"Bridgerton" Costumes Are Off The Rails This Season

some thoughts about the costumes so far 👀 also as always I'm focusing on women's costumes!! I don't know nearly enough about menswear to judge. but Colin did look like a sexy pirate lol
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[@lmtooles]

I never expected Bridgerton to have fidelity to the regency era. But I wish Bridgerton had maintained fidelity to itself.

[@zeldalazino463]

Brilliant yet simple and straightforward comment. Thank you. I'm disappointed in this season so far.

this!!!

[@missvioletnightchild2515]

100%!! But I guess new showrunner and new costume designer wanted to make their mark 🥲

[@user-yc4fz7vv6u]

True, as a Bridgerton book fan I managed to get through season one because of the hotness of Regé-Jean Page but I could not bring myself to watch any further seasons after the character assassination they did to Anthony in the first season. Its a pity because I really enjoy his book (The Viscount Who Loved Me)

[@raquelleb.7863]

@@user-yc4fz7vv6u idk if you watched season 2 yet by this point but if you enjoy the book i think the show did him better and imo he’s a much better character than his book counterpart.

[@anoukabels-vandenboogaart8689]

For me, it was Benedict's love interest that took me out of it completely. She looked like she boarded a time machine in the 1950's to join the Bridgertons in Marilyn Monroe cosplay!

[@Leslie-wb8cb]

She felt like a Dr. Who character, who was crashing the party.

[@Ana_Paula.Frasson]

She reminded me of the baroness in the sound of music. Especially the hair.

[@kpwxx]

Yes, this is the one that totally pulled me out. Her ball outfit in ep 3 looked like something from a Hollywood red carpet! I figured it was sort of supposed to be like that to make her stand out/ show she is "different from other women" or whatever. But it was so so modern it did pull me right out. It'd have been cool to see them do something more regency inspired but unusual, like unusual colours, or wear more regency garments but in an unusual way, or incorporate men's or non-western fashion or something.

[@penthe-e]

@@kpwxx​​⁠​⁠​⁠​​⁠​​⁠ohh yes non western fashion mixed with (bridgerton-)regency 😍 I loved Kate’s dresses so much, I‘d hoped we could see more of them, or something East Asian, or anywhere else. Also this comment made me realize I disliked this character simply bc of her out of place style lol I really hope they backtrack with the Cinderella hunger games style for the next season

[@anoukabels-vandenboogaart8689]

@@Ana_Paula.Frasson Yes!!!

[@Cationna]

That went from Regency-inspired to full on Cinderella's outrageous stepsisters.

[@RikDog91]

Specially the 1997 Rogers and Hammerstein version

[@studygram_]

the next season is going to be a cinderella retelling, so it fits the theme 🎀✨

[@penthe-e]

@@studygram_is it Benedict’s season? Is it confirmed? They put so much of Francesca this season so I’m wondering :0

[@notoyaarthur1990]

​@penthe-e it is gonna be Benedict's season, next season. U see alot of Francesca because in the books she does have her debut and gets married in the background of everything that's going on in between books 4 and 5. Francesca's story doesn't happen until book 6 and she goes thru soke heartbreak, which is why u r being introduced to a bit of her story now.

[@studygram_]

@@notoyaarthur1990 she has the saddest love story, same with eloise

[@casper.the.exracer]

I personally cannot wait to see how big Cressida’s sleeves get in part 2. THEY’RE FULL OF SECRETS! 😂

[@drariet9190]

Lmaoooo

[@danielleoliver1734]

It gives me vibes of an animal trying to make itself look bigger and more threatening

[@casper.the.exracer]

@@danielleoliver1734 ooo that makes so much sense!

[@Catsface99]

Watching that ridiculous show is a waste of time.

[@stellasdoesstuff]

Reminds me of 1830s sleeves and I love it, it's so ridiculous lol

[@nitzeart]

In the first seasons it was fantasy regency. Sure it wasn't that accurate, but it had clear nods to transport us to a romanticized version of a historical period to tell all the romance plots. This season is just giving ✨️Hunger Games Capitol✨️ gaudy fashion 😂😂

[@TheGypsyVanners]

Lol - total Hunger Games!!!

[@beybladexkai]

😂😂

[@LadyOndyne]

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought about the Capitol clownish-avant garde-tacky fashion😂 I am the only one who HATED it though?

[@purpleflows5680]

@@LadyOndyneI’m borderline. Somewhere between annoyed tolerance and hate. The season is all around disappointing thus far and the costumes are only one part of its issues.

[@jmonta21]

Yeah the fantasy regency I can be okay with but this? It’s just awful

[@celestinehale8801]

Cressida Cowper's whole character (especially her aesthetic, name, and attitude) all give me the vibe of a Hunger Games character from the Capital gentry who somehow got flung through a wormhole into the Bridgerton universe

[@Smw006]

This is exactly what happened to Cressida.

[@sovupo]

I just don't understand how from day 1 everyone has willfully mispronounced her surname. In UK English, the name is pronounced "cooper". There's even an upper class family currently who has that as one of their two surnames.

[@vb7794]

I think they lost that weird mix of regency and crazy modern they had that gave the show a unique visual

[@macicowata]

and we love it!

[@gfhit7520]

yes I think that's mostly it: it feels like they have no real global vision anymore

[@WorthAShotAndMore]

Right? I hate it so much 🫠

[@carrywon8767]

The show is basically confused on it's own costuming and style.😂

[@ccvv1119]

@@macicowatawe don’t!

[@AlicePerezSoprano]

Ugh Kate looked so good in purples and blues idk why they had her in earth tones this season

[@brkh96]

They wanted to put Pen in the spotlight 😤 they did Kate so dirty, my little Indian heart broke when I saw her in s3

[@wg3464]

yeah. I didn't mind the presentation gown so much, I even kind of liked her ball dress, though so far her best S3 costume is in the study. But none of them compare with her season 2 costumes, my favourite is still the peacock dress she did the promotion in for season 2. What I have seen of her part 2 costumes they are just getting worse!

[@isabelguzmanmiranda5025]

I LOVED Kate's dresses in season 2. They took the typical Indian Sari colours and put them on regency style gowns and I wanted to yell for them to open a shop so I could scream "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY"! Kate Sharma on that gorgeous violet dress seemed to have been made with sari fabrics? Gorgeous...

[@Katie-uwu]

I liked your analysis of Penelope going from the gaudy featherington styles, to a very feminine dark transformation dress, before finally settling into a sort of mix between the two. I think it makes sense that Penelope's glow up dress didn't represent the real her, bc she was trying to be someone she wasn't.

[@benzaiten933]

I really liked that dark green dress, but there's no way it was outstanding enough to literally stop the party as it did. and as you've said, that wasn't really her and it also didn't worked so she continued with lighter tones later.

[@TheGhoulishPumpkin333]

​@@benzaiten933 I think it stopped the party because that dress is so out of her usual style. In other seasons, she kept to herself and only wore citrus colors so it was a shocking for her to wear a mature color. She had just accepted the life of a spinster, but now she is trying to get married and the ton stopped in their tracks.

[@sevgiyakn5759]

I think we also see her transition from featherington yellow to bridgerton blue and green/tale is something in between

[@saiyamoru]

It was definitely supposed to be a 'Cinderella moment' in the script and the dress fell a bit short of expectations. The seam going straight down the center + awkwardly empty gap between the skirt trim and the bust...oof. I literally cannot take my eyes off that area of the gown. Love the color, though!

[@TheGhoulishPumpkin333]

@@saiyamoru Yes and I believe someone said in an interview (can't remember who) that it was supposed to mimic that "cinderella moment" we see in 90s romcoms.

[@sevgiyakn5759]

"Someone clearly thought that Kate Sharma's beauty is creating too much of a distraction..." so true

[@mishynaofficial]

Idk I thought she looked better this season cause they finally gave my girl some curls and a pastel color palette.

[@mkkp1308]

Somewhere I read a Bridgerton reaction that claimed that Simone Ashley isn't all that beautiful for a romantic lead, and I was *shocked,* I tell you. She's absolutely, distractingly stunning.

[@KurstieMichela]

Agreed! Dang, her costumes were distractingly off beat for the show and still her beauty outweighed them!

[@witcherye]

she's so gorgeous

[@purpleflows5680]

She’s stunning. Her costuming this season, with the exception of the desk fun time scene, did not do her justice and I think that’s intentional. I think they want the romantic leads of the season to shine the most. I did think she was pregnant in the scene with her MIL due to the fit of the costuming, so that was confusing… but there is still P2.

[@jessi5401]

I don’t mind it - Bridgerton is its own thing. The only thing that bothered me was the inconsistency of men and women suddenly being allowed to go off together alone unchaperoned. In season one it was like a life ruining faux pas that forced the dude to marry Daphne, and now Pen and what’s his name are casually fingerbanging in a carriage.

[@chiaracozzi9540]

I think Colin and Pen were more chaperoned this season than the previous ones though 😂 I loved Pen's maid side-eyeing Colin and low-key rooting for them

[@TabbyLatte]

I think they addressed this in the show - her reputation would have been compromised but because they got engaged straight away it was much less scandalous

[@jackierosas9593]

Pen and Colin have crossed propriety’s line before. I think it’s been taken for granted because she’s a wallflower who everyone acts like noone would marry. They’re not engaged and writing letters to one another (which is a no no), in the Season 2 finale he takes her hand IN FRONT OF EVERYONE and leads her away and they’re ALONE. Jack and Portia and Pen were actually like WTF til Colin smashed the necklace. He shows special interest in her with their conversations and dances which is probably why Fife and the f**kboi squad teased him about her. It depends if anyone saw Colin run after the carriage or if they seen them leave it together. But he proposed so that would lessen the scandal. However, Colin interrupting the dance with Debling and then her not securing even a proposal from Debling is pretty damning to her reputation. It would’ve ruined other marriage prospects had Colin not proposed.

[@honorcollins6962]

I think they explained it briefly, Penelope says “spinsters do not need chaperones” which means she’s too old for anyone to worry about her being “compromised”

[@Skittl1321]

In the book it was because it was Penelope's 9th season. Like at that point she was a spinster, it just didn't matter at all to anyone. But the show the time is so compressed, she's so much younger.

[@nikkimirhosseyni9535]

In season 1 they were almost too close to the historical styles because it made the creative choices stand out in a bad way. In season 2 they stuck a perfect balance because there was a consistent language that allowed the accurate pieces and creative pieces to feel of the same world. Season 3 threw out that formula and lost the vision and as you said, it became incoherent.

[@wg3464]

They need to bring back Sophie Canale to do the costumes.

[@mkkp1308]

I know I'm just an old GenXer, but I cannot handle Francesca's over-the-top influencer makeup. It's the extreme highlighting that takes me out of the time period (or even out of the Bridgerton universe) whenever she's on camera.

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

I’ve been trying to put my finger on what made her face seem out of place and that’s it!!! I thought at fist maybe it was just adjusting to the new actress but I thought she blended in with the family well enough that is wasn’t that, but reading what you said it’s 100% the influencer style makeup!! That’s been bugging me😅😅

[@padawanofconfusion5954]

I am early Gen Z and also wish they'd minimize make up in the show/go for the subtle regency style Granted, I don't like mainstream make up anyway irl ^^;

[@3bellam]

yeah she has a bad case of iPhone face

[@asdabir]

Interesting how they upped the makeup this season. It was pretty minimal last 2 seasons but this time they just said f it we want eyeshadow

[@Catsface99]

Old Gen Xer. Honey you're young.

[@schrulligersalattiger3984]

Also interesting is, that Eloise is reading "Emma" one year before it came out. I didnt know, that she knew Jane Austen personally...

[@sevgiyakn5759]

I had to check because i remember emma came out in 1815. But apparently it came out in December 1815. Wayy after the London season.

[@TheGypsyVanners]

Tooo funny! Thanks for those comments!

[@klaraf.b.9820]

I still can't believe they dared canonically include Jane Austen in this very much fantastical universe!! I'm honestly offended. I enjoy the show, but there should be absolutely no connection between the two.

[@zeldalazino463]

Good catch; I wondered about it but was too lazy to double check.

[@duckybrot]

@@klaraf.b.9820I mean…Queen Charlotte is a historical figure as well sooo

[@amayorangee]

Cressida's outfits were just absurd. It took me out of their fantasy world because her outfits are SO different. In a society that was mocking her for showing too much clevage, I find it hard to believe her sleeves werent mocked.

[@dwojczuk1]

She looked like an extra from hunger games who got lost on the set of brigertons

[@vanessagalarza1632]

@@dwojczuk1Yes exactly this!! I literally said “I feel like I’m looking at Effie from the hunger games” as soon as she popped up with the first crazy dress

[@Emiloid]

That lady Benedict was hooking up with, I'm pretty sure her hair and outfits were entirely mid-century 😬

[@TabbyLatte]

She looked like one of Don Draper's mistresses from Mad Men 😂

[@brkh96]

mid-TWENTIETH century

[@PIRATEatNIGHT]

In the first two seasons, even if they weren’t completely accurate, they were pretty like a fairytale. This season the dresses were just a little too crazy. accuracy aside, I didn’t even really like them that much. But I’m still fantasizing about Daphne’s pretty pale blue dresses from s1

[@maitesoto1953]

Right?? The costuming really helped give it that feel of a fairytale, romanticised version of history and now all we have is gaudiness

[@moara4144]

Yeah. I don't mind that they're not historically accurate. I mind that they're ugly.

[@lifeexpression5036]

Same for Daphne's ethereal bleu dresses :)

[@jalondradavis1565]

This season the looks are reminding me of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella stepmother and stepsisters (the Brandy one) which were supposed to be wacky and gaudy and outside of any particular place or time. Penelope is looking so good though. I don’t mind if the hair looks aren’t historical, they are so flattering and gorgeous. I did feel like they backed off her glow up but I guess it makes sense that her looks after the green gown she is backing off to be more of herself, I just don’t know that the story helped to communicate that. And a couple of scenes it seemed like she was corseted too tight, they had her breasts under her chin. I actually liked some of Kates looks it felt like they were trying to do a fusion with the colors and shapes of her Indian heritage, is what I thought. That now that she’s in a powerful marriage and no longer trying to be in the background and put her sister forward to marry, she can be herself.

[@fairyfarms]

i thought it was just me that constantly wanted to look like daphne

[@AudieDiddle]

Season 3 got a new showrunner and it definitely shows. They should have done whatever it took to keep Chris Van Dusen.

[@gleann_cuilinn]

I thought the costumes this season looked very cheap and ill fitting. I'm glad that the costumers had so much creative freedom but it no longer gave the impression of "regency with a twist", I did not feel like I was in another time. It looked like a theater production or a themepark. It was just too ungrounded. All of the random tulle flowers and sequins and digital print fabrics, and everything was completely machine-sewn, and it was all so gaudy in a modern way... I think you're right that creativity needs limits in order to truly shine.

[@mamadeb1963]

I literally spent time staring at the incredibly even seams on a rather thin man's shirt, ignoring the action on the screen.

[@19Rena96]

nope

[@marylovejoy1]

The historical inaccuracies in this show don’t really bother me, but everything looked so cheap! The wrinkles on Francesca’s presentation gown were so distracting.

[@goober479]

This isnt a new thing. Theyve had this issue the entire show.

[@khfan4life365]

The material looks like cheap Party City crap. It’s not good at all. I think it’s safe to say that the budget did not go to the clothing this season.

[@rhiannonm8132]

i didn’t mind them modernizing things bc they made it clear they weren’t going for historical accuracy, it was just whimsical and fun. but once you depart too much from history and it starts to feel like they’re in prom dresses with 1930s hair and 2016 lashes, it stops being immersive. like you said, it takes away from the worldbuilding. they needed to stick to modernizing things in ways that made sense - like, i thought the ribbon woven into pen’s hair was cute and had historical precedence, ive seen a regency-era art showing women with ribbons or scarves woven into up-dos, even if it was done in a slightly different way. it goes further back than the regency too. but why and how did she suddenly invent those hollywood waves, and her sister with the weird 40s/50s half-up curls? what was going on with kate’s 2010s up-do and winged liner? they could stick with regency-inspired hairstyles that look good on the actors and look good to modern eyes, or in kate’s case indian styles from the era (like with her winged eyeliner - she could wear kohl and it would make sense but the eyeliner felt more like insta baddie eyeliner, especially when seen alongside with the lashes, highlight and hair… at least to my eyes.) this season wasn’t like watching a fantastical version of the regency era, it was more like Reign in pastels.

[@sarahogborn8024]

I actually said out loud, “You’re joking” when I saw the outrageous sleeves on Cressida’s gold dress 💀😭 like, GIRL WHAT ARE THOOOOOSE??

[@TheMotherofTacos]

_those_ are the consequences of pissing off the costume department. sweet Jessica, honey, what did you _do?!_ 😮‍💨

[@saranemcova5448]

My friend called her Effie during our watching party and I could not be happier 😅

[@katiekawaii]

It almost feels like _less_ of a fantasy the more modern it gets.

[@kartana16]

I definitely love some of the crazy Bridgerton costumes, but I could not handle Cressida's dresses this season. They were so outrageous, I couldn't help but laugh at some of the designs

[@benzaiten933]

I was more startled about her hair, which got bigger and 'more' as the series progressed. I hope the actress didn't have to bear a too-heavy wig.

[@suzylovesmambo]

The silhouette was wrong, very late 1800s. If they had kept the silhouette and changed the details, no one would mind, but it was too different to suspend disbelief.

[@mg8642]

The dress with the massive round things on the front of the sleeves was Cray Cray

[@erinjohnson1124]

Her red dress when she went into full villain mode was epic for me though. Lol

[@Mary.Petrie]

I just wish they didn't hate bonnets. Hell would be a great way for Penelope to hide in plan sight when taking her articles to the printers.

[@saranemcova5448]

I defended their choices in the past, and even with this messy season, I am inclined to so, but you are right. Pen wearing bonnet would make wonders. I get that bonnets are not as prominent to see the expressions, but LW having one would be the best decision. They at least seem to dress her in darker coat, this season 😅

[@mirmirfied44]

I was really confused by the muff thing Eloise was wearing but then I saw Claudia Jessie did an interview on some late night show and said she was wearing a cast and they didn't want to show it.

[@mishynaofficial]

They called it the summer muff 😁

[@mirmirfied44]

@@mishynaofficial yes! Too funny 💀

[@ravenrey7225]

she broke her wrist at the beginnin of filmin for s3 so yeah every arm/hand piece eloise is displayin all bears that as the reason

[@TabooTalz]

Idk why they didn't just drape a shawl over her arms, like they did in other scenes. It makes much more sense considering the weather, and would be more historically accurate

[@ravenrey7225]

@@TabooTalz because as historically accurate as it would be it wouldn't exactly fit eloise's fashion,plus it's not like hand muffs didn't exist back then...they had existed for 300+ years at that point!They may not have been fashionable a lot in a regency time frame but it's not like they were never used again once baroque came in

[@MeemsyD]

I'm obsessed with Bridgerton but the fashion this season is definitely very distracting and the vibes are off. I'm rewatching S1 while I wait for S3.2 and the visual difference is stark - the makeup is subtle, silhouettes are good, hair is up, rooms are bright, and the only really crazy fashion character was the Queen and it worked narratively. S2 went a little bit more experimental with fabrics but still fine. S3 I am watching ladies in dark ballrooms cosplaying Effie Trinkett, 80s shoulder pads, modern sweeping curls, smoky eyes and dark lips. It's mainly a few characters and not so much the Bridgertons themselves but it's really lacking the cohesion it once excelled in.

[@Tania-zy7ls]

I had the same thought. I thought the makeup and costuming was SO over the top that it distracted from everything else. Like yeah, people looked pretty in the "ready for instagram photo shoot" way, but not in a "regency inspired but make it fantasy" way that seasons 1 and 2 did. I was SUPER disappointed in Penelope's finale scene look.

[@MeemsyD]

@@Tania-zy7ls Yes, completely the finale - looking like Jessica Rabbit cosplay 😅 I just think the modern hair, makeup and bold coloured dresses don't serve the story, are distracting, and feel lazy!

[@Tania-zy7ls]

@@MeemsyD I think they were even quoted as having Jessica Rabbit as an inspo this season and just. Swing and a miss for me.

[@clawud]

I don't even watch Bridgeton, but I don't think I've ever been here so fast when KZbin doesn't even send notifications...

[@franklinfernandes5593]

Saaame lol Couldn't care less to watch the Series, but love all her videos about it

[@mellieg.7543]

I haven't watched a minute of Bridgerton in my life, but have watched hours of these videos discussing the historical inspiration of the series.

[@v.d.1724]

Same!!

[@marymonthei250]

Same bestie

[@benzaiten933]

well Meme Mother calls, so what are we supposed to do?

[@mamadeb1963]

What's insane is that it's nominally in 1815 and Queen Charlotte passed in 1818, but Penelope was supposed to be dressing like 1820 with the waistline creeping down. Except she wasn't. Her waistline was right where it was supposed to be - under her breasts. Waistlines weren't a certain number of inches below the neckline, the way they make it seem in her earlier gowns. And while she looked lovely with the fingerwaves, I'd have preferred an updo.

[@noka4033]

i was fine with the Bridgerton costumes in S1 and S2. I thought they were nice and i knew i wasn't coming to this show expecting it to be my historical fashion teacher. However, what i do mind is the atmosphere. The costumes in S1 and S2 felt like they belonged in the fantasy period they were aiming for. With S3, especially with Cressida's dresses, i was constantly being distracted and taken out of the setting. Since they had a more consistent style with the clothing and dresses in the first two seasons, it felt way more atmospheric. I could watch and not be surprised with the addition of dresses that felt so modern, almost like they were dropped in from antoher era, if that makes sense.

[@sebeckley]

The Bridgerton family is always in Tiffany blue and silver inspired colors and the Feathertons are citrus based on Penelope being forced to wear orange and yellow by her mom.

[@katereagon4299]

Yup that’s why Penelope is wearing green this season. It’s a combination of bridgerton blue and featherington yellow. That’s also why we see Daphne wearing a lot of purple in s2, bridgerton blue + Hastings red

[@tammywilson985]

I can't take the hair this season - put your freaking hair up!

[@kikidevine694]

And wear a bonnet!

[@mamadeb1963]

@@kikidevine694 Caps on the matrons would be a nice touch, too.

[@mishynaofficial]

@@mamadeb1963 it's funny cause in one of the books the male lead literally finds a cap on his wife unattractive and ugly and forbids his wife to wear those 😂

[@CiaLaVirago]

​@kikidevine694 I think Bridgerton showrunners must be allergic to bonnets, because i don't think I've ever seen a single one 💀

[@Kimmie9553]

@@CiaLaViragothe costume designers have talked about this a lot, they hate them and the directors and actors aren’t a fan of them either, so they just decided to not use them

[@kalararanel]

I love Cressida's costumes actually - she looks, funnily enough, like an exotic bird trying to attract a mate. If she ends up with the Naturalist that would be so sweet. She longs for freedom secretly so I love that they actually do have a genuine connection there.

[@marytapioca]

That's so true!

[@sarahinsf]

I love your exotic bird tie-in, but I think her dresses were just too unbalanced, ill-fitting and gaudy, while exotic birds are striking, elegant and naturally contoured -- they did her dirty, I think! 🦜

[@sweetyetunrefined9335]

I can't forgive the Marcel waves and the full-face beats this season. I just can't.

[@mrlagoonslawyer]

not gonna lie pen looks legitimately fucking gorgeous but girl. get them outta here ajdjskfjskkd

[@clickycrust]

the bridal makeups and Francesca's highlighter was where I left it off tbh lol

[@sweetyetunrefined9335]

@@clickycrust the highlight was BLINDING

[@sarahinsf]

@@sweetyetunrefined9335 RIGHT?! So terrible! 🌟😳

[@indiascarlett]

I think they knew they went insanely modern this season. In episode one there is some line about 'ruffles being in this season' which is their excuse to completely disregard historical accuracy lol. I really liked the mixture of historical and modern in the first two seasons. Bridgerton is basically a fantasy world, but this season makes it nearly impossible to imagine it's the regency era.

[@hijlaa]

I can deal with the OTT and historically incorrect costuming, however the heavy, modern make-up was a big ehh for me. Too much contour people

[@crains8087]

Yeeees

[@VR0180]

The nails on Nicola were so distracting 😅

[@user-ed7et3pb4o]

The eyes and highlighter just gave me the ick. I miss the pretty, natural, youthful makeup of earlier seasons

[@2nouli]

I didn't watch bridgerton but it seems like the costumes used to be fantasy regency with a very coherent and immersive universe. Now it's the costume department being like "well, now that we have a huge budget and freedom, how much of a modern fashion show can we sneak in without people complaining?"

[@fitandhappy42]

If the stylisation was limited to using modern fabric for the regency dresses I think that would be an amazing stylistic choice, but if you’re going to stylise you need to pick some rules and stick to them, which it seems like show just…isn’t any more.

[@emilykirk1078]

Agreed! By definition, to stylize something, you need to have the thing to stylize to begin with. They lost their central theme, and seem to be spiraling.

[@natalierobertsart]

THANK YOU for making this video, when I was watching and I saw those two women wearing only corsets as tops I had to go back and pause the show out of disbelief. I was like, is anybody else seeing this? 😂

[@YaelTiferet]

PTSD flashbacks to Reign and Mary Stuart in prom dresses

[@mfuentes4961]

Yeah whoever was in charge of the Bridgerton wardrobe department needs to be demoted. Like I get that the show is historical fantasy, but the costumes are starting to toe into the historical absurdity that is the Reign tv show’s costume department.

[@rosaliehawthorn]

I lost it when they started messing with the basic silhouette. I fully support making certain creative choices, like having the Queen in 18th century clothes and using wildly inaccurate materials and makeup, overly simplistic hair and jewelry. I can get that. But they stuck to the basic silhouette of the clothes. They had in-universe rules that they went by. This season, it feels like all of that was thrown out the window. They aren't even sticking with the rules they've set in place for this fantasy England.

[@zhazhagab0r]

​@@ifu138 tell us how you really feel

[@misslyntheena]

Exactly my thoughts! Cressida’s wardrobe was a dumpster fire

[@HopeWren]

It’s not historically accurate but you CANNOT compare it to reign territory!!

[@rosaliehawthorn]

@@HopeWren oh it’s getting close. A few of those outfits were a breath away from being wholly reign-type historical inaccuracy. If they do a 4th season, with the way things are progressing, we’ll enter reign territory

[@jesstucker6201]

THANK YOU for this. As the only one in my group of friends who is remotely into historical dress I felt like I was talking to myself when we were watching the show together, no one understood my opinions at all. The departure from any semblance of historical dress/hair/makeup was throwing me off soooo much the whole time, it felt like a costume party at all times.

[@tendercrocketts]

Omg I totally agree that I thought Kate was pregnant in that first dress 😅

[@Leslie-wb8cb]

Same! I figured it was a side-plot.

[@isabelguzmanmiranda5025]

Me too!

[@alexbobalix7503]

Cressida looks like a citizen of the capital from the Hunger Games

[@hollybrooke322]

Uhhh- did they all move to the capital? Are we shifting into hunger games now?

[@TheGypsyVanners]

Totally Hunger Games

[@truehappiness4U]

In real life we are in the hunger games. The capitol was MET GALA with Hollywood celebrities. Meanwhile there are wars going on and poverty. And those celebrities all dressed up ridiculously

[@amandachilds5290]

Lol. I typed same thing and now I see yours. Brava

[@jessicalukram74]

Fr

[@zorskish9812]

I have to agree that when a period drama or historical fiction show is really inaccurate and incoherent with the costuming, it totally breaks my immersion in the story. Like I’m sure it’s fine for some people, but for me at least it does break my immersion in the story even if I’m focusing on other aspects like the plot.

[@manvendrasingh3705]

They did serve us with side plots tho like a lot like there was no main story

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

I think S1 and 2 did a good job of establishing costuming rules for their fantasy universe. It’s not historically accurate but it’s apparent that there were period appropriate influences or historical reasons why characters were dressed the way they were (ie Charlottes maybe stuck in the clothes of her youth but still going to fantasy level extremes), it was absolutely fantastical but maintained a connection to the world and the guidelines they had created for it. This season just went entirely off the rails though, they’ve crossed a line where the fantasy no longer keeps you in the story but takes you out of it, it’s distracting. The hair is bonkers, and another comment finally clued me in to the fact that the makeup is way too heavy too, specifically on Francesca, I noticed it subconsciously but couldn’t put my finger on it until I read their comment. Bridgerton isn’t a show I’d typically watch but what drew me in was their fairly well crafted fantasy world where Regency people wore brightly patterned dresses and things were a bit over the top but now it feels like they don’t even fit their own world. They feel like a modern fancy costume ball, not historical fantasy.

[@Midnightsstan521]

C’mon girl, we all know you were alive during the 1810s. You can admit you saw regency drip first hand. #localimmortalgaslightsfans

[@RoxyGuy-s7m]

Spread the word

[@offsewingdragons9142]

Seriously, dont hold back on us!

[@thecraftyhistorian]

Casual tiara for everyday wear. Strong approval ❤

[@hummus_exual]

I haven’t watched this season and have no background or interest in fashion whatsoever. Will I sit down for 10 minutes watching Karolina tear these dresses apart? Absolutely. 100%

[@hunnyflash]

Someone needed to! I just finished watching, and I feel bad for being a little bit negative, but I hardly liked any of the costumes at all. They really did just go off the rails to where you're wondering....what's happening on the screen right now lol

[@isabelguzmanmiranda5025]

I hadn't watched the series (some of the acting is atrocious -some really great-), but after enough videos about the costuming, I admit I fell AND watched. I haven't fallen for Emily in Paris, though. Too many insults...

[@Ana_Paula.Frasson]

2:51 yes, thank you for saying that. Whenever I complained about the exageration of the dresses or the mix of silhouettes or the extreme heavy make up, people come up with the "it's not supposed to be historically acurrated" cop out, but like, yeah, I know that from the beggining, but they still had certain (how to put it?) Boundries? I think it's the word? That didn't take away the suspension of disbelief, most characters had the same recognizable silhouette and more enphasis on the big hair styles other than make up. Talking protagonists only, look at Daphne's face in s1 and Penelope's face in s3, I'm not saying they both aren't beautiful, that's not the issue, it's how it makes no sense for the worldbuilding the extreme difference. If people get so sensitive when I conplain because "it's not supposed to be history", think like this: you know hunger games? The capitol has it's own fashion, right? And they stick to it. Look at Effie from the first movie and the Effie from the 4th it doesn't change much fron the level of make up to the style of the clothes and the colors and the hairs, because it's supposed to give you a sense of continuity in that world, so you can be imerse in it. When you lose those kind of boundries, everything just goes all over the place. I mean, weren't people from that universe mocking the Featheringtons in s1 because their clothes were too over the top? And now those people are wearing even more over the top clothes. How does that make sense?

[@angelywilson984]

what bothers me the most is that the creators' idea of doing clothes inspired by the regency period is making them look appealing to the modern audiences by matching the beauty standards - always my biggest pet peeve when it comes to historical dramas!

[@ninetteburns3258]

It is not meant to be historical or dramatic. It is a Lucious fantasy, pure entertainment.

[@jessicalukram74]

Exactly

[@eurydice72]

babes its not meant to be historically accurate xX

[@vitalyaloves]

i agree. i think if they’re going to do a twist on regency it should be a fun and interesting twist, not just a 21st century beauty standard twist

[@asdabir]

@@ninetteburns3258 Lucius Malloy?

[@denisha8596]

I loved how Kate's dresses emphasised her Indian origins (zero fear of colour 😉) in season 2. Sad to see it watered down.

[@lucyheartfilia9077]

I know Cressida has some outrageous outfits but for this season I think it’s maybe a bit intentional to show just how desperate she is to be noticed and finally obtain husband. She’s trying to fit in but also stand out just hoping to gain any attention for a suitor. Especially with all the pressure from her family.

[@rhiannonm8132]

i agree, i think cressida is the only one where i didn’t mind how wild her outfits were - it actually made sense with her character and made things more interesting, but it doesn’t make sense for everyone to look so outrageous

[@Bohemystic-po1rb]

I think she looks in these outfits so ridiculously on purpose - she needs to make a great impresion and her personality is not important in her situation, it is buried under the theatrical costume.

[@andreaprochowski4717]

I can (mostly) ignore the ridiculousness of her outfits, but what I can't ignore is how they just didn't fit in a very literal sense. The gold dress looks like it's two sizes too big, and even the neck piece with it looks clunky and loose.

[@pvp6077]

The problem is that she spent the last 2 seasons insulting the Featherington's fashion choices they chose to make her look literally insane compared to all the others girls this season. Instead of the most fashionable, she's now the Featheringtons. Which is just lazy storytelling. Does her mother think men are attracted to gigantic puffballs? Make it make sense. And then why keep pushing her at one specific man who's obviously distracted when there are literally so many men on the market at this moment? Why not hedge her bets getting to know a few different guys as one does? Even that guy in the wheelchair was looking. You can't tell me there's no one in all of London society or abroad willing to marry her except her dad's gross old drinking buddies? And her mother. Imagine marrying that nasty old thing and then still encouraging your daughter to piss around looking only for "the best" knowing her fate otherwise is to marry a man who was already old before her daughter was born? She knows exactly how bad her own marriage is, and this is what she did? Sickening.

[@alyshal9853]

If anyone is curious, according to the What Katie Did newsletter, the costumers purchased merry widows from them for this season's corsetry looks.

[@ellaisplotting]

Yup, when I saw WKD saying Bridgerton had purchased from them several pieces for this season I just stopped, baffled by how anything 1950s could be worked into a Regency silhouette. The answer still seems to be 'it can't'.

[@shortinsomniac76]

I felt like they found the balance between fantasy costuming and historical ressemblance in season 2 so this was a dissapointment

[@aurelieleclerc4514]

I feel they are leaning toward "1980's romance novel covers" aesthetic 😊

[@grimesdaughter9042]

Oh, Meme Mum is wearing a tiara. As she should! 😇👑

[@QuarterVonLoeweQueen]

I said it on tiktok how a behind the scenes clip of Penelope's underwear featuring a modern day Victorian inspired corset was unnecessary (given bridgerton's history of tightlacing and actresses statements on it being uncomfortable, probably because the costume department didn't provide appropriate trying) and I was treated as if I was Bridgerton biggest hater, which by the way, as the seasons so by I like the escapism more and more and it doesn't mean I'm blinded to criticism

[@roomofmirros]

my life has been missing karolina's histoical accuracy police videos 😭

[@millip6760]

Somebody had said that “everyone in the ton looks like a Featherington from the last two seasons”. And the joke is that the Featherington’s have always had money problems which is why they overdo the prints and use cheap fabrics. Now if the entire ton is looking like that then the show is cost cutting the costume budget, which is exactly what Portia was doing to the girls in season 1 which is kinda hilarious and ironic.

[@carole5648]

I love Penelope's emerald dress, mostly just love the color. Cressida's outfits were ridiculous to the point of distraction, like in Ep4, wtf with that 'necklace' thing AND the giant sleeves. i could only imagine they're going to make some analogy with her being an exotic bird that Lord Debling needs to rescue.

[@maitesoto1953]

I saw someone on Instagram say that Cressida's looks were all created to make her look caged. It was an interesting analysis (I think it was based on official information too?) but I feel like there could've been a way to make her look like she's in a cage without it getting ridiculous to the point of distraction

[@3bellam]

I was waiting for someone to talk about this. Like Bridgerton has never been fully rooted in historical fashion, and that was fine, but I was not expecting some of the shit they pulled this season lmao. Like there was far too much hunger games capitol fashion going on.

[@maryhamric]

These hairdos are giving me "Dallas" vibes.

[@vanilleistee4763]

Miss Cowper is giving Hunger Games this season, it’s like I am watching a time traveller from the Capitol everytime I see her

[@abbygailvalcourt6577]

the costumes were a visual trip this season cause just like the side plots, they were doing too much lol

[@garlicpie]

This season felt more Bridgerton inspired instead of Bridgerton. A lot of the choices felt like something you'd see at a Bridgerton themed party

[@justanotherjezebeI]

The only rationale I can come up with for the costuming is to make Pen's glow up more dramatic because it's AWFUL. 😂 LOL

[@wg3464]

I wouldn't say awful, and she has had one or two nice dresses, the colours are definitely better for her, but I do hate her hair and makeup, and one shot in the part 2 trailer has her with her hair down and red lips - did she change professions and become a sex worker? because in that period dressed like that she would be mistaken for one.

[@RaavaPeace]

Cressida look like capitol people honestly

[@kywhitehead_]

I have so many thoughts and feelings on how they dress Cressida. None of the main or supporting characters in the show (aside from Mrs. Mondrich, to your point) are accurately dressed, nor do they have accurate hair or makeup. Which is totally fine! We're all aware of the design choices for the not historically accurate show. I just think it would've made so much more sense to go the Mrs. Elton in Emma (2020) route. The Regency Era already has so many odd fashions in hair and dress, why not feed into those instead of making up odd new ones.

[@TheGypsyVanners]

Good point! How much more fun to see! You could say "Wow people really walked around like that!"

[@meghasinghaniahmu]

Again people like you are failing to understand it's a fictional show! And there are poc characters that are shown as high society which was not a thing back then! The Queen of England is Black!

[@kywhitehead_]

@@meghasinghaniahmu I'm aware it's a fictional show. I think the reason I and many other people take issue with Cressida's costuming is that it seems to have gone beyond "design choice" and into just making her look bad, which isn't really the point. The point is to make her look like she's extravagant and trying too hard, not to make her look bad

[@kywhitehead_]

@@meghasinghaniahmu The people who complain about the POC casting in the show because it's not "historically accurate" is an entirely different conversation. People have had valid criticism about the costuming during all three seasons

[@Anthology_of_Holly]

I totally agree as someone who loved the costumes in the first two series. I liked the modern take on the period, but this just feels like a costume party where everyone got different themes

[@-Reagan]

I’m here for Penelope at this point. Maybe the Queen. The other clothes just aren’t giving cloudy romantic dreams of the era, where I want the characters to live and lift me up to dance on air with them. When a show inspires me to play dress-up, cosplay or consider creating my own pocket wardrobe I know they’re doing it right. Bridgerton is far from the first in this trend since the 2000’s to purposely alter the fashion to make it appealing to a younger audience. They don’t seem to understand that the fashion of another era, when done right is exactly what we’re watching for. It’s the fantasy of time travel to a romanticized era (that probably wasn’t actually like that) in every youth and girls heart! ❤️‍🔥

[@TheGypsyVanners]

Too true. Can we send this in a lwtter to the producers?

[@luma4902]

Cressida really look like she would fit in the capital in the hunger games movies

[@Toribell1928]

I totally agree about the extras looking better. I love Penelope and was so excited about this season but actually watching it had me wishing we focused on some of the extras because they just looked SO good! It was jarring how good they looked next to the crazy silhouettes of the main characters

[@vickinoeske1154]

"Ungodly amounts of trim." I'm still giggling over that statement. ❤🤣😂

[@AlmightyRawks]

I've been trying to find Bridgerton vidoes that mentioned this. Finally! Yes, the heavy make-up felt so strange, the hollywood hair was so odd as well. I think I could have forgiven a whole lot of experimentation with the dresses if the hair and make-up had remained somewhat period accurate. I absolutely love Pen's transformation into someone who finally looks like (and personally finally feels like, I think) a lady who could be someone's wife, but it might have also been done with less make-up and hair closer to period. Anyway, thank you again!

[@MrsBrit1]

I don't even watch that show, but here I am.

[@kokopoppers]

This season was the first one where the costuming genuinely pulled out of the show sometimes. I had to pause for a second when I first saw Madame Delacroix’s sheer black dress…

[@oeurydice]

Were Bridgerton costumes ever on the rails to begin with? lol Honestly my main issue with Bridgerton costuming is the lack of differentiation between day wear and evening wear. It makes the big important dress reveal moments much less impactful. That said, I don't like a lot of the fabric choices either. Penepole's sparkly evening gloves in episode one looked so cheep.

[@dorrolorro]

Thank you for making this video! I've seen so many vids where they praise the costumes and all the comments are worshipping the costume designers. I was beginning to think I was the only person who didn't like the clothes, but now I am rest assured that more people think like me. Since the dresses in season 2 fit slightly better than season 1, I had high hopes for season 3. But once the teaser with Kate in that awful brown and teal dress came out, I knew it would be a mess. It makes me so sad that the designers hate the Regency Era and aren't interested in representing it in a decent way. They aren't even sewing the dresses well! The waistline is still across the underboob instead of under it, and poor Pen's actually get smooshed. Her bust is so tight that in some scenes you'd think she has four boobs instead of two. Sure, that might have been to make her sexier, but I'm sure a woman can look sexy with clothes that fit.

[@MissMisnomer_]

Yeah once I saw that the waistlines are straight-up VICTORIAN on some of the dresses, I lost all faith in them. What is even happening anymore?

[@amulyanaik]

It's the makeup for me! Especially the eyeshadows, bronzer, contour, highlighter.. If they wanted to use eyeshadow, they could have used some muted matte eyeshadow that could still highlight the eye.

[@lfgifu296]

I think they went too far tbh, it’s as you said, there’s barely any regency left, it’s a tad too wild😭

[@katerynasirko1832]

What I noted about Penelope's dresses specifically, as a short and plump person myself, is that they made the horrible mistake of both maintaining the high waistline, but also making the bodice tighter - in a similar fashion to Portia's dresses. The thing is, it does not look all that great on Portia already, and it's supposed to not be super tasteful, but also the actress who plays Portia is significantly taller and her dresses are darker. On Penelope's dresses, multiple vertical seams are visible on the bodice, because the fabric is so light-colored, and a big horisontal line under her breasts + vertical lines coming down from it + bodice is tight = her body looks chopped up into a few short segments and it's not flattering at all! When you are short, you need to visually divide your body vertically as little as possible. You EITHER separate your torso from the legs at the waist or at the hips OR separate the boobs from the rest. This is an oversimplification, there are options, of course, but what I can say is that what they did for Penelope looked WRONG. She looked very nice in her normal regency gowns the previous season, and she already looked pretyy in her pink dress (pink actually suits redheads very nicely, too), though of course green is also amazing for her and a bigger contrast. And Penelope was pretty with her hair up. They could have kept the general silhouette and her updo and just make it all more tasteful. It feels like whoever was in charge of costuming and makeup didn't believe that Nicola could be perceived as beautiful outside of her modern look, so they just made Nicola's style this season contemporary. Which I find disappointing, really. I understand they wanted a dramatic makeover, but her hairstyles this season are not it.

[@Tails1]

I was gonna be the one to argue the fantasy part of the costuming but I definitely agree they lost the regency a lot this season. Kate stood out to me a lot especially her ball look even though I adore the dress and also her look to court I didn’t understand the silhouette which was odd as her wardrobe all last season was so well thought out, yes she’s not the star anymore but as a character you need consistency no matter who’s the lead or not. Costuming especially in this show helps with story telling a lot. I hope season 3 part two is better for this. Also don’t get me started on Colin

[@crains8087]

The off-putting thing about Colin for me was the mouth breathing.

[@AnetIsOnYoutube]

Yeah don't let me start on Colin... for some reason he looks like he underwent botou treatment, which I don't think is the case. Maybe it is the make up? He just looks so dewy and plump as if he was stealing night cream from his sisters. Or maybe it's because he got so buff in such a short time? I don't even know. I just don't think it is doing him much service. I understand that it may be intentional, given his fake fuckboy persona in part 1, buuut... it's a hard no for me.

[@Tails1]

@@AnetIsOnKZbin I am not one to judge his physical appearance as Luke is a real person and also I do not care how thin or plump he is, I am purely going off of his clothes.

[@wg3464]

With Kate's ball dress I think they were trying to evoke the idea of a saree, and it was mentioned on an Indian pop culture IG account that her shawl was draped like a Dupatta. So maybe they are taking a white man's view of what an Indian woman in the period would have worn?

[@Tails1]

@@wg3464 given all costume designers are white I think you figured it out lol 😂, I see the saree idea for her ball look not the court outfit

[@guidofreschi2538]

I totally agree, the suspention of disbelief is really put to test in this first half of the third season. The other two seasons were a real divertissement based on Regency Fashion but they were still somehow historical in the feel and the sensation.

[@e.j.1882]

Yes to every point in the video, the costumes were so disparate that it distracted me from the dialogue! Also did anyone else notice how in multiple spring/summer outdoor scenes, Eloise was wearing a thin fabric muff over her hands? The whole point of a muff is to keep your hands warm in cold weather, why would you wear one in the summer? A lot of the styling made no sense. You can see her wearing one @5:28

[@mkkp1308]

Watch her recent interview on the Colbert show -- she (very entertainingly) explained that she was wearing a cast on her wrist because of a fall on set, and as a result was "elbow-deep in summer muff" for that scene even though it made no sense for the season.

[@Rirah]

The show producers did say they're creating "fantasy period drama" so to expect this to be based on real history is a bit silly.

[@roomofmirros]

I get that they're going for a campy aesthetic but I hate those cheap ugly flowers glued to the gowns...like for the budget they could've at least gone with machine embroidery and it would've looked much better 😭

[@greentara291]

Incoherent is a great word for Season 3 costumes and hair! Bizarre works, too.

[@Scipio0404]

The point of Pen's dark green dress is supposed to be that it's not reflective of the time's British standards, but rather the French (idk if it's accurate in that way lol) since Colin wore a suit that was made in France so it shows that she infact wanted to try to get Colin's attention at least one more time before she gave up.

first time I’m hearing this, there was plenty of green clothes in Regency Britain??? 😭 and nothing screamed French to me about Colin’s costumes either

[@Scipio0404]

I'm not saying it's due to the color 😅 but the design. For me as an outsider who isn't well traversed in clothing let alone historical ones it felt not British due to the design/texture(?) if it makes sense. Colin's dress might not scream French and well it's possibly not lol but it was stated by the character, also even Pen said something like "Can we perhaps try something French" to the Modiste Lady when she is picking out a new dress.

@@Scipio0404ooh, I see. I didn’t really notice that distinction; I think it would translate better if they went for something light and sheer, perhaps even sleeveless, to play with the French “merveilleuse” look 👀

[@cybersandoval]

there's a line design crosses with ornamentation: understatement is reliably classy whereas straying to the ridiculous is an easy temptation

[@ciara478]

less than a minute and I am SEATED

[@acmulhern]

The costumes are often a mess, but I really like the crazy fabrics and colours. My favourite costumes are lady Bridgerton, her wrap dresses are so lovely.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

It took me a beat to accept a more fantastical spin on Regency style- & I accepted the Hollywood convention of little in the way of headwear -- but so many of the characters look ridiculous this season- & not the fun ridiculous. Only thing I'm glad of, is Penelope _finally_ getting the right bustline - & the spring green/ blue-green shade suits her colouring so well -- shame so many other parts in the costuming fell off a cliff....

[@lawleetie]

Honestly, it doesn't bug me. Bridgerton has its own thing going on, it's more of a fantasy than a historical romance. You guys should watch the video about how the costumes were made by InStyle, it really expands on that idea. "They’re not trying to recreate the period, they’re being inspired by it."

[@Leighllee]

It was the heavy makeup for me 😭

[@leticiaccmoreira]

This season’s costumes were truly bizarre. Thank you for your video!

[@Bohemystic-po1rb]

Kate's ball gown in green/earthy tones has very similar silhouette as dresses my mother was wearing during 1980s. 🤭

[@TheLATrout]

Yes!!! You summarized it perfectly. I’m not looking for historical accuracy, but just be consistent.

[@imjustdandy9799]

One positive note, every hairstyle on a black women ive seen from brigerton actually eats. Usually black hair gets the worst treatment in hollywood because they wont hire black hairstylists, and/or they don’t look at historical examples of black hair