A essential part in any film is the costumes. They come in all shapes and sizes ranging from simple tunics to futuristic outfits. But every strand of fibre from every costume ever made came from the vast world of geography. Cotton sourced from cotton farms in America are made into fabric. Then this fabric has to be dyed. Back in ancient Rome purple was the colour of wealth and power. Purple dye was derived from sea slugs that were almost hunted into extinction for their dye making properties. Luckily today most dyes are synthetic but those chemicals have to come from somewhere. My point in this post is yet again that everything in film is inextricably linked to geography and I hope I have been helping you to realise this over the past while. I have put in a short video showing some iconic costumes throughout the ages.
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