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Theatrical costumes are good or bad depending on whether they support the view of the character the director is trying to present. Mark Rylance played Hamlet in striped pajamas. Of course he was trying to portray him as a fragile, childlike, mentally infirm person, so that worked. Mel Gibson played him as an action figure, so dark colours and leather worked for him.

You should check out the famous 1964 Broadway production of Hamlet with Richard Burton in the title role. In this production the director (Sir John Gielgud) refused to impose any costume suggestions at all on the cast, and asked them to wear the ordinary clothes they would wear to a rehearsal. Check out how Burton decided to dress himself as Hamlet.

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