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[skygiants]

After tied results from the week before, last week's costume polls once again saw a decisive victory with this fantastic ensemble:




This week we've got six outfits with, astonishingly, not a single black widow look among them! On the one hand I love her black widow looks, on the other hand I respect that this is probably character growth.


1.



This headscarf and cap-sleeves dress combo is extremely charming in and of itself -- she looks like the star of a 1940s roadtrip rom-com and I'm enjoying it very much.




The scarf is already a great addition, but to complete the look, there's also an adorable box purse AND the return of the gorgeous opera glasses. (And can you count Bartender Kim's peak vacation outfit as an additional accessory? I think perhaps you can.)

2.



While I think we can emphatically confirm that this statement is a lie, I'll admit that this dressing gown itself isn't the most exciting to me -- the chiffon is pretty but a little bit plastic-y for my taste.



However, once you add a signature hat ...



... or maybe a second, more floral dressing gown on top ...



... and an incredibly beautiful dangly hairstick ....



... and possibly a pair of cute glasses for the coup de grace, it definitely demonstrates that the right accessories can pull any outfit into something special.

3.


Jumping forward a few decades in style here, Jang Man Wol is definitely ready for some eighties clubbing in this incredible black-and-blue tiger-striped number.





Unfortunately, since this is the year 2020 and there are no eighties clubs to be found, she's going to have to settle for wandering alone on the moors with large bottles of soju, casting a dramatic silhouette and asking local deities for bar snacks. Definitely both a mood and a look! The club is wherever you want it to be if you just believe in yourself!



One more with good lighting so we can all appreciate the perfect match between her nails and her lipstick.

4.



And now for another drastic sartorial mood shift with this hot pink princess look.




The rhinestones and the sweeping skirt are great, but for me it's all about the details here -- I really like the lace overlay pattern, and, once again, the nail work is truly sublime.

5.




Is this impeccable matching red dress and hat a new style for Jang Man Wol? No, not really. Does she look absolutely incredible in this color? Obviously. Why mess with what works?



I also really like the double pearl necklace: simple, elegant, just a little bit more than anyone else would do to remind us that this is, after all, Jang Man Wol.

6.



To be honest, I'm a little on the fence about whether to include this outfit at all, since technically Jang Man Wol has never worn it and it occurs only in our love interest's haunted inner mind theater.



And, I mean, yes, stark all-white does make for a really good dramatic backdrop against which to highlight the process of slowly dissolving into the aether, but do we really think this woman would go to face her execution and dissolution without a single piece of jewelry?

Poll #24082

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 64

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Top outfit of the episode?

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forties road trip
15 (23.4%)

extensive accessories
0 (0.0%)

clubbing sans club
17 (26.6%)

pink princess
12 (18.8%)

impeccable red
20 (31.2%)

execution inner mind theater
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[lannamichaels]

Love that red outfit. The hat makes it. :D

[skygiants]

It's so perfectly matched! A vision from head to toe. :D

[osprey_archer]

I loved the forties road trip look and struggled to stay true to it, but in the end it was impossible to resist that deep glorious red. The matching hat! The lovely curve of the neckline! And of course the pearl necklace, restrained and yet somehow still extra. And of course she managed to position herself on the edge of a precipice overlooking a leafy green valley just to showcase her clothing choices even more perfectly.

[skygiants]

And, like, you'd think the green and the red might clash a little? AND YET, SOMEHOW, THEY ARE PERFECT, as indeed she almost always is.

[sophia_sol]

This red outfit is I think her best red outfit so far. I just love that particular hat and particular dress together. What an excellent statement.

[skygiants]

Something about how the curve of the hat complements the curve of the neckline ... it's really extremely good.

[whimsyful]

Another week with lots of strong options! Strongly tempted by the blue-and-black stripes and bold red outfit (it is always an amazing colour on her and she knows it) but ultimately went for the bright pink princess ensemble. The subtle lace + sweeping pleated skirt + accessories (perfectly matched lipstick! the jewelry and teacup! the NAILS!) just make it for me.

[skygiants]

THE NAILS. That velvety blue with the giant mirror gem just stuck right on there! Peak fairy tale whimsy, but still make it business casual.

[sovay]

Blue-black tiger number all the way.

[skygiants]

I can't actually tell if the blue stripes are sequins or very tiny leopard-print inside the tiger-print but either way: sublime.

[davidgillon]

Liked the 40s road trip number, very Audrey Hepburn, but ultimately had to go for the blue-black tigerstripe - possibly I'm just enticed by beautiful women carrying large volumes of alcohol.(Blue-black tigerstripe is an actual military camouflage pattern, though this varies in detail).

[skygiants]

The giant bottles of soju are definitely an important part of the outfit here and well worth taking into consideration of the whole, imo.

[thawrecka]

This is a tough one because all these looks are extremely good.

[skygiants]

She is so on her game this week! "I have nothing to wear" and then immediately knocks it out of the park with a series of effortlessly incredible outfits.

[chestnut_pod]

I'm just a sucker for a sweetheart neckline! That + the necklace really make it for me.

[skygiants]

The whole look is just so perfectly coordinated -- I love the long shot where she's just this brilliant red shape in the middle of the green.

[ranalore]

So, so torn between the forties look and that red. Ultimately, I had to go with the red, though, simply because she looks like she coordinated it so as to appear like a sole tropical blossom in the midst of all that lush green, and I respect that.

[skygiants]

It's extremely galaxy brain - like, I wouldn't think 'bright red!' when dressing to look my best in a bright green location, and that is because I am Not On Her Level.

[lokifan]

I am Not On Her Level.

Who is???

[lokifan]

I had to go pink princess for those amazing matte blue nails with the jewel, and the ability to pull off any mood, but honestly I'm fine with basically any of these winning.