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Last week, Jang Man Wohl's red wedding murder outfit generated great excitement both within and external to the polls, ultimately carrying the day:

We've got a relatively short post today -- with just two episodes left, this week is both plot and flashback-heavy, making for a relative dearth of outfits that we haven't seen before.

1.

This first dress is reasonably dramatic, but I did not find it that exciting until I realized that it was targeted to highlight an accessory.

Specifically, this beautiful bloodstained hairpin ...

... which transforms into a knife, which makes this mottled-red dress ideal for not showing bloodstains.

Also, the pattern when seen close up is really neat, and the shoes are incredible.

2.

OK, so the thing about this black shirtdress is, I would wear it to work, but I almost feel that in a Jang Man Wohl costume poll that's more of a pro than a con? I expect Jang Man Wohl's style to transcend mine, not be more or less exactly on my relatively basic level.

Also IMO she's also doing this dress no favors by wearing it for an encounter with the ghost of her past ... as has already been established, Backstory Jang Man Wohl had a hell of a style and I'm not sure this perfectly fine dress can really compete.

3.

This black dress I like better! The gauze overlayer with the stripes and the bow provides significantly more visual interest.

The blood-red quill pen is a nice touch ... I don't think we've seen her use it before in any one of her signing-documents sequences so it feels safe to say she brought it out just to complement the Edgar Allen Poe vibe of the dress, as indeed it does.

4.

Jang Man Wohl hasn't been putting a lot of energy into her hairstyling this episode, but she pulls it out at the end: after several episodes, we've finally got another Big Hat!

The suit is very nice in and of itself too, I'm all about the belted look and that double-breasted row of buttons.

It's sort of a grayscale Carmen Sandiego ... and I mean, am I a little disappointed it's not actually signature Carmen Sandiego red? Sure. On the other hand, is grayscale appropriate for a journey halfway to the afterlife? I guess.

Poll #24331

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Top outfit of the episode?

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blood red
33 (52.4%)

basic black
1 (1.6%)

less basic black
11 (17.5%)

grayscale carmen
18 (28.6%)

PS: if you have fun with costume poll nonsense and feel like & are able to toss a buck towards the Mass Bail Fund or some other related org when you cast your vote, I encourage!

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I actually just like the blood-on-black floral pattern of the dress.

I didn't appreciate it properly until I saw it in close-up at the end of this segment, but the more the camera zoomed, the more I liked it!

I actually quite like the silhouette on the red dress.

It's pretty, but I think I'd like it more if it had a more interesting neckline -- the silhouette on the second black is pretty similar, but works better for me with the higher neck and the bow.

I love her flowy and/or black dresses I always get seduced by the drama. BLOODSTAINED HAIRPIN KNIFE is exactly the thing to work on me!

Edited 2020-07-13 05:35 (UTC)

It's such good drama! The bloodstains, so artistic!

The hairpin/knife combo alone makes #1 the best outfit this week; the flowy red flower patterned dress with the cool heels are just the cherry on top of the sundae.

Technically she does still have the knife in #2 before passing it off, but I really don't think she's dressed to accentuate it the same way she has for #1 (and nor does the camera).

Wait, there's a past life portion to this show? I'm instantly several times more interested (although the costumes were of course very nice)

Yeah! I mean to be fair she's still on the same life (800 years later), but various other characters have hit life #2 or 3 by now ....

w h a t. ...What a delight(☆_☆)

It's EXTREMELY GOOD. This episode in particular is full of [frysquint] "are you, or are you not, the reincarnation of my nemesis that I've been waiting 800 years for? ANSWER UNCLEAR TRY AGAIN LATER"

The 4th one wins my vote for the hat and long skirt (it is so rare that I see a suit with a skirt that goes that long). However, the 1st almost got me, all it needed was a dramatic necklace.

Yeah, the hat and the silhouette completely sold me on #4 -- she looks like a plucky 40s private eye!

Honestly I'm really liking the crimson-quill-accented black; the blood-splash dress just seems like overkill.

That particular shade of black I think really accents well with the dark red of the quill. Just extremely aesthetic!

It was totally going to be the blood red for me, until she busted out that red quill. That, combined with the interesting neckline and gauzy stripes in the less basic black (I love a semi-sheer vertical stripe), instantly grabbed my vote. Clearly, this was an ep all about the accessories.

I also love a semi-sheer vertical stripe! She's rocked a lot of cool patterns in gauzy or semi-transparent sleeves recently and I deeply appreciate it every time.