I have found myself in a state of amazement once again. After falling victim to the pressuring advertisement of Xfinity.com, I found myself submerged into Ryan Murphy’s newest addicting TV show, “Scream Queens.” The best part of the black comedy is the outfits of the character; specifically, the Chanels. However, I find it very ironic that the quartets clothing choices strongly differ from their personalities and actions. Was it intentional?
In order to delve into this mystery, I must first explain to you the personalities of the Chanels. For one the group is lead by the head Chanel, Chanel No. 1, played by Emma Roberts. Her minions, Chanels’ 2 (deceased), 3, 5 and 6, were named after their leader. More or less, they just listen to the instructions and mental abuse of their ruthless leader, Chanel No. 1. Chanel No. 1 honestly needs a whole research paper dedicated to her personality analysis, but you didn’t come here for that. Just know that she is a savage narcissist who deep-fried a women’s face off.
Bringing it back to fashion, the women are known to strut around in pastels. I find this strange because pastels are usually associated with happy, friendly and kind things (think Easter). I feel it would be more befitting it the group was outfitted in a more appropriate color like black, oxblood or plum. However, that would be too obvious; too devious and witchy.
In addition, the women play a lot with textures, especially soft textures. The women parade their campus in soft furs and quilted skirts that very much contrast their stone-cold personalities. However, the producers missed a flaw in the structure of said apparel: Fur coats and quilted fabrics come off as very boxy and structured. It kind of all moves in one unit. Coincidentally, the Chanels do also. Therefore, there is a break in irony there because these clothing items do fit the personalities of the group.
In summary, I do feel as though the producers purposely threw the attire irony in for a reason; it’s as if they wanted to further highlight the fact that these women weren’t sweet. But I do believe the choice to give them a soft, girly style was to express that there can be some good in the bad. Chanels 2, 3, 5 and 6 are actually very nice people. Well, No. 6 is questionable, but the others are just victims of circumstance.