{"id":41913,"date":"2019-02-23T22:56:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T03:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=41913"},"modified":"2019-02-23T22:56:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T03:56:05","slug":"killing-eve-slays-fashion-with-floof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/killing-eve-slays-fashion-with-floof\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Killing Eve&#8221; Slays Fashion With Floof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While writing about <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/flashback-friday-konstantin-and-ossie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Killing Eve<\/a><\/em> yesterday, I forgot to mention the show&#8217;s standout fashion moment. Throughout the first season, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2018\/04\/killing-eve-best-style-moments.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">costuming is consistently A+<\/a>, with clothes often playing a significant role in the plot (a recognizable green scarf, the unexpected gift of a dress). But the scene where Russian assassin Villanelle is enduring a psychological review by her bosses to see if she&#8217;s become too out-of-control to be a reliable murderer &#8230; that moment, well, it kills. <\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bcNLn089k-I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>As one person commented on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I woke up today still thinking about that Pink Frilly Ballgown! I aspire  to be this level of EXTRA at the Therapist&#39; office! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KillingEve?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KillingEve<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KillingEve?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KillingEve<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lUz1ICpWzT\">pic.twitter.com\/lUz1ICpWzT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I Dream In 4D\ud83c\udf39\ud83c\udf39\ud83c\udf39 (@IDreamIn4D) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDreamIn4D\/status\/985955934483578880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2018\/04\/killing-eve-best-style-moments.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">According to The Cut<\/a>, Molly Goddard is the designer of the floofy, pink, and sociopathically inappropriate dress that serves as a visual &#8220;fuck you&#8221; to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcamerica.com\/shows\/killing-eve\/video-extras\/villanelles-therapy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two serious-looking, bearded men asking Villanelle about her state of mind<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_41914\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/villanelle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"467\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/villanelle.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/villanelle-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And look at the shoes! The shoes are so good!<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I was extra-delighted because I&#8217;ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/dua-lipa-rihanna-and-floof\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">avidly tracking the growing popularity of pink floofy dresses, which truly took off early in 2018, nearly three years after Rihanna put the look on the fashion map<\/a>. (As I pointed out in 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/a-fashion-surprise-evolut_n_3629765\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fashion trends take much longer to develop and last longer than we think<\/a>.) Oh, how online critics laughed and meme&#8217;d Rihanna &#8230; only to see everyone follow in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/2019-grammys-the-best-of-the-rest\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">red-carpet footsteps multiple seasons later!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Goddard showed earlier this month at London Fashion Week, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/fashion\/london-fashion-week-lfw-2019-molly-goddard-review-fashion-killing-eve-villanelle-a8782771.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she had some even pinker and floofier dresses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='_fuKouxCSD9e3uEro2uDMQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1130114971' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'_fuKouxCSD9e3uEro2uDMQ',sig:'NckOaCB4Zmkjf_c2Fsc-YkGP93dT5saWZwG5BqD7-5s=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1130114971',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Between Goddard and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/paris-fashion-week-large-and-in-charge\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Viktor &#038; Rolf in Paris<\/a>, the vintage Oscar de la Renta that I passed up in 2017 is looking a little small!<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_41915\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/what-wendy-tried-oscar-de-la-renta-on-oscar-weekend\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/decades2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"662\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/decades2.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/decades2-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/decades2-300x399.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-41915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Non-buyer&#8217;s remorse! Click for original post.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>In my own defense, I didn&#8217;t pass up that dress because it was &#8220;too much.&#8221; I had to choose between that one and another Oscar de la Renta and I thought the colors in this one &#8212; and the photo doesn&#8217;t even capture how electric they were &#8212; made it even more mind-blowing.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/decades5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"766\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/decades5.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/decades5-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/decades5-300x461.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>However, the embroidered one couldn&#8217;t be worn with alterations that, it turned out, couldn&#8217;t be done. There wasn&#8217;t enough of a seam allowance in the dress and the fabric was too fragile, for those who understand such things. I had to return that dress, and for some reason, I didn&#8217;t ask for the tulle instead. Anyway, as you can see from one of my recent videos, I have plenty of floof to wear in jacket form. <\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zGTxnk1FtzI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>Killing Eve<\/em> has continued fashion slays offscreen, too. Theme dressing nearly always wins my approval, so I loved it when actors Sandra Oh (our assassin-hunting hero, Eve) and Jodie Comer (the unrepentant Villanelle) hit the Golden Globes red carpet in January wearing white and black, respectively. Note the good floof action on Jodie&#8217;s dress.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='bLBOaFNFQ1RTXBW01WPg8g' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1078334620' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'bLBOaFNFQ1RTXBW01WPg8g',sig:'SM9BXFKV_fY97L5dCN4JQjkuQRScs7zDmeVs--955Kw=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1078334620',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve gone with the classic hero-villain color scheme at least formal events too.<\/p>\n<p><center><a id='AjjTyCquQ1pIMfyVfH8Swg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1096682886' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'AjjTyCquQ1pIMfyVfH8Swg',sig:'HQ2iGoUFkeliCOHTXALJhIS4Wy-OCYnAs5HVMep1wEY=',w:'594px',h:'397px',items:'1096682886',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I hope they keep it up &#8212; it makes me feel like they have fun on the set together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While writing about Killing Eve yesterday, I forgot to mention the show&#8217;s standout fashion moment. Throughout the first season, the costuming is consistently A+, with clothes often playing a significant role in the plot (a recognizable green scarf, the unexpected gift of a dress). But the scene where Russian assassin Villanelle is enduring a psychological&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/killing-eve-slays-fashion-with-floof\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[669,726,387,10,61,1,23,661,41,39],"tags":[1920,1913,1915,1919,1914,1877,1918,1917],"class_list":["post-41913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-about-wendy","category-art-entertainment","category-awards-shows","category-celebrities","category-dresses","category-uncategorized","category-fashion-trends","category-golden-globes","category-pictures-of-me","category-tv","tag-floofy-dresses","tag-jodie-comer","tag-killing-eve","tag-molly-goddard","tag-sandra-oh","tag-viktor-rolf","tag-villanelle","tag-villanelles-pink-dress","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41913"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41921,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41913\/revisions\/41921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}