Fashion and World Building

Since the world in R.E.M isn't real it gave me allot of liberty to work on in the world building. The world is created by Lili subconscious who created  a world she would personally love to live in. Fashion, music, and etiquette and behaviors are very important to me and not to confuse anyone in these roles. I decided to use influences from 1915-1925. 

Lili lives within the sun kingdom which is mid Edwardian influenced. from her clothing to the way they act and speak. Empire city is between the Moon and Sun Kingdom so it has become it own more  liberated society, Abandoning the fashion, music and style of both Kingdoms and becoming something younger, newer and more exciting so to speak. Hense the more 1920 look. 

The 1920's was an era of new exploration especially for women. Woman where free to be more of an individual and act more modern. I like the idea of Benjamin being part of a city that focuses on change and liberation so Lili would where clothes more loose fitting and less extravagan but still be more reserved compare to the women who live in EC. 

Not sure how I will manage to hid Lili hair once she in Empire city but there has to be a way lol. The world entirety is build on magic but not enough to be consider  fantasy, there are no wizards or warlocks etc. just enough to help push the story forward. Maybe there are fashionable cloche hats that can shorten the hair of the woman who wears if so it can be more fashionable. haha not sure! 

I want the world to be active, yes its a dream but it a dream that Lili created and it's what she consider her home and her reality so I want it to be explorative. Jasper understands the world isn't real but if he not careful he can get sucked into believing it is. For that to happen I want to create characters and side characters  that have impact on them and those around them vis versa. 

I took many inspirations from Sears catalogs! and youtube videos of influencers who love and understand the era I'm interested in. This way the switch of fashion, music etc won't be drastically different when it sticks to the 10 years. Allot has changed in those tens years but to me not enough to make anyone feel confused of what the world is. 

The world building is meant to be from point A and B. It isn't jumping into worlds like Kingdom Heart. The dream world is one world but it so massive that the further you go the more it changes not by a huge amount but enough so the viewers can still focus on the story and not feel like they are in the twilight zone lol.