Since As You Like It has two very different settings, city and pastoral, the costumes will reflect the differences between the two settings.
In the city or court the costumes will be very structured and harsh. The garments will be in darker colors. Deep greens and blues with some black accents. They will be very regal, fancy and upper-class.
The women of the court will wear corsets; most specifically for Rosalind and Celia. This will show the harsh, strict structure of the court. By having costumes that are cumbersome and restricting it will allow for a physical restriction of the actresses. Especially when later they go into the pastoral.
The men will wear the same time period court attire. The Duke's would be much greater and regal looking than that of the other men in the court. His clothes will hold a similar quality and look that Celia and Rosalind's costumes hold. Celia and the Duke should be in blue and Rosalind in a green. Celia and Rosalind's dresses should hold similar qualities that tie them together. But the blue ties Celia and the Duke together as father and daughter.
Orlando, Oliver and Le Beau would have similar costumes but would be much less elegant than that of the Duke Frederick’s. Also Orlando's clothes would be much poorer looking than that of Oliver's. His would be more dirty and slightly tattered since Oliver treats him poorly.
The servants of Oliver and the Duke would wear basic clothes. Nothing too terribly fancy but still done up just enough to show the fact that they work for someone who is better off.
Touchstone, the clown, would be in a more fanticiful outfit. His clothing would be different than that of the others in the court. However, he would still stick to the same color scheme.The following link is to a video about how to put on a corset. This can help show the dressers and the women wearing corsets how to put one on.
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-wear-a-corset
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