The femme fatale in film noir's is often seen wearing a tight red dress to show her slender figure and to seduce the male protagonist. The red dress is often paired with heels and red lipstick this colour symbolises danger which is a forecast of what is to come in the film. However, in old fashioned film noirs a black and white filter is often used so the colours cannot be identified. As shown in the image below sometimes the femme fatale also wears long gloves and may also wear tights.
Makeup is also an important part of the overall look. This is often thick red lipstick, eyeliner and mascara therefore is easy to create. Sometimes the femme fatale is also seen with long wavy hair. The aim is to make her look desirable. Due to the black and white filter the colours need to be bold therefore lipstick and dark eye makeup will be suitable.
Male
The majority of males in the film noirs wear suits. This is common for the era of when most film noirs were made or are set in the 1940's-1950's as this was the fashion. The suit is also often paired with a fedora and maybe a gun. Detectives are usually seen in a trench coat and may also wear a fedora.
This is a simple costume to recreate and does not involve any complex details.
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