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Costume departments on the sets of movies and TV shows are always aiming to create a look for their characters that matches their narrative purpose. So often with female characters this translates to blatant sex appeal or totally drab, pant suits meant to strip older women of any excitement at all. But these five characters are different. These five characters embody a wide range of ages, mediums, body types and style, but each have an important lesson to impart.
Here’s five women whose style is worth taking a note from:
Amy Pond teaches us that layering works. Always.
There are many who claim Steven Moffat ruined Amy Pond’s character with misogyny and anti-feminist stories in the end, but I can’t stress enough how much I appreciated the wardrobe department during the Pond era. Sure, she may have wore short skirts and short shorts, but she always wore them with layers. Tights, leather jackets, cowboy boots. It always felt true to her and more importantly, shows the importance of giving a little sex appeal here while covering up there. The mix is what makes it manageable.
August 16th was Evanna Lynch’s 19th birthday - and it reminded me - it’s about time I featured one of the many excellent actresses in the Harry Potter series as the Lady Geek of the Week. I don’t think we could have picked anyone better than Evanna.
Evanna Lynch is best known for perfectly portraying Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films. Not only has she played Luna perfectly - the casting directors on the films are often quoted saying that she is, in fact, really, Luna. It’s not hard to see why. After watching some behind the scenes videos on the blu-ray versions of the films, you find out that Evanna was instrumental in the presentation of the character. She took the time to create little radish earrings like Luna would; she made suggestions to the wardrobe team about how Luna should dress when attending Professor’s Slughorns party - she has a sense for what kind of person is and that is exactly why she fits the role so well.
Evanna also gets major points from at BGC for being a Harry Potter fan through and through. She’s told reporters that she painted her entire bedroom with all her favorite quotes from the Harry Potter books and Daniel Radcliffe has said that when actors forget what certain spells or potions do - they look to Evanna for answers. When I learned that Michael Gambon that he, Ralph Fiennes and Alan Rickman hadn’t read the books - I have to be honest, I was completely devastated. I started looking for slight errors in their presentation of the characters. With Luna, I feel confident that her portrayal represents Luna as a whole - and I think most Potter fans would agree.
So Happy Belated Birthday Evanna! And here’s to you: our Lady Geek of the Week!
