Props and Costume Planning

Based on our research into costumes and props, we have planned the following:

 Costumes

Below is what we plan for each character to wear, along with a few images of these items.

Information about the characters mentioned can be found in this post.

'The Man':    

• A brown suede-style jacket
• Beige trousers
• Brown cowboy boots
• Dark shirt
• Brown cowboy hat

Additional details: stubble

'John Collins':

• White shirt (to symbolise purity/innocence)
• Waistcoat
• Blue jeans
• Black shoes

'Floyd Harolds':

• Light dust-coloured jacket
• Black leather boots
• Dark jeans
• Black cowboy hat
• Red shirt

'Jacob Ross' :

• Brown jacket.
• Light shirt
• Dark jeans
• Black leather boots

'Ben Weylands':

• Checked shirt
• Red Bandanna
• Brown boots
• Dark jeans

 Props:

The main props needed are the firearms used in a few select scenes. From our research, we used two replica revolvers. Although rifles and repeaters were also used during this era, these proved difficult to get hold of.

This is a replica Colt Peacemaker, a traditional gun used in many Westerns, as discussed here. This is the weapon the character of Ben Weylands will use.

This is another type of revolver, it is a Colt 44 Magnum replica. Unfortunately this isn't a weapon from the time, as period-accurate pieces were difficult to find. Due to constraints, we will use this for both "Floyd Harolds" and "The Man".

The only other prop is a bowie knife which "The Man" will have strapped to his leg. A character wore a similar prop in "Unforgiven".

Finally, these are a selection of the shoes characters will be wearing.

On the right are some traditional looking cowboy boots which "The Man" will be wearing. Left are some simpler looking leather shoes worn by "John Collins".