Costume creation (color schemes)

In every production, it is very important for costume designers to be able to confidently pick colors that will flatter the actor's skin, fit the mood and tone of the play, and develop a secret meaning into the color choices to give the audience a visual clue about the nature of the characters. 

We want the color schemes of the clothes to represent each of their characters growth as stated in the character development blog post, in the beginning Scarlett will wear a white skirt and top, the white is to symbolize her innocence and purity, while Ricky will wear red to symbolize violence and abuse, in the party scene ricky will be wearing white, but this is different to when scarlet did, Ricky is wearing white to try and exert an image that he is good and innocent and sorry, undeserving of any reaction to his awful behavior, while Scarlett will wear jeans and a darker color like black to symbolize this is her moment of strength that the rest of the movie will follow. During the scenes of them being happy, they will wear bright colors like yellow and pink, Scarlett will be wearing girls clothes; skirts and dresses, and in the abusive scenes Ricky will be wearing darker colors while Scarlett remains in the bright colors, it is so the audience sees a shift from the fastbacks and the original scene to the party scene and we see this is her first step towards strength.  

Scarletts makeup will be quite girly and glowy until the party scene where she will wear more defined and striking makeup with darker tones and colors, during the bottle scene, after the bottle is smashed, scarlett will have a cut on her cheek, this will be done using makeup and fake blood, some blood will get on her white dress.