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Last week, the polls agreed with Jang Man Wol that this look absolutely deserved to be immortalized:



And now we're on the sixteenth and final episode! And going out with a bang, as Jang Man Wol has graciously provided us with a full banquet of THIRTEEN outfits to choose from for this, her swan song.

( Thirteen episode sixteen outfits under the cut )

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.

( Four episode fourteen outfits under the cut )

Last week's costume polls saw another sweep, this time for this elegant evening gown:




Rice-cake-date puffball hair put up a good fight, but ultimately could not compete with Jang Man Wol's green glamor.

This week we've got seven new outfits for episode twelve, featuring a lot of stark black and white. Let's dive in!

( Seven episode twelve outfits under the cut )

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.

( Six episode nine looks under the cut )

Last week's costume polls presented another extremely strong field, but Jang Man Wol's beach mushroom hat completely overshadowed all comers:



This week we've got a nice variety of slightly more casual looks, including our heroine's first pair of pants since the 1950s!

( Nine episode seven outfits under the cut )

In last week's Hotel del Luna costume polls, this extremely relatable look claimed the lead among a relatively narrow field of competition:



However, having successfully rested and recovered, Jang Man Wol is back in form this week with a full pallette of exquisitely coordinated looks, accompanied by an exciting variety of mix-and-match accessories!

( Eight episode five outfits under the cut )

In last week's Hotel del Luna costume polls, our heroine's extremely Gothic farewell outfit to her dying manager garnered an overwhelming majority of the votes:



This week might be a tougher competition, since Jang Man Wol wears no less than ELEVEN different outfits over the span of the hour (and that's not even counting the twenty minutes she spends in last episode's bedsheet.) Let's dig in!

( Eleven episode three outfits under the cut )

This week, genarti, tenillypo and I followed the recommendations of like the half the people who commented on my post about Goblin and started watching the kdrama Hotel del Luna, about a cursed immortal who runs a glamorous hotel for ghosts!

We have now seen the first three episodes, and I already feel like I owe the heroine's costume designer a debt of personal gratitude (though still not as much as the costume designer of Capital Scandal, forever the truest hero of the revolution, who brought the world's most iconic floral fedora into our eyes and hearts.)

Extremely longtime followers of this journal may remember I used to do kdrama costume polls back in the day; there seems to me to be no better time than the present to spend soothing hours screencapping an incredibly attractive woman in an incredible variety of outfits, and therefore I'm bringing it back!

The rules of the game: for each episode of Hotel del Luna, until I run out of episodes or get bored, I will screencap all of heroine Jang Man-wol's costume changes and present them for your viewing pleasure. At the end of each post, you, the reader, will have the opportunity to vote on your favorite! No knowledge of fashion or kdrama is required to play; all I ask is that you truly follow your heart.

(If someone else pulls out an especially iconic outfit they may get a feature slot, but as of three episodes in I've seen nothing to challenge any of Jang Man-wol's looks. But who knows, someone may surprise us!)

( Anyway the first episode features no less than NINE Jang Man-wol outfits, so we're off to a strong start. )

Thank you all for playing, we will return in two or three days to tally the victor and spam the dwlist with more outfits.

In last week's resurrected You're Beautiful costume polls, our favorite crossdressing nun Go Mi Nam pulled out her very first victory. The audience has spoken: the elfin poncho of woe is this winter's must-have accessory!



Congratulations, Go Mi Nam, and enjoy your victory while you rest on your laurels this episode; you earned it.

( Top five You're Beautiful episode 8 costumes under the cut )

So one of the things I am doing while I am in Boston is making shati give me a crash course on Bollywood 101. Last night we watched Om Shanti Om, and as soon as it was done I turned to her and demanded, "HAND OVER YOUR DVD, I NEED TO SCREENCAP."

Because first of all, Om Shanti Om is like a shot of pure hilarity laced with AMAZING EPIC, but second of all, the costumes are the best thing I have seen since You're Beautiful, and I don't say that lightly!

( Rainbow, sequins, leather and SO MUCH MORE )

ANYWAY. I was considering doing a costume poll, but . . . how is it even possible to pick a top five! IS TOO MUCH. So instead, I am going to offer you CATEGORIES of awesome, and you can tell me your actual favorite costume in comments. Reasonable?