Inspiration for this shoot came from Hitchcock’s 1948 film “Rope,” which itself is inspired by the Leopold and Loeb murder trial carried out in 1920’s Chicago. The plot involves the brutal death of a young man by his two privileged Manhattanite friends, whom feel as though they are superior beings and therefore are justified in their act. Some motifs from the film include a dinner party, a steamer trunk, books, the Manhattan skyline, and of course, a rope. The look is based off the two main characters Brandon (John Dall) and Phillip (Farley Granger). They dress themselves in suits of baroque colors that are the height of late 1940’s men’s fashion and are somewhat “dandy,” as these characters are implied homosexuals. I want my styling to represent a dark, narcissistic character much like John Dall’s Brandon.