As a designer I would costume to bring this extract to life.

For Inspector Goole, I would have him wear a

cotton fabric, light, and dirty brown mackintosh as a coat, will all the buttons done up, only exposing the
top, where there will be a white button up shirt. The long length of the mackintosh will exaggerate his
figure and height, as it will make his silhouette angular and prominent, like a triangle, which would
reflect his sharp and threatening attitude. The collar of the mackintosh should be uneven and poorly put
together, showing his lower class in comparison to the Birlings. And all the buttons done up will signify
his mysteriousness, as it covers most of his body like a cloak, representing how little is known about him.
He will wear a black triply hat, a common accessory at the time, and similar to the mackintosh, will be
uneven. He will have no tie, and have untampered, somewhat loose-fitting, grey trousers, symbolising
his unprofessionalism, along with worn boots to show him as a worker, or someone similar to the
working class. Overall he should be slightly scruffy, but passable. Gerald will contrast the inspector in his
costume, as he will wear a fitted three-piece suit. He will have a black jacket, a vest, and a tie above his
white shirt, which is done up to the top button to show his professionalism and class, as well as
symbolising his kept secrets, similar to the Inspector’s mackintosh. His trousers will be of the same
material as his jacket and vest, and in a similar deep black colour, and would be cut off just above the
ankles, exposing black cashmere socks, a luxury fabric. He would have clean and polished black boots
with a high heel, which will increase his height to above the Birling family’s height, but below the
Inspectors height, to show their hierarchy of power. He will also wear a black flat derby hat with a white
ribbon, a very popular hat in the 1910s. It is also very angular and sharp, representing his side as an
established businessman. As a woman in the 1910s, Sheila will have a very different costume. She will
have a long dress, going past her ankles, and a jacket of the same fabric, which would blend into the
dress. Green was often used at the time, and it also shows how she is straying from Gerald’s black and
white suit, showing her deviancy, and how she is straying away from the older generation and becoming
more forward thinking. Her jacket should end at her neck, revealing nothing underneath, but as the play
develops, the jacket could be undone to expose a white shirt, showing her stress and deviancy, as she
becomes messier the more is revealed, and the more tension rises. The dress should be made of a fine
silk, to signify her wealth and how women were seen as delicate at the time, as silk is a delicate material.
Similar to Gerald, Sheila should also wear a flat derby hat, but brown, with a striped ribbon, while also
being larger and wider overall, as this was more in fashion for women at the time. Since Gerald and
Sheila share the same type of hat, this could also be used to further develop Sheila’s reaction to learning
about Gerald’s affair, as she could remove the hat when she learns of the news, to signify her
disapproval of Gerald. In a similar brown to the hat, Sheila will have leather slippers, which would be
well made and expensive looking, to show her materialism as well as wealth. The shoes should make it
so her height is below Gerald’s, following the gender roles of the time, but also so that she is taller than
Eric, to further his embarrassing and foolish character.