tans. Ngila Dickson (the head costume designer)did an AWESOME job as well as the WETA team who did most of the orcs.<BR>My next favorite costume was Eowyn's white frock with that gorgeous silver belt and silver sleeve bindings. <BR>And the Ringwraiths... rock on! Very hot and heavy no doubt but totally freaking awesome. <BR>And Arwen's riding dress in tFotR. I WANT IT, PRECIOUS. That's my favorite outfit of hers. __________________ "We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers- thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."