Costume and Hair!

I am fairly certain I know who I am going to use as my main female actor in my film. My best friend, Sarah-jane, is an actor and, so long as I can get her to cover up her septum piercing and her shaved head, I'd like to use her in my film!
My character is going to be in "working clothes" the first time she is shown, meaning she will be dressed in smart trousers, comfortable pumps, and a smart shirt and cardigan. I'd also like her to have a waterfall braid in her hair, which I will do, to show innocence in her character, as I always associate hair-braiding with children.


This is what I do not want on my character...


In my opinion, a ring through the nose does not suggest innocence, and reminds me a bit of a rebellious teenager, which my character is not.

The shaved hairstyle that is so "fashionable" these days also, to me, does not imply the innocence of a character. I want my character to look like a sweet woman, like somebody who couldn't hurt anybody if she tried. I think this will then make the film more shocking because it will make the audience realise that bad things really can happen to anyone.

Instead of the 'rebellious' look, my character will rock the office worker look. She will be dressed in smart clothes, will wear natural make-up and her hair will be styled in a very neat and formal way. She will not, however, look too smart that she could be assumed to be quite posh and pompous. She will purely look like a relaxed woman, living her life the same way, day in, day out. The cardigan helps suggest that she is relaxed for cardigans are typically things that one wears when "lazing about" and not wearing heeled shoes implies that she does not take herself too seriously.

This is my costume idea...