For the party scene in our media we are using a stereotype of "Chavs" by doing this we are able to create a believable party atmosphere and representing a typical group of "youths". A stereotypical group of chavs would ideally look like this:
If we analyse the costuming of a group like this we can discover ideas for our own costuming. All of the boys are wearing hooded jackets or jumpers with the hood up over a cap, with baggy jeans or a plain dark coloured pair of shorts. The girls are all wearing caps with a relatively short top or skirt. They are wearing jewellery and bright colours and several layers. Belts are also noticeable. The typical stance of the group together is quite relaxed, the boys are leaning against the wall whilst the girls are leaning quite closely in towards the boys suggesting that the group is quite intimate. By analysing a group of people like this we are able to consider how the characters in our own media would react to eachother.
An example of a stereotypical female representation of a chav is "Vicky Pollard" from Little Britain:
"Vicky" is again dressed in a bright pink colour similar to those in the group above. However the clothes are less revealing, a tracksuit jacket is worn presumably with tracksuit bottoms. Hoop earings are worn along with a number of gold coloured necklaces. A lot of lipliner is used along with obvious thin eyebrows. The hair is long and the top layered is tied up high on the top of the head (with a big "scrunchie"), known as the "pineapple".
The girl as the girls shown in the group above is wearing a cap along with large hoop earrings. A gold coloured necklace can again be seen being worn and obvious highlights are evident in the girls hair. Make up is obviously worn with some use of eyeliner, a light colour on the eyelids and lip gloss. Her stance is confident and is supporting a "pouty" look towards the camera.
A recent appearance of a "Chav" on the x factor is "chloe". She wears tight jeans, and a very revealing top only covering the top half of her upper body. The jeans also contain rips and have again a bright noticeable belt, in this case it is sparkly. She again wears a lot of gold coloured jewellery around her neck and on her wrists, fingers and ears. She has obvious extensions in her hair along with fake eyelashes and a heavy load of make up. She has written on her stomach in some form of pen and has obviously used a lot of "fake tan" to appear a darker and "oranger" skin colour. She also has a facial piercing.
A stereotypical representation of a male chav would be similar to this:
He is again wearing a cap with his collar raised. The t-shirt is simple and plain and the facial expression he is pulling suggests a "hard" and insolent attitude. His hair is short but still visible beneath the cap.
The character is again wearing a hoodie with the hood up and expressing a "hard" insolent attitude through his facial expression and body language. The character would most likely be wearing tracksuit bottoms with the hoodie and again the hair short but still visible beneath the hood.
These stereotypes use costuming that we could use in our own media characters, and through these ideas represent believable characters.
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