Analysis of pop costume

Pop artists come across as they are always having fun by partying, drinking, dancing etc. This links to the way pop artists and bands are dressed to attract the reader. Pop music uses very fashionable, stylish and trendy clothes to attract young teenage girls as fashion is important to them. The girls costume clearly reflects the fact they are feminine, fun and excitable. They dress cute and quirky to attract the reader. Here are images of what female artists wear: skirts, shorts, dresses, tops, heels etc.

As you can see from the previous slide, the costume of the pop artists are very bright and vibrant. These colours are not usual colours people would wear, which additionally, makes them stand out from the crowd. This links to happiness and excitement, and making us aware that the pop artists/bands are having a good time, which is creating a positive vibe. This also reflects the genre of pop as the music is up-beat and bubbly. Bright colours immediately makes us think of summer, childhood and adventure. This reflects the way pop artists are represented: fun, happy and cheerful.

Female artists wear tight clothing to show off their slender figure and to give young girls the encouragement that they can be just like them. They do it to show young teenagers, that what they are wearing is feminine and glamorous. Also, by doing this, it is making young girls think "Wow, I want to be like her". This is then causing them to believe that by purchasing the magazine, they will have more of a chance of looking like these artists. Though, some artists wear bright princess looking clothes to reflect the types of songs they sing and to reflect the fairy tale image. The image on the left is an example of Katy Perry dressed up as a beautiful princess, which is attracting the target audience's attention, due to the way she is dressed.

Female pop groups represent a symbiotic link between themselves by wearing the same colour of clothing, or the same type of clothing. This is to show the bond between each girl within the band. However, they are not wearing the same item of clothing to show off their individuality and to show the target audience that they are their own person. Furthermore, this is allowing girls to become aware of their confidence and positive self-esteem. For example, the image on the left is the popular girl group, Little Mix. They are all wearing sparkly, black and gold clothing to represent their brand identity, and to make them more memorable. It is making girls aware of

The image shown on the right is an example of each member of the group within Little Mix, wearing the same type of clothing; in this case, they are all wearing denim. Moreover, this links with the season of the image being taken. We know they are representing a summer look and showing young girls how they can wear denim in a stylish way in the summer season. This is making young girls copy the way Little Mix are dressed.

the latest trends. The glitter is representing the theme of Christmas, giving young girls an idea of what to wear for the celebration and how to look stylish and glamorous.

Pop artist normally wear heavy make up to show the target audience their beauty and glamour. It is important young female artists have a good quality appearance to attract more young girls and to create a bigger audience. They use bright, glowing make up to stand out and to show that the artists are having fun and living life to the full. Moreover, they use the make up to show and display the personality of each artist/band, which is another reason to attract the readers attention. For example, on the front cover on the left, the magazine ‘Top of the Pop’ has used a red font to make Jessie J’s lipstick stand out even more. This is also making the target audience think red lipstick is now in style, convincing them to wear red lipstick.

Make-up

High-heelsHigh heels is an extremely important part of a pop artists/bands costume. Wearing high heels brings out their femininity and makes them look more glamorous and beautiful. It also brings out their personality of being fun, girly and bubbly, just like the target audience. Furthermore, they wear bright heels to represent they are pop singers and to stand out, and make themselves look taller. This is convincing the target audience to wear high heels as they are girly and feminine, which will attract boys.

Boys costumePop boys dress a lot differently to the girl artist/bands. The males costume is quite casual but still very stylish. They dress up as how boys would dress up on a normal, casual day out. Though, they still look stylish and trendy which makes their costumes effective and attractive. It brings out their masculinity and to shows they do not need to dress up massively to attract the target audience. Male artists/bands wear clothing that stands out and make them look eye catching and good-looking. This links to their personality of being young, humorous and generally happy boys. It shows they are living life to the full and have no low self-esteem in their life, just like young teenage girls. Though for instance, if they were to constantly wear suits, this would represent seriousness and formality, which is the opposite of how young, teenage boys should be represented.