Are "The Witcher" Costumes Any Good? Costume Review/Roast ft. My Sis

toss a coin to your costume designer (WATCH OUT FOR SPOILERS THOUGH!)
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this damn mask tho

[@pcpljohnrenneltengco4129]

Hey meme mom!!!!!!!

hi

[@pcpljohnrenneltengco4129]

@ hello

[@zulasyrafismail791]

I didnt know ur sister is Anne Hathaway

[@givemecookies5078]

Gotta love that Christmas weather

[@snabelapan23]

*tosses a coin to our meme mom*

[@snabelapan23]

IM FAMOUS

[@alexandria3583]

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[@Jay-over-Jay]

oh valley of plenty

[@ariahazelwood3842]

*hmmmmm.*

[@beemel5734]

Toss a coin to your meme mom, Oh valley of vintage, Oh valley of vintage, Woah oh ohh...

[@pixiedancer8267]

The dress that "Triss" wears is made of a sparkle fabric called Assuit. It is made in Egypt and is quite expensive, the white and gold metallic dress that "Yennifer" wears is the same kind of fabric.

[@meeragrace8495]

hey meme mom!! could you please review the little women costumes??? i loved loved loved the little details that the costumer added to them, character-wise, but i have no clue how accurate they are and i would love to know. thank you ily

[@1234OTAKUANIME]

I've been waiting for you to review The Witcher costumes FOREVER and it just came out!! 😂😂😂

[@Ellyndia]

Would be interested to hear your opinion on Fringella's outfit after she goes to Niffgard. Nay or definitely nay? That fabric...

[@liamaugust]

you two look so much alike and i love that

[@omfgmusic97]

totally agree with what you said about the fit! I loved the actress in the role of Yennefer but it really felt like the costume designer did her dirty. It felt like they were not thinking about individual actors/actresses specific shapes and proportions (in general) which resulted in making costumes that did not work for them and accentuate certain aspects of their form that would assist the personalities of the character, especially in her case! Some of her costumes seemed to make her stance shift due to the fit and alter the effect of her character presence on screen.

[@truei1864]

I think most issues I have or perhaps the issues that most people would have are related to the budget (so thus I feel its not totally fair to compare the costumes to block-bluster films, show, etc costumes). I am glad they put a focus on the monsters and monster effects with their budget, but I do lament the blow to the costumes. I feel there still could have been a better focus on silhouettes and palettes for the different areas (like you both discussed), would have strengthened the visuals so much >< and that mask was by far the worst, it was too much and too dollar shop costumey haha.

[@eimhinlynch1517]

Would have loved to seen a collab with shadiversity skall metatron etc so we could have an all round reaction, the ladies for the clothes the others for armour and weapons. Just a thought

[@elizabethb913]

I was constantly distracted by the Nilfgaardian armor. I thought it was weirdly cool looking. But every scene with it I was more interested in how the costume people made the folds/ripples and what materials they used than whatever that character was doing.

[@cecilyerker]

Look at these tall long glamorous Polish women, if they were dogs they’d be Borzois

[@Call-me-Al]

Borzois have a kinda goofy face compared to Afghan hounds, so that feels less fitting. Is shorthaired Afghan hounds a thing? Afghan hounds are a lot more elegant in the face than borzois

[@Petaurista13]

Weirdest comment I've seen/

[@rachelmaksy]

hi hello I love you both. Totally agree with all of this. Most of my problem with the costuming is that everything felt like a Halloween Store purchase 😂🙈 Nothing felt "lived in" if that makes sense. Even Geralt's shiz needed to be thrown around in the dirt a little more before filming hahaha

Yes, I definitely agree! Especially women’s clothing looked totally unworn and not gritty at all - and considering the circumstances it should at least have a stain or two? Maybe that’s what made Renfri’s outfit stand out

[@evapalma9899]

Hey Karolina and Rachel, love your videos and style!

[@caitlinbrown6324]

Yes! You don't want a knight in shining armour because that means it's never been used, you want a knight in armour that has got some dings and scratches and dirt on it!

[@Demothios]

@@caitlinbrown6324 That makes more sense with clothing, than with any form of metal armor. Armor, like swords, had to be maintained and cared for or it might break when it mattered most (during battle), and for as long as militaries have existed, it was the soldiers themselves that were expected to provide the (basic) care for their own weapons and armor (not talking about smithing work,). So really, before and after fight or battle, a knight in metal armor, really *ought* to have had a well-polished armor. It would have been drilled into him, in the same way sewing garments and basic repear of clothing would have been drilled into girls in the home.

[@britischenadligen3760]

Karolina: *"she has brains, she knows it's not gonna be the best for mountain climbing"* also Karolina: *attempts to boulder while wearing a corset and Edwardian attire*

[@Future_Pheonix]

This is kinda unrelated, but she doesn't seem to have much brain if she didn't attempt to use her magic to save the falling people during the climb, and Geralt who almost fell with them. Her actions during the war were also very stupid.

[@britischenadligen3760]

@@Future_Pheonix Haha, I must admit I haven't seen The Witcher tho 🙊

[@Future_Pheonix]

@@britischenadligen3760 Oops sorry, did I spoil it? 😬 Or did you not mean to watch it? 😅

[@britischenadligen3760]

@@Future_Pheonix haha no, I didn't plan to watch it yet, perhaps someday 😅 I guess I'll forget about the spoilers by then though!

[@Future_Pheonix]

@@britischenadligen3760 Okay. Sorry then. It wasn't an important one though.. 😅 Or at least I wouldn't consider it to be. So I wouldn't worry too much about it...

[@magdalena3149]

My main problem with the costumes in The Witcher is the lack of cohesiveness in style and inspiration. There is no theme and I feel like the styling was all over the place. It's a mess. I do love Ciri's and Geralt's costumes though!

Yes, I agree!

[@jodiebug1]

To me it was how cheap- and community theater-looking they all were

[@unrulycrow6299]

Yes, I had the same issue and found it super jarring throughout the series. I was about like "Tudor? Mid-19th? Early 20th? JEAN-PAUL GAUTHIER?" Like pick a style dammit! I did enjoy Jaskier's style though, he really fitted into the image I have of fashion in The Witcher.

[@nootnewt9323]

On another note this channel ruined me. Now I look for historical accuracy and time period through costuming

[@Kaospyri]

And without that cohesiveness the varied locations don't really get any local flavor across, the Skelligers don't look notably different from the mainlanders for example.

[@anniebrahe3301]

So, is your sister our meme aunt?

[@sparkydoodle96]

Omg yes she's the cool aunt who only shows up on holidays and gives you cool ass presents

[@nobuddy5442]

@Trey Stephens yes is

[@Renderduck]

@@nobuddy5442 you should be called yes buddy

[@nobuddy5442]

@@Renderduck And you should be called LAUGH

[@googlethis313]

Agreed! I was going to make a similar comment but you got here Way first! So yes! I think she would be. 😘

[@heddadybvadskog-nebb5603]

Yennefer looked like she was always wearing the rejected designs for Katniss' black mockingjay dress from catching fire. And that was supposed to be fresh and new...

[@TheVeggiekat]

Hedda Dybvadskog - BRILLIANT!!!! I kept thinking her costumes reminded me of something and you hit the nail on the head! Thank you!

[@georgiasimon9193]

L O L

[@Minnabehere]

I mean that last battle dress looked like made from nylon ropes. *groan*

[@TheKatKitten]

Hedda Dybvadskog hahaha true !!!

[@pretendtheresaname9213]

Perfect description

[@luizamor4503]

i don’t mind things not looking “historically accurate” in a fantasy show. what bothered me was the lack of cohesiveness between the clothes of each kingdom, every gown was completely random and different from one another, it was very off putting?? there needs to be a certain style , silhouette or at least a material that is preferred or cultural to each region, i think. i hope they do a better job with the new costume designer in the new season

[@vilwarin5635]

That was the thing they got right in GOT. Every region had it´s style, color and fabric, it gave a sense of "fashion" in a fantasy setting.

[@luizamor4503]

Nesseire exactly!!!!

[@kilisandra6008]

There are actually reasons for that. And style depends on not only region and status just like with us but mages dress redicoulusly in the novels it is commneted on alot considering the type of stories they are. Also some randomness in wardrobe is from it jumping years or even decades in time, as we all know style can change over years and decades even in the same region and then each region has not only different races but species ect like you said , in fantasy you have to have allowances half the sorceresses clothes are magic anyways 😏

[@luizamor4503]

Doctor Doom i mean sure, but i still want some verisimilitude from my fantasy content

[@kilisandra6008]

@@luizamor4503 Exactly what made them unbelievable in a brand new fantasy world? What exactly was so unrealistic in clothing worn by made up people in a made up world and 1 that travels through large chunks of time as well as many classes races and species?

[@eleanorg5297]

Have you seen the new Little Women film? It would be interesting to know what you think of the costumes💕

[@hannahlavergne1005]

Eleanor Graham yes I was just thinking this!!

[@katiehoward4843]

Yes! Compares and contrast the costumes of the new one with the ‘94 one?

[@estelledesigns]

I love all of adult Amy's costumes! They remind me of Margaret Hale from North & South - simple and elegant but very beautiful!

[@eleanorg5297]

@@katiehoward4843 Yeah that would be so cool!

[@eleanorg5297]

@@estelledesigns Same! I love the way they use her costumes to make her look so much older in the later bits even though it's the same actress

[@studywtha.m4012]

can we please all appreciate the Christmas sweater of your sis???? THE BLINKING LIGHTS DAMN

[@TheresaHanssen]

study with ae I love the Christmas sweater!! I want one!!

[@sabarnasarker4630]

NOT ENOUGH COMMENTS ABOUT THE BLINKING LIGHTS CHRISTMAS SWEATER

[@aciddominic2628]

Where can I find one?? I love it

[@PozdrawiamMame]

@@aciddominic2628 in Primark I believe. I got the same one to my bro!

[@mermanhellville]

I know it's fantasy and they can go crazy all they want but the show feels like they had 20 different costume designers who went all over the place and everything feels terribly inconsistent. The ball in Aretuza looked like a mix of of a Disney princess movie and Harry Potter. Elves look like they're on their way to the Burning Man festival lol

[@allgodsnomasters2822]

The crust punk Brokilon folx was awesome I loved it and ofc mages are gonna dress funky, their clothes are conjured with magic

[@mermanhellville]

@@allgodsnomasters2822 I liked the dryads too! I know the mages go full fashion crazy as well, and the costumes were all very cool on their own but everything as a whole didn't feel very coherent (just my opinion ofc). I felt like I was watching three different shows all at once sometimes.

[@kitty-xf9ku]

the weirdest thing for me was that yennefer was constantly sporting an emerald green (maybe purple?) smokey eye even like in her sleep and stuff,, is it bc she’s magical? lol

[@dallymoo7816]

egyptians even used makeup..also fantasy

[@Evija3000]

Lol, part of her transformation. Now she's always in full makeup wether she wants it or not.

[@arianafox365]

kitty OMG SAME !!! It took me out of the world lol bugged me so much

[@steinistein8611]

I imagine there could be magic make up 😅

[@chrissiek8706]

Yeah, she really must be a witch to sleep for years in full makeup and not to f***up her skin 😅 We saw her applying red lip paint with a brush though, so eyeshadows are probably not so magical either

[@ベリーベリーチーズケーキ]

the rope dress was the WORST like someone had leftovers making curtains and just threw it on her

[@IPostSwords]

it really did look like cheap curtain rope. i was wondering where I recognised those ropes from

[@jeric_synergy8581]

It's seems a bit unfair to say "these people (the cast) are from all over" and also say "the clothes are so inconsistent".

[@dallymoo7816]

i liked it....id wear it

[@captainhoratiobungleiii7147]

I absolutely hated it. It just looked like someone over-ordered on sash cord and tried to cover up the mistake.

[@viatrix03]

It seemed highly impractical for a battle and whatnot 😂

[@charlisabeth]

I feel like Yennefer's costumes were just too high-concept. It seems to me that the designer wanted them to express her character as much as possible, completely disregarding how they fit into the world she exists in. Also, I think you sister looks a bit like a mix of you and Anne Hathatway. :D

[@anap3008]

i feel like as a character she feels disconnected from the world she lives in so, in that sense, it works well

[@jodiebug1]

What were the concepts? That rope outfit looked like the concept was “Can you make a dress out of two materials for under $100?!”

[@nootnewt9323]

She sticks out too much. Why not just put her in the clothes everyone else was in and make it bright red?

[@anap3008]

@@nootnewt9323 her character has always just worn black.

[@charlisabeth]

@@anap3008 I never looked at it that way, but it actually makes sense. I still feel like they could've made it more subtle. @jodiebug1 I think the idea was to make her look powerful and towering with a lot of horizontal lines, little curves and some architectural elements maybe. I can imagine that the rope dress was meant to reference iron bars or something like that, but the execution didn't live up to the vision (maybe due to low budget)

[@heddadybvadskog-nebb5603]

Meme mum: dressed as classy as always Our cool new meme aunt: My Christmas jumper lights up!!!!!!

[@PistachioDean]

Have you seen the Fantastic Beasts movies? They're supposed to be set in the late 1920s, but I feel like the costumes are too mid-1930s and some things are too modern. It would be great to hear your opinion on them! :)

[@lordindulgence]

YES! I’ve been thinking about this ever since I began to express some sort of interest in the Fantastic Beast movies.

[@mikanchan322]

I've been thinking about that! I was wondering whether it was 20s inspired with bit of a modern twist

[@healinggrounds19]

It is late 20s early 30s blend. Not horrible, unlike the script.

[@adeledesm8853]

And all through the Harry Potter books it is very clear that wizards have a very hard time dressing up like muggles. It is a central comic element. So wtf fantastic beasts ??? BUT I thought it was very pretty : I mean Jude Law in a 3 piece suit was hot ! Yet very far from the purple velvety robes with shinning stars that Dumbledore wears in Harry's time

[@sergeantbigmac]

Funny, and here I thought the wardrobe and set departments were actually the best parts of those films ...The only 'best parts' lol

[@hobbyandstuff]

This stuff annoyed me so much about the show. I dont know the first thing about historical dresses, but Yennefer looked more like some Popstar then someone at a kings court. That cage dress and the coat worn for the dragon hunt - what? And the Nilfgard armour looks like the texture of animal intestines. But its not just the dresses also the sets. Compare the awful Dubai Hotel look of that Aretusa party with the great hall in the Harry Potter Movies for example - looks way more convincing.

[@leporid257]

@kshiftkometh ah another women using rape drugs are valid show?

[@leporid257]

@kshiftkometh oh they see but they like it.

[@dallymoo7816]

its fantasy though not historical

[@Evija3000]

I didn't really look at the outfits, but noticed some of Yen's were weird. However I think the winter coat is pretty similar to her coat in the last game (although simpler). The sets... I liked the slightly surreal feeling for most nature settings, but when it came to fancier buildings and the magical forest it seemed like too much. At first I wasn't even sure if the inn where Geralt meets Jaskier is a dream, a flashback or actually real.

[@Niobesnuppa]

@kshiftkometh It's ambiguous and I interpreted it as when she said the word it was just the word to end the party, but the fact that this is even up for debate is pretty disturbing, and I sincerely hope that scene wasn't intended to be Yennefer date-raping people, because if it was, then Yennefer is iredeemable in my eyes.

[@voldemozart]

*sees meme mom x 2 in thumbnail* DOUBLE DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE

[@pipitameruje]

Between that and your user, I went full HP in my head, and now the song is stuck in my mind 🤣

[@ariahazelwood3842]

FIRE BURN AND CAULDRON BUBBLE

[@lidelbaldl]

Prepare for trouble and make it double

[@matilde_5]

Aria Hazelwood DOUBLE DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES!

[@rokiahmohdnor]

YES. JUST ✨OUI✨.

[@liaml6043]

My main issue with the costumes is that the lack of cohesion between the main characters and the rest of the world. I know they all need their own distinct styles but it felt like everyone was from completely different eras of history.

[@alienaf8151]

I wish they didn't try so hard to make Yennefer look elegant and mysterious, I feel like everything she wears would look better if it was more traditional historical inspired

[@steinistein8611]

The dress she wore when her and the queen were chased by the assassin looked really cool though imo. The rest of her dresses was kinda meh

[@kathylennerds750]

I wish they hadn't tried so hard with her personality either. Like, not to fault the actress at all! but I disliked Yennefer for the largest part of the show. Like her turning "badass" felt extremely forced.

[@healinggrounds19]

You can really tell the writers are men who have zero idea how to write about or for powerful women. I am SO disappointed.

[@steinistein8611]

@@kathylennerds750 it's how she was in the books though

[@healinggrounds19]

@@sealab7073 then that is an even bigger disappointment. As a woman, I didn't feel empowered or inspired by ANY of the female leading characters or Geralt.

[@Ykhraam]

y’all almost look like twins in this video

[@killerqueen9385]

yeah probably cause they are twins

[@rasowyczarnyszatan9790]

@Trey Stephens :0 >:0

[@cinelles]

Killer Queen they are not twins

[@leporid257]

her sister looks like the child of karolina and demi lovato

[@HirayaMayari]

@@leporid257 She reminds me of Lea Michele...

[@miyzanatta]

As someone who plays a lot of RPGs, some costumes just felt like **random mage robe*, *random druid*, *random noble** I guess some choices you would only understand if you know the concepts of light, medium and heavy armor, for game classes and builds lol

[@Evija3000]

Pretty much everyone seemed dressed in generic clothes for their role. Except Geralt was dressed based on his game art and half of Yen's clothes were weird experiments.

[@aaronmorrison8050]

The "armour" in the show was so bad especially the nilfgarrdian armour the games got it so much better

[@Petaurista13]

Me: changing armor to noble clothes while at home playing Skyrim (usually I've also cared to remove all helmets from follower's backpack to force him to look like normal soldier would like inside house he's living in) Netflix: "its's just fantasy, let's make them random crap to wear"

[@ezrealxshsh5460]

@@Petaurista13 ill start doing Now wow actually u made me want to play skyrim again. Didn't ginish it this year and it was going in my head for a while

[@MissRedheadRapunzel]

Spoilers: Dragon Episode One thing I loved about the costumes in that episode were the colours relating to Borch’s description of dragon breeds. Red being pretty odd (Jaskier), black being extremely rare (Yennefer and Gerald) and Gold being pretty much unknown (Borch).

[@Evija3000]

Borch's armor even had a little scale pattern on it.

[@elzb1593]

good eye! i didn't notice that :D

[@WHAATEVEN]

The green dress was literally Fiona from Shrek I hated it lmao even her shoes were the same as Fiona’s and they even did the floating in the air shrek kiss a hedgehog ogre onion boi

[@Alex-mm7tb]

That entire scene screamed Shrek to me too

[@Call-me-Al]

....I honestly thought it was an intentional for the fun kind of reference... I mean the Toss A Coin To Your Witcher song even directly references Elf On A Shelf

[@maxjmh795]

Geralt and Jaskier are literally Shrek and Donkey

[@bigsiskrishere]

WHAATEVEN I feel the green dress was intentional because you can’t see the distinct green eyes that easily, and also because the Elder Blood power manifests with green light. I thought the green dress for both Pavetta and Ciri was great for highlighting that they both have the power.

[@allgodsnomasters2822]

Shrek was just the american Witcher, a cynical modern reinterpretation of fairy tales, for America this means fart jokes and pop music and for Poland, nihilism and cruel absurdity.

[@aviimax]

yennefer's outfits always took me out of the show and made me think that i was like watching reign or some other historical/fantasy show on the cw.

[@bethanyspencer3618]

avi max yep!!!

[@rosegold5720]

exactly!!

[@rosegold5720]

quite frankly, her scenes especially with the headmistress (forgot her name) felt like some type of 16th century harry potter and completely took me out of the world they created with geralt's scenes

[@buttercupbill1701]

literally took my breath away when i saw this in my sub feed. OH BOY. also, something I kept thinking about is the fact that the first season spans like at least 30 years. which means that the fashion should change between those three decades, right? the whole time i was watching, i couldn't stop thinking 'damn, wouldn't be interesting if karolina zebrowska reviewed the costumes?' and now here it is!

[@bethdahl3741]

Fashion changed alot slower back in the day, I guess. But maybe fashion should have changed from region to region in the show..

[@Future_Pheonix]

@@bethdahl3741 When is back then? When does it take place?

[@bethdahl3741]

@@Future_Pheonix Pre industrial revoultion, I suppose.

[@buttercupbill1701]

Beth Dahl really? I didn’t know that it changed slower back then. Based on my knowledge of the games and books, the Witcher happens in an alternate universe during the late 1300s to the early 1400s

[@redwitch95]

The thing is there's three different timelines, with Ciri's lasting like a week or two (I think), Geralt's being twenty years roughly, and then Yennefer's is 80 or 90. So you'd definitely expect clothing to change drastically over Yennefer's parts, especially since you're dealing with very wealthy characters for the vast majority of it, but there's not really anything. I can definitely forgive the comparative lack of change during Geralt's given his is a lot shorter and he's dealing a lot more with ordinary people, who probably wouldn't have changed trends as frequently.

[@shizotypical]

The elves outfits make sense though, they're basically a bunch of rogues at that point. It makes sense that they wear green and brown rags. It's all they have

[@SeleneSalvatore]

But the elf ears look bad, cheap and not part of their body. Why they don't have good prostetic ears, it make their look better. Elf are poor and mistreated but some of them still very pride and longing for old better days.

[@RubyJamez]

Plus they are kinda either in the forest or in the slumps, so rugs and shaggy clothes seems fine. But yes ears looked like my niece made them out of dough.

[@amandaggogo]

@@SeleneSalvatore Omg the ears were straight from a costume store, they did not blend well at all! Made it all look low budget. OG star trek had better blending skills.

[@sergeantbigmac]

When they referenced the elves early in the show and their racial conflict with humans I thought we were gonna get some ethereal beings, like the show had a chance to make them really alien or different looking, but no we just got some dumpy looking humans with rubber pointed ears.

[@G60J60F80]

But their clothes weren't even dirty. Background villagers looked dirtier and more rough and tumble than the elves

[@manair.1719]

and us, being Polish people, we had to watch it IT'S THE LAW!

[@messmeg7582]

law of surprises

[@DarkStrawbee]

can't you like, send that roast video to the producers, so they can hire you and work on that, could you please educate the world with your polishness, thank you very much

[@Miss_Distress]

I have heard the costume designer will be changed for season 2.

[@aleksandrawacaw2650]

Yeah but are they changing it to Karolina?

[@Miss_Distress]

@@aleksandrawacaw2650 we can hope!

[@HotSzejk]

Would be a dream come true, especially to us Poles who are watching and seeking Polish elements

[@rosalieirenenightingale6011]

And a more than a bow, hiring someone with a Żebrowska name, on top of it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jaskierdraven9191]

I feel like Calanthe has plain outfits because she didnt like the pomp and circumstance and the flashy stuff. I remember her saying that she hates corsets and would prefer to see the night out in her armor. So maybe that's why, because she doesn't like the frills and stuff. And I feel like they put the characters we see the most in better clothes. Also now that you mention it I too also see most fantasy in medieval fashion... its weird haha. Also, also, meme aunt and meme mom haha.

[@jb264]

Calanthe was totally fine... costumes fit her character well

[@jellylo]

Me: *doesn't really care about the Witcher* Also me: "Damn, why would they use the mask"

[@mornen-bb]

I wished the costumes had a more class-based and regional distinction in them, like the outfits in the third game. And a little bit more Polish. :(

[@allgodsnomasters2822]

that would be neat!

[@gorgonseye2447]

I was also expecting polish medieval outfits. Maybe a bit pimped up for the sake of fantasy, but in the same spirit nevertheless. It is hard to immerse into this world, when you constantly get distracted by all too modern and too inconsistent styles.

[@izabella7174]

The designer probably thinks polish fashion was boring and not a good fit for Hollywood, or just doesn't know it at all

[@lyreparadox]

I'd love to find some resources for medieval Polish clothing - When I tried to find examples of Polish clothing from the 1300's I couldn't find anything. Even in the university library everything Poland+History was about WWII. It was incredibly frustrating. :(

[@aleksandralempart8305]

@@lyreparadox what university?

[@Crazy-rc5ot]

I just have to say that Karolina's hair looks stunning

are you serious? it was a greasy mess, haven’t washed it for 5 days, but apparently it doesn’t show on camera 😂

[@pubcollize]

@ hair looks and feels best no less than a few days after washing it.

[@tiffprendergast]

pubcollize yup

[@annafirnen4815]

I feel like Calanthe isn't the type of lady to wear over the top dresses like Cersei.

[@CinnamonCari]

I liked the beaded patterned dress she wore in the ball where Geralt was invited. I thought it was at the same time badass, conventionally femenine and conservative (much like the character) and the silhouette, although somewhat 1920s as meme mom said, was also reminiscent of a kirtle but with some shoulder action. I can't believe they didn't comment on it :/

[@Sophie-wq6eo]

She should still have very well made clothes with high quality material tho

[@martag825]

Yes, I can imagine she wouldn't wear clothes that would restrict her movements in any way but she was still a queen so her clothes should somehow reflect that. Like, if she was in a crowd you should be able to spot straight away that she was a queen.

[@Unpoeticirony]

She wouldn’t care, but she also wouldn’t HAVE to care because someone would design, make, and dress her regardless.

[@IPostSwords]

Many of the costuming choices in this series were a real struggle - the rope dress and basically all the nilfgaardian costumes were borderline unbearable.

[@estelledesigns]

The nilfgaardian armour is the worst.

[@Miss_Distress]

I've heard they are changing costume designers for S2

[@CinnamonCari]

I still don't understand the rope dress... why? It's not that I hate it, I just can't figure out the purpose it serves in that episode.

[@petrfedor1851]

Everything about Nilfgaard is unbereable. Evyry single thing.

[@IPostSwords]

@@petrfedor1851 swords were good, though

[@inaanjakossowska6990]

About the rope dress... I think that was supposed to be somewhat symbolic, about her freeing herself and stuff, but all I saw were cheap curtains😂 Scarlett O'Hara gone too far😂😂😂

[@alyssasalazar7176]

Ina Anja Kossowska dont do queen scarlett like that💀💀💀

[@olymolly3637]

So, in conclusion, The Witcher's costume choices/designs are simply all over the place.

[@Petaurista13]

You know they made Dryad bowmasters Black spearwomen.

[@LaDivinaLover]

Always remember that in the 1st season of any show the costumes are suspect and wonky. They are usually never really amazing. Cersei developed a style over many seasons but in the first season her costumes were terrible. I guarantee you they will get better over time due to larger fan-base and larger budgets! :)

[@LayllasLocker]

Im with you on this one. 😸💜

[@Costume_CO]

Agreed.

[@erwin669]

Yeah, the costumes and sets of season 1 Game of Thrones remind me of a generic fantasy show and are kinda bleh when compared with the costumes and sets of the later seasons

[@healinggrounds19]

Truth. I will shut my pie hole.

[@user-mb9nm7bq5e]

Dude. Remember her season 1 wig? It was literally yellow

[@user-ck9lm6xi1o]

4:27 - ""Evil is evil, greater, lesser, middling, it makes no difference. The degree's arbitrary, the definition's blurred. If I'm to choose between one evil and another, I'd rather not choose a dress and cape made of cheap looking fabric."

[@lenaeospeixinhos]

In Queen Calanthe's case, I saw the simplicity of her clothes as a sort of "I'm a warrior Queen, why are you making me wear these girly clothes" thing 😂 if she must wear dresses, then they shall be serious and colourless and without much rococo!

[@emjenkins464]

Triss's dress and cape looks silly because no one beats Morgana from Merlin at dress and cape combos

[@bigsiskrishere]

Emma Jenkins Also Elsa has set the bar too high for me 😂

[@eiszapfenkobold]

My man and his friends(avid armor geeks) recognized the queen wears the backside of 15th century armor as front :P Big no no for them *g

[@danemeow8]

Oh thats interesting, damn they mustve been drunk designing these costumes. So many places where it seems like they just fuxked up and tried passing it off as creative genius..

[@eiszapfenkobold]

@@danemeow8 haha yes

[@Direwolf1771]

Holy moly. You’re right. I was so happy to see *not* a boob-plate that I totally missed that.

[@rotsuuu]

In the books they said that Geralt's outfit is really modern and his clothes look like the clothes "cool kids" wear even though he doesn't look as young as those kids :D

[@Timbo5000]

Now I'm imagining Geralt going full "How do you do, fellow kids?"

[@tiffprendergast]

Mia yup

[@MMHay16]

Me: *roasting Yennefer's dresses* My fiancee: 2 days later Me: *sees this video* YASS GIRL ROAST YENNEFER'S DRESSES WITH ME

[@ichbinben.]

At first I thought your sister was also you and you just cut it together like that, then I thought: Wait, the light coming through the window would make this sort of thing really hard to do. And then I was like: Wait, those are actually two different people?!?!?! Does that make her our meme auntie?

[@yourlocalhipsterbarista4346]

Your sister is definitely your sister

[@CarrotConsumer]

I'm not so sure.

[@matthew2511]

The nilfgaardian armour kinda looks like a melted bin bag lol

[@arianafox365]

Matthew it looks like a wrinkly ballsack. People online have been calling it “ballsack armor”

[@matthew2511]

Charming lol

[@jb264]

HOPEFULLY they change it in S2. It was the worst

[@Petaurista13]

This show looks like melted bin bag. When you are doing screen adaptation and your main problem is where to put racial minority actors (including option to put one as albino character and second as characters with hair color existing naturally only in one group of White people in one, precise nation) than you are so wet about putting them were you want that you swap their weapons (which are like main known trait of them in books?) you know you screwed it. Your main problem should be to write good story and keep things right with lore. And who you set as who should be about who fits role better. And it's actually post-writing And races don't matter as if we are equality SJWs who consider races not existing... well there shouldn't be any difference.

[@granny-nyan]

I didn't realize why I was confused about the settings of the Witcher and that may be because of the lack of consistency in fashion, like you said (Also the prom dress and especially hair. I felt like I was suddently watching a bad romance movie from disney channel!)

[@Evija3000]

The sets seemed too surreal at times as well, at least for me. I'd oftentimes wonder if something is supposed to be a dream, a flashback or reality.

[@algonzalez6853]

And maybe the forced diversity in medieval poland

[@Evija3000]

@@algonzalez6853 For me it wasn't really an issue. It's not directly Poland and not even directly Medieval (there are some newer elements). It's a fantasy setting and there could be a black country on some island or another continent and some have come to live here. The only exception that seemed weird was the elf. I guess there are bronze skinned wood elves in some settings, but I've never seen one this dark.

[@whyonthefall5373]

@@Evija3000 in the books, the dryads had green skin

[@oberonyronwood5657]

That’s literally the question I was asking myself every time I was watching the series!! Also! Thanks Poland for this amazing books! 😍 Diziękuję barzdo from Spain!!

[@Wredniara]

Nie ma za co 🤣👍

[@piotrekz3763]

Omg you saying thank you so much is adorable tho... Also Sapkowski made really good jobe with the books

[@julia.kowalsky]

@@zepter00 doesn't matter in this case

[@piotrekz3763]

@@zepter00 gościu serio denerwujesz się najpierw o to, jak osoba z zagranicy napisała specjalnie w języku polskim "dziękuję bardzo" a później okaleczoną angielszczyzną oburzasz się że ktoś ciebie za to zganił 😂😂 proszę, nie denerwuj się tyle

[@piotrekz3763]

@@zepter00??? Przykro mi, ale musiał mnie pan z kimś pomylić. A nie trzeba być niczyim gościem żeby zachowywać się przyzwoicie.

[@julianxamo7835]

I always thought of the books as being set in the equivalent of the Renaissance/inquisition era, the fact that there are many places that value art and science (like Oxenfurt)

[@demonicpatron9871]

This show summarizied: I had fun. It wasn't the best.

[@julecaesara482]

19:20 I totally know this is nerd ranting but Jaskier IS royalty! He's a Vicomte.

nerd indeed, but thank you! my bad

[@julecaesara482]

@ I only knew because I read the books recently and there it is mentioned when people ask him after his real name and he is ashamed to tell because it's the most ridiculous name ever (Julian Alfred Pankratz, Viscount de Lettenhove) Keep up the amazing work! I really appreciated the video

[@TheRubyFeline]

That's makes him a noble (aristocrat), not a royal though. Although, I get your point😀.

[@julecaesara482]

@@TheRubyFeline what ?! I was so sure that would make him a royal

[@lunadriel6113]

Yennefer is angry all the time maybe its to do with the clothes she has to wear?

[@Petaurista13]

Or Geralt is too fast.

[@amisto_ta]

Yeah, like Gloria from the Modern Family)))

[@julianxamo7835]

I know saying "The books are better" is cliche and annoying, but I would REALLY advice people to read them before watching the show, the show cuts and changes so much of what makes the books great, and if you liked the show you will definitely like the books

[@SA-rb5xq]

As someone who hasn't read the books yet I was perfectly fine with how it played out and it makes the whole thing a surprise when you don't know anything more than some that you've learnt from playing a bit of the 3rd game. I think that actually knowing everything could spoil it more. :p

[@LaDivinaLover]

I have read the Books and played the Games and I agree a lot was cut BUUUT it’s only had 1 season they may include more later. That said I thought the show was pretty awesome. But I am biased, I’d watch Henry Cavill reading for 16hours straight sooooo...

[@julianxamo7835]

@@SA-rb5xq What I'm saying is that you shouldn't be worried about the books spoiling the show but about the just okay show spoiling the amazing books

[@julianxamo7835]

@@LaDivinaLover Cavill was definitely one of the best things in the show, but I can't excuse the changes in the narrative and characterization that just makes the story simply worse, I get that some changes are made for time reasons, but they also added stuff that was just worthless (like Geralts childhood) so they should get their priorities straight

[@goosegirl941]

I was going to ask this very question, should I read the books first? (The answer is always yes I think lol)

[@some1faraway26]

Your sister looks a bit like Liv Tyler

[@DisMoiEncore]

The costumes was awful, I''m really glad that they change costume designer for next season.

[@noorazraq2245]

No idea what The Witcher is but when Meme Mom calls, I answer.

[@katelivewire]

Haven't read the books or played the games but the show was awesome!!

[@humanbeing5546]

Lmao saaaame

[@zuzaj7054]

@@katelivewire books are way better ;) Highly recommend

[@katelivewire]

@@zuzaj7054 When I have time I'll def check them out! But I have to say, although Cavill isn't my type, goddamn he makes a hot Geralt HAHA

[@kayb933]

@Kate Livewire The casting for Geralt annoys me-he’s supposed to be, like...80 years old...but he looks 25 in the show :(

[@bialynia]

TBH when I was reading the Witcher all those years ago (20, I guess) I remember having a laugh with my friends that Sapkowski was describing all women's clothing as if he was writing about a costume ball from the late 80s - early 90s. And also he was writing like... well... a man whose understanding of fashion, in general, was not too sophisticated :P So in this way the show kind of nailed it :P Also, a lot of people have that expectation that it should be mostly medieval, but again, konia z rzędem to those who can tell me what period was the main inspiration to the books, because it's really a mashup, I'm pretty sure there was some WWI imaginary brought in at some point, then I could swear some stuff referenced 17th century Polish and Ruthenian sarmatia, wizards totally had 19th century vibes to them, but then there were the temple people and the druids that were like like quite ancient/early medieval, and frankly, there are some sci-fi elements as well to complete the picture. But I think we can all agree that it was costume designer's job to somehow manage this mess and give us something that makes sense. Like I agree with you they should come up with a set of themes for each country.

[@KristinaVeshtort-Kask]

I remember reading a collection of his shorter works, and one of those was about writing fantasy and fantasy writers and he was suuuper wound up about the whole "historical accuracy" debate in the fantasy circles - or as he called it, the question of "does Galadriel wear panties?" Guess he just believes that fantasy clothes can be whatever the hell one wants them to be. Sadly, despite all this freedom in the source material the show's designers came up with, uh, quite subpar stuff.

[@whyonthefall5373]

@@KristinaVeshtort-Kask well, he clearly liked Elric's design, at least for Geralt

[@captnconfusion280]

The Nilfgaardian armor looks like something a cosplayer would make out of foam and hot glue

[@Danka42]

26:30 "I might die, but at least I die looking good." That's as Yennefer as it gets.

[@ChristopherDraws]

I've watched the series, but struggle to remember the names (forgive me). I found Yennefer's outfits really jarring - not a fashion historian, but made me think of 1980-90s - and then I considered perhaps she is supposed to look "out of time" due to her being such a powerful witch, and also because she is so dismissive of the status quo. Similarly, I think "Witch Mom" has such a closely fitted, rigid style as a visual metaphor for her character's insistence on control - and highlights how Yennefer sees her Witch Mom as conforming to society's expectations and not challenging them. I agree with your general summary, that the historical inspirations are too varied, which makes it seem like the production hasn't really worked through its world building properly - one example, if the culture is bad at metalwork, then it makes sense for people to wear leather armour with small amounts of studs or pieces of metal plate... But then you have palace guards wearing full metal armour with ergonomic shaping, so confuses everything. Your suggestion at the beginning of the video that you anticipated a medieval/pre-medieval design is really cool, and I would have loved to see something like that. Thanks for the video, love your work (and thanks Gosia!)

[@dumbalek6001]

Nice nice nice !!! It makes me really happy wiedźmin is getting so much attention! Personally i HATE the jennefer outfit in that ballroom? Rotten

[@etamika]

I hated all of her outfits. Especially her hair and makeup.

[@CinnamonCari]

I could almost hear bring me to life in the background

[@rudarud3849]

"Toss a coin to the witcher"... Sorki, musiałam :p Niektóre kostiumy to był prawdziwy cringe podczas oglądania. Albo zbyt współczesne albo za bardzo wydumane :/

[@duchi882]

*"She read the books"* *Meanwhile Me:* _I only played the Games_

[@belagrolaub8746]

I mean, Geralt is rather book accurate in his black leather whatevers but all I can think is GIVE THIS MAN A GAMBESON AND CHAINMAIL GODDAMMIT

[@Direwolf1771]

And some pants that *breathe*. I was chafing just watching him.

[@feena9241]

YALL, can you do something like this for the Netflix show "Cable Girls/ Las Chicas del Cable"? It's a show I think staged in the 20s. My brother recommended it to me and it is interesting but from the first time I watched this I got a really wired icky feeling about the fashion. It's like they're trying to make you think that the show is super authentic but for some reason the woman look so freaking modern to me, like a 21century supermodel going to a 20s theme party.

[@Nagutama]

I love that show omg

[@7907-u8h]

It's still a good show though lol. I wasnt a fan of some of the feathers and shit. Did look a bit on the nose

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Oh, you could do one for the games too! Costumes really range from "what the hell is that" to "actually WOW". Anna Henrietta has some gorgeous gowns. Vernon Roche looks like he stepped off a Renaissance painting. Olgierd has this awesome "crazy anti-hero from the Trilogy" look.

[@amazingabby25]

As a professional costume designer, I have complaints about like every thing I watch now lmao

[@nietrudno]

Driads in Brokilon look like psy-trance festival folks 😂

[@danaoct293]

and the lens flare, fuck just stop, the witcher

[@Miss_Distress]

The elves probably *would * have just thrown a bunch of probably stolen or salvaged stuff together... And I feel the dryad costumes were trying to like like the green/Brown patchwork thrown together armor described in the books but it didn't look great on screen.

That's the thing though, the idea was there, but the execution wasn't amazing. If elves were known for stealing stuff, wouldn't they be wearing better clothes they got off the people they robbed?

[@kaseyvincent2639]

And if the Nilfgaardian army is supposed to appear rag-tag as described by the showrunner, they would wear plain, not perfectly uniform armor in worn condition. They wouldn't wear eccentric and nonsensical wrinkle gear.

[@jodiebug1]

I thought they were awful... Yennefer’s dress at the battle in the last episode was so cheap and tacky and bad it took me out of it every time she came onscreen

[@healinggrounds19]

I felt so sorry for the actress. Her lines are so awkward. Her costumes are cheap and awful. When she HAD a costume. Good for her for being so comfortable wiith her body. Honestly some of those costumes were so awful I would have prefered bodypaint. But as an actress, she held it together and managed to sell the character. I really think next season will be better.

[@chickenpermission1671]

Can you do American Horror Story? I’ve always been on the fence when it comes to their vintage fashion

[@Coffeegirl739]

Oooh nice idea

[@nathanielrainer7477]

and the award for the best costume goes to... your sister, because of that damn sweater.

[@tiffprendergast]

Nathaniel Rainer yup

[@jackr1465]

I hope Netflix see's this and correct their mistakes. More embroidery!

[@jackr1465]

@daAnder71 thanks ♥️ English is my second language though.

[@Olves_cabinet_of_flowers_]

When watching I told myself to not look to closely at the costumes because it is a fantasy show. But it's still fun to see where or in which time period they took their inspiration from

[@Evija3000]

The answer is all of them 😀

[@iliveforzelda]

Can you please rate the costumes in BBC Merlin??? I hold it so close to my heart but I am SO interested in your opinion on if they were accurate or if they weren't, where the inspirations came from!

[@sfex9]

My thoughts in order of occurrence: 1. She's so cute with bangs 2. But isn't it inconvenient for vintage hairstyles? 3. There's two of them... as expected, no bangs 4.

[@Talilma]

SAME. I was wondering whether

[@weirdandproudofit1]

Just a note, leather armour is hella strong and can resist a lot. It's very flexible and would have padding and stuff under too. Idk about the design but the material was perfectly fine.

[@shizotypical]

I feel like it would be more effective if it was smooth, allowing the blade to just slide off if hit. With this weird armor it would get caught in the wrinkles, wouldn't it?

[@Future_Pheonix]

Would it be useful against a sword or an arrow or powerful magic?

[@adorabell4253]

Somewhere it’s mentioned that this is actually a brigandine, a jacket with small, interlocking metal plates riveted in the inside. That’s why it has the rivets seen on the outside. These were actual things and quite popular as they were cheaper than a full set of plate but still quite protective.

[@tusia3899]

@@shizotypical I think the wrinkles were meant to help when people shoot arrows at you, not 100% sure though

[@kaseyvincent2639]

Leather armor isn't hella strong, it's far more easily pierced than mail and more expensive to make. Leather armor was never common historically.

[@cherries_and_wine]

I liked Yennifer outfits :( They're so Yennifer. Especially rope dress, she's, like, "I will probably die tonight, but I'm gonna look fucking fabulous, fuck you"

[@juremajudson5402]

reacts to the clothes of the netflix series "anne with an e" does it match with the time or not? (if you already have a video about, I'm sorry)

[@dakotab.7244]

they did Henry Caville dirty with that wig though... hairline harder than a diamond lol

[@tiffprendergast]

Dakota B. Noo

[@estelledesigns]

I associate 1890s with witches because of the classic Wizard of Oz movie from 1939, so I don't mind this influence on some of the costumes. The comments about Yen's fashion/editorial look dresses - this reminds me of what they did with the costumes for Reign. I don't mind it for fantasy series, but for Reign, I honestly think they should have just changed all the characters' names and made it an original fantasy series with nothing to do with history.

[@rachaelmow]

A note about the armor: leather armor, while light weight, is preferred if your fighting tactics rely on agility. It isn't universally good, but it does have it's place.

[@CarrotConsumer]

D&D isn't real life. A big strong boy like Geralt would have no issues moving around in chain mail, brigandine, or even plate. Plus it would actually protect him unlike that biker outfit in the show.

[@radiocorrective]

Your sister looks and sounds a lot like Anne Hathaway~ You both are so beautiful its blowing me away!

[@kathylennerds750]

Watching this I finally realised what bothered me so much about this show aesthetically! There is absolutely no red line running through it. Like, some of the clothes being rush-jobs or using cheaper fabrics is something I can forgive since this show probably didn't have a huuuge budget for it but FUHUUCK. At least _some_ consistency! Lowkey hate comparing this show to Game of Thrones but like yall hinted at, there is a coherence to the costumes there. You can totally see the differences in the different cultures and social standings of folk but it all comes together to form a singular world and time period. The Witcher doesn't have that and that's a fault you can't really attribute to too little budget.

[@bast3tbot]

I loved The Witcher but the entire time I was watching it, I kept thinking - Karolina and Bernadette would haaaate the costume design.

[@cadenceg7076]

Me- oh, it’s 2:50am I should sleep Also me- *sees this video Also also me- doesn’t really know what the video is about but gets excited because it’s meme mom and clicks on the video even though I know I have to wake up at 7:00am also also also me- realizes it’s 30 minutes long but can’t stop watching help

[@Flamenco7w8]

I had a big problem with the contact lenses in this show, it's just that they are very fake xd you can tell they are contacts (except yennefer , I think there was CGI and it looked good)but the main character the witcher and Ciri and Ciri's mother is just , ugh.

[@ollieno971]

I wish Geralt had his cat eyes

[@poisondamage2182]

the show just looks kinda cheap like an early 2000's dungeons and dragons movie

[@SnappyDragon]

"there is something about 1890s that screams 'witches' to me" Definitely has nothing to do with Bernadette. Nope. Nothing. _>