Costumes + examples in different genres.
In different sort of genres, different costumes are used to fit the stereotypes. Below are 3 famous genres with the stereotype costumes.
Western
In western film the stereotypical costume for the main characters tends to be someone in western books, black trousers, white shirt with sometimes a waist coat. Below is a example;
Post apocalyptic
In the stereotypical post apocalyptic film characters tend to have tattered clothes that are perhaps a bit loose as there is no shops open to buy new clothes, you have to take what you can find. Some examples are bellow:
Action
In a typical action film there are many typical costumes for the leading character. For example in the superhero films the main character, the superhero(s), normally have a unique 'superhero costume', for example Batman;