These themes and how they are presented are relative to the costume used, therfore the costume required must be modern and recognisable alongside promoting the gritty and dangerous topics presented.
This coat is a good example of the requirements needed. Its dark colouring emphasises secretive exploits. It also draws attention to the shoulders of the wearer, reinforcing a threatening bulk carried by characters of british gangster films such as 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and 'Essex Boys'.
Characters of 'british gangster' film 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'
The costume can also be seen in the film 'Once Upon a Time in America." With the threatening bulk mentioned creating a moral ambiguiety of the characters, who can be seen as both heroes and villians in the film. This confusion of morality is common in gangster films.
Many of these requirements are found in the leather jacket. Alongside its drawing of threating attention it also emphasises a rigid coldness in its material and impact on the body, connotating merciless images of hardness. The contrast between the loose and tight fittings and the images they draw may be explored in our thriller film with the costumes of the two men, with prehaps the wearer of the leather jacket being the dominant of the pair. Leather jackets are iconic in british gangster films, with an exceptional example being the character 'Big Chris' in the film 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.'
The character 'Big Chris' in british gangster film 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.'
These boots also emphasise the hard-worn and tough lifestyle, alongside the coat they are also dark, bulky and draw threatening attention to the feet of the wearer. All these factors promote the hard-wearing, gritty and usually violent activities of the wearer and are usually seen in films like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch"
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