Anatomy of a Costume - Alfie Smith

Throughout our production, Tea, Coffee and Cancer, it was important that the two protagonists, Alfie and Molly, wore the right specific clothing which would portray them as the young teenagers they play throughout the film. We found that finding the right clothing to reflect their teenage lifestyles was not a major issue for us as Luke and Sadie, who play Alfie and Molly, are roughly around the same age as the characters they play and already owned clothing which was suitable for the characters of Alfie and Molly.

Throughout the whole film, the character of Alfie wears blue denim jeans. This helped to show Alfie's laid back attitude and shows that he doesn't particularly care about his appearance and whether he looks fashionable or not. Although jeans are quite simple, the character of Alfie still manages to look decent but in an effortless way, considering he spends most of his money on drugs and alcohol.

The character of Alfie wears a range of different t-shirts throughout the film, including a casual grey polo shirt, again reflecting his laid back attitude and easy going nature and a grey jumper with a print on the front. He also wears a band shirt, reflecting the fact that he is a big fan of music as many teenagers are. However, in one of the time passing scenes with Molly, Alfie wears a shirt which shows that his relationship with her is having some impact on his life and changing him, as he is trying to dress slightly more smarter when he is with Molly.

Alfie also wears a grey beanie hat in several scenes, again showing that he is a care-free adolescent and also wears a green parka coat in several scenes, portraying him as a young, typical teenager.