How Netflix Solved the Penelope Problem

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How Netflix Solved the Penelope Problem #bridgerton #cosplayer

[RheaZenko]

On the sewing point, it reminds me of what my mom said when my clothes didn't fit. She said; "It's not your body, it's the clothes. The clothes were made wrong." and that really meant a lot to me. Thank you, Mom. I love you. <3

[Rebekah_withanH]

It's a really depressing thought that even in romance books designed to be wish fulfillment, women still can't imagine being loved while not being skinny.

[starsINSPACE]

TW: bodyshaming. Penelope's old dress style are made to hide her b00bs and curves and I feel like that completely speaks to a possible backstory of being made uncomfortable after developing bigger b00bs at a younger age than most of her peers. I say this because from my lived own experience (unfortunately) adults will totally tell literal children that their own bodies are "wrong" and "provocative" or "immodest" while peers will bully other kids for any perceived difference. Such harassment taught me to only wear outfits that hide cleavage and curves, and made me look younger and less noticeable. Girls going through puberty also naturally have more baby fat and can gain a lot of weight easily so that can also add to the bodyshaming of young girls which leads them to be uncomfortable in their own bodies even as adults, in my experience.

[caitlyncarlile]

As someone who works in clothing retail please hear this. It is never your body, no matter what shape you are in or whatever else someone will comment on it is not you. These clothes are made on flat sheets with a set of random starting measurements and each “size” is just and inch added on. It is never you it is the clothes sometimes they just don’t look right and that is ok. You are beautiful just the way you are and if you are in the process of changing that’s ok too. You can be happy with who you are right now and also want something different for yourself in the future.

[loriegabidel]

The butterflies may have been a bit on the nose, but Phillipa's delight when calling for Varley to release the bugs was worth it.

[Megadoodle]

“The book sucks.”

Finally, someone said the quiet part out loud.

[jennicathlin]

The costuming this season went a little off the rails at times, but what they did with Pen was so very well done and strategic as hell. The dark green dress (while killer) was not even her final form. You'll notice that after that ball, Pen scales it back and doesn't do the forest green again. This is because her first foray into a makeover went too hard and too far. It was breathtaking, but it wasn't *her* yet. And as the season went on, she found her footing in fashion. The minty greens and hazy blues of her later dresses were even more flattering on her and more suited to her personality than the very dramatic forest green and black lace. Her costuming is a reflection of her journey from trying too hard to be what she thinks people will like to settling into her own skin as who she really is.

I also want to point out that the makeover itself does not follow the usual trope of "girl takes off glasses, becomes hot, gets popular" that we have seen so often. Instead, we see that Pen's makeover didn't actually work. Yes, it got her attention from some potential suitors initially, but that lasted about as long as it took for her to form a complete sentence. At which point, she was once again relegated to the corner. And when she met Debling, they bonded over the fact that he was also a bit of a social outsider. And Colin himself, though he offers to help her be more social, tells her that she doesn't need to change who she is, as she is already an interesting and lovely person. The story here isn't "be pretty and get what you want" it is "get comfortable with your authentic self, and you'll find those who love you for you."

[sebblackXIX]

I have lost 50 pounds since starting to lose weight and those first thirty were such a huge difference in how I felt in my clothes. The idea of a book being written where a character loses 30 pounds and has no feelings about it, ESPECIALLY in a romance novel which *has passages* about body image is very strange to me. I don't watch this show, nor have I read these books (just a big Sarah Spaceman fan and watch everything you make) but seeing how they handled it in the show through styling brings me back to like... Princess Diaries. I feel like it's such a healthier thing to show (mental health-wise) than weight loss/gain: that everyone is gorgeous, you just have to know how to style for the body that you have. Anyway, this video made me happy, thanks for sharing! (Also yay, you read Warbreaker! I love that book!)

[stagpie]

the tinfoil bonnet looks wayyyy more adorable than it has any right to!

[HimynameisAverie]

There truly is nothing like making your own clothes. I'm borderline plus-sized and very shortwaisted, so basically nothing off the rack fits me well. The second garment I ever made was a dress that I patterned myself so that it would fit, and wow. I feel so much better about myself when I wear that dress. There are some beginner mistakes in the dress, but wearing it still gives me so much joy, because it reminds me that I can be beautiful too.

[Milky-Way]

"after mapping out her oesophagus...", IM CRYING

[hannahnohlgren]

That speech at the end you did about how clothes that fit you made you feel pretty just.. Amazing. Thank you, I hope many hear that message and take it to heart. Be safe everyone. ❤ (Also I am pasty noodle of a woman and I've been told yellow and light or bright colours do not fit me. But I simply *ADORE* yellow and have so many pieces in that colour. Wear what makes you happy and comfortable. Make your own trend that is right for you.)

[lyregal]

It always makes me laugh when people are so surprised by the glow ups and wondering how they did it when really they’ve just been putting people in clothing, make up and hairstyles that play down their looks until their season.

[petryghst]

Ive seen so many comments moaning about Penelope being not like book Penelope and being puzzled what the complaint was and this helped. I think i also rpefer Netflix Penelope too

[PAWMUU_V-LiveEN]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the sheer amazement of her outfit-

[Blitzkrieg_Wolf]

This is why I'm subscribed; Random video explaining a bad romance novel's adaptation into a Netflix show presented by a passionate costume designer & seamstress (with a perfect segway into an ad for a sponsor after the story's explanation).

[alejandramoreno]

WTF Julia Quinn, never until 1920 being skinny has been fashionable. In Ana Karenina you don't get enough descriptions on how rounded Ana's arms are, and she was the most beautiful woman in St. Petersburg.

[kounyia]

dude the drawings fighting literally won me over. hahaha

[HP-ycwg]

About half way through the second book at the house party is when penelope mentions losing weight 11~ years before the third book is set

[Bored_Barbarian]

13:59 she’s not even plus size. She’s just short, with a round face and above average bust. That’s it.