The Fifth Element

     The movie overall was a bit corny and bad (for my taste), but Milla Jovocich performance, as well as the design of the Mondoshawans and the sequence of the opera scene were outstanding in my opinion. Luc Besson's cinéma du look is very clear with the fashion behind the designs of the characters' outfits, which illustrate a certain hierarchy within the film's universe and character relationships (clerics, mercenaries, politicians, the rich, the underground, etc.).

    For this assignment, my group and I had to create a couple of fashion designs (upcycle or through recycled materials) that were influenced for the movie. As soon as this was tasked to us, we came with the idea of seeing what materials people had in order for our outfits to be cohesive and follow a cohesive theme. I knew who my model was going to be, as my professor had already predicted, which was my girlfriend. She had a purple Taylor Swift swimming outfit that glowed, and it reminded me of the blue alien during the opera scene. Over thanksgiving break, I had drawn a couple of designs for Lily and some of my male counterparts, but I ended up just focusing on my girlfriend's. We both decided to collect all recyclable material that we had in our room (plastic bags, gym bags, aluminium, water bottles, umbrellas, etc.). I truly wanted shoulder pads for Lily, so I cut off a green gym bag and placed the parts around Lily's shoulders, where its color contrasted the suit (so the colors could stand out). 

    Then I decided to "sacrifice" my umbrella to use it as a skirt, and I think it worked wonders with the outfit. My teammates then prepared for their outfits and models individually, and we all collaboratively did a good job in having outfits based on the different character models from the film. For example: Lily and Julia are supposed to represent the blue alien and Chris Tucker (high class, entertainment), whereas Michael's bulky nature represents the police, and Nick's roommate a random original underground male.

Underneath are some of the pictures of the event and the making of it:



Me cutting an umbrella to make the skirt.



Here's a gym bag with all recyclable objects me and Lily had collected prior to designing her dress.


Here are some images from the fashion show:





From left to right: Lily Elseser, Julia Raposa, Micahel Krueger & Nicholas's roommate






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