Deconstruction of crime drama attires

Deconstruction of crime drama attires

By Connor Taylor

Our teaser trailer due to the narrative and the setting will require our protagonist to wear a suit, due to it being about business corruption in the capital city London. Therefore, I decided that a deconstruction of crime drama attires would be very useful in our decision.

Luther:
In Luther, the protagonist 'Luther' wears a grey suit with a lighter grey shirt, a darker grey overcoat and a dull brown and green tie, which is loose and with the top button undone. This then presents his own personality and that he has little of a diverse life or that he cares about a brighter future. His attire therefore presents him to be of a higher class or standing to many other of the characters but that he is more of an antihero with his grey colour scheme an his undone shirt top button and loose tie.

Sherlock:
In Sherlock, the main protagonist wears a black suit and white shirt, which would normally show a very smart attire and a higher standard of person within media materials. However, he also has his two top buttons undone suggesting he is not of higher status, but still distinguishable from the rest.

The main antagonist also wears a suit, blue with a white shirt and a full done tie. Suggesting he has actual standing and status to the rest, making him appear more dominant, which also make the protagonist appear a little inferior to him.

Skyfall:
In Skyfall both our antagonist and protagonist wear a suit, with the protagonist wearing a blue suit with black accents and a white shirt, which when paired make his attire look expensive and high class. The antagonist however, dons a creme/light camel brown suit with a brown waist coat and trousers and a patterned shirt, making him appear as if he is in his native area, making the protagonist appear to be out of place.

Then in this shot the protagonist is wearing a tuxedo, making him to appear very high class and that he is attending something such as a party or in this case a casino. This also conforms to the protagonists appearance to the audience as a James Bond is considered well dressed at all times.