research- costumes in rom/coms.

 The costumes used in rom/coms are usually typical everyday clothing such as jeans and a top or their work clothes. Some rom/coms are based on weddings or parties therefore the characters wear dresses/suits to fit in with the occasion.

In rom/coms the girls are stereotypically pretty and very fashionable, so the girls on the film won't really be wearing just a plain t-shirt and jeans they will be glammed up most of the time which outlines their personality also. The men are portrayed as careless for love and not really interested in settling down with women. They are also shown as less dominant in rom/coms as the women tend to have a higher status job, meaning their costume would be more 'slobby and casual' than the womans.
 

Here in 'I give it a year' the women is more dressed up than the man when going out for their anniversary meal, this shows that stereotypically she cares more about her appearance than he does.

 

Costumes also depend the time setting of the film. Men and women will wear totally different costumes in a film thats set in the 90's than they will today, even if the film was made recently but set in the past they will have to make clothes for that era. For example; Ever After: A Cinderella story was made in 1998 but set in the 16th century inspired by the fairytale Cinderella.

Her costume here shows how far back the film was set, in the film she plays the Princess, even though the film was made recently she is wearing the old fashioned long ballgown which Princesses did in the 16th century. Whereas todays Princesses dress casually but still in dresses, or smart trousers and shirt.