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So over Summer when I started doing my research for my initial idea I realised that I felt my original idea was too narrow for me, I didn't feel that there would of been enough to make up for a full dissertation and the more I looked into it the more I realised that my heart wasn't in it anymore. I felt that with the practical side as well I was very limited to any sort of shoot that I could of done with my original idea so I reevaluated my proposal to think of something more broader.

I thought of instead of just doing the comparison of 2 sub-genres within metal in the 80s, I have decided to look into the influence of make-up in the music industry during the 80s. Focusing on the relationship between make-up and music and what made the 80s such an iconic era for make-up and music, bringing the two together.

For last week, we had to send to our tutor our first draft of whatever work we had done so far but as I was/still am trying to pin point my dissertation idea, I sent my work in bullet point form to explain what I would cover in each section. One thing that I was struggling with was to come up with a title as I feel that to some up and cover what your entire dissertation will be about in one sentence is something that will take time to perfect. I am undecided between:

·         The revolution of make-up in the 1980’s and how it influenced the music.

·         The relationship between make-up and music in the 1980’s and the revolution it created.

·         How the political and social issues in the 1980’s effected music and revolutionised make-up.

·         How make-up influenced androgynous fashion in the 1980’s and the revolutionary impact this had on the music industry.

I have always been interested in the thought of identity, what makes somebodies identity and how people can change this through the power of hair and make-up. That's why with my dissertation I wanted to include all these aspects but also to focus on something that I hadn't done before. I have never really been a fan of 80s music but I have always had an interest in the hair and make-up as I think it is one of the most influential and iconic eras. Even more, a lot of modern day musicians refer back to the 80s for their style which shows how much of an impression the 80s left on the music and fashion industry.