(Beware, spoilers for season 3 of ‘The Bridgertons’)
The ‘The Bridgertons’ third season is full of twists and surprises (the best is still to come, in the final chapters), but without a doubt one of the most talked about has been the Penelope Featherington’s makeover (played by Irish actress Nicola Coughlan).
Until this moment, her character has been secondary ‘with powers’, as she is Lady Whistledown, the court gossip. But Although she has been related to all the important families, high society has never valued her as she deserves. Be careful, in this season of the Netflix series she intends for all this to change, and she does so with a change of look in her wardrobe and hair.
In seasons 1 and 2, Penelope and the entire Featherington family often dressed in citrus colors. The youngest of the sisters wore yellow and orange dresses with hot pink touches and her hair was tied up with some loose curls. The look was aggressive and unflattering. However, in the third season, Pen goes to the dressmaker, Genevieve, to have her make her a more elegant wardrobe, with dresses in the range of blues, greens and purples. Her hair, a somewhat lighter color, is worn down, with fallen waves, something that Colin falls in love with.
The powerful meaning of the color blue
Yes, the hair makes her a more mature woman – remember that in the book she is 28 years old -, She is also a little thinner and Penelope’s new looks are more elegant and not so garish, but the fact that she opts for the range of blues – although her debut with her new look is with a splendid bottle green dress – has a very important meaning.
Blue is the color of the Bridgertons. The men in the family are a little more flexible, but the women always wear something blue. The trend was started by Daphne, but now we see Lady Violet, Eloise, Francesca and Hyacinth always wearing sky blue, light blue, deep midnight blue…
When Pen makes the decision to go to the dressmaker, she cannot even imagine that Colin will also be there for her (but the viewer does know that they will fall in love). In episode 4 of the third season, in the famous carriage scene, When Colin proposes to Penelope, she immediately fits in with the Bridgertons, because she wears the family color. Thus, the meaning of the decision is deeper than a mere change of colors.
Penelope is empowered by blue in ‘Bridgerton 3’
Having changed color of dresses has another important meaning. Her mother despises her and considers her a spinster, condemning her to stay with her and take care of her forever. Penelope’s decision to Adopting another look without her mother’s approval shows that she has her own personality, that she doesn’t need her mother, that she is empowered.
Shy, somewhat clumsy and always in the background, in a corner of the dance halls, Penelope’s new looks show a change in personality. She is taking charge of her own life and declaring that she deserves to be seen by high society. and even by Queen Charlotte, who notices her as soon as she sees her in the bottle green dress.
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And Penelope’s dresses have always conveyed a lot about her personality. She hates yellow, but the truth is that in the Regency era, it was a fashionable color. He Yellow has long represented deception and envy, symbolizing her secret identity of Lady Whistledown. In this way, perhaps moving away from yellow means that she is willing to reveal her secret to someone else.
After making this decision, Penelope has increased her self-confidence and has found the love of her life. But Now she must take responsibility for her lies and secrets, and be honest about what her true passions are. Will we see him in the four remaining episodes of ‘The Bridgertons’? There is little left until they arrive (June 13).
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