An Analysis of a Wicked Women Costume Colors and Images in a Fairy Tale

동화 속 악녀 의상의 색채와 이미지 분석

  • Nam, Yoon-Sook (Division of Fashion Industry, Silla University) ;
  • Kim, Bok-Hee (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, Silla University)
  • 남윤숙 (신라대학교 패션산업학부) ;
  • 김복희 (신라대학교 의류학과)
  • Received : 2009.09.02
  • Accepted : 2009.10.21
  • Published : 2009.12.31

Abstract

This study aims to analysis the costume colors and images of wicked women in fairy tale. For the most costume applied to the relationship between color kind, brightness, and saturation. so, this study investigated the costume colors put on by wicked women in fairy tales and analysed and interpreted them by inputting data. First, mostly the costume colors applied to transfer the image of wicked women were dark blue, red, violet, bluish green, green, and purple. Second, the colors feeling cool and cold such as dark blue, bluish green, green, and blue were applied more frequently than the colors feeling warm and mild. Third, the deep and dark color tones with low brightness and low saturation affected by the mixture ratio of black were applied frequently for the use of wicked woman colors. Fourth, the colors mentioned above have the meaning of men, powerful, authority, cruel, angry, brutal, mysterious, and evil, that have the property of attacking and strong wicked women. They were expressed by the costume put on by wicked women.

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