The long dress is the Caribbean's tradition. Therefore, to follow the figure of a peasant Desiree, I would dress her a brownish old dress. The color and the pattern of the dress is faded since the peasant could not afford the new colorful dress. However, the dress will be sealed with some flowers, and the dress would be a little bit shorter than the picture shown above (but will not be above the knee). To show a figure of a dreamy teenage girl, Desiree would love to decorate her dress with flowers and perhaps weave a flower bracelet for herself. She could not stand doing peasant work in the village, so she usually ran through the field chasing the car. Therefore, she ripped her dress shorter that she can run quickly. Desiree would still wear the peasant's dress, but because of the colorful flower she had, her costume would stand out from the other peasants.
There could be a connection between Desiree's costume and Mama Eulalie's costume. The dress would be bigger for Desiree so that it could show that the dress was passed to her from her mom. It repeatedly showed the audience that they were too poor to afford the clothes. The main setting of the story would be that the situation of peasant's lives would not allow the peasant to think beyond basic surviving. Then, the existence of Desiree would look impossible, and it could reveal the realistic and tragic ending. I would adapt My Love My Love to be as realistic and practical as possible. The story can be romantic and dreamful, but the hierarchy and poverty are always there limiting people's imagination and possibility, and therefore, the hierarchy and poverty lead the story to the tragedy. Then, costume for Desiree would not have any connection with gods or goddess if there are gods and goddess on the stage.
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