Now @celisconfused

I’d like to acknowledge Colin’s construction worker cosplay.

Ted Lasso Costume Deep Dive

Part 1

Part 2: The Curious Case of the Yellow Shirt

Part 2 was going to be all about Trent and then I was going back thorugh the entire show to get screenshots and I noticed something that I simply cannot explain. The shirt Trent wears in Season 3 Episode 6 is the same one Nora wore to bed in Season 2 Episode 3.

This is one of the most confusing things I’ve ever seen both in and out of universe. First of all, I don’t think I was “supposed” to notice this. Nora is laying on her front during this scene and it was over a season ago.

Behind the scenes I think what happened was just that they had a collection of graphic tees on hand, they grabbed one for Nora’s PJs, it went back into the rotation.

In Universe, here are the ideas I have about why these characters have the same shirt which seems like its for a Catholic School

Nora goes/went to the same school Trent did

Nora goes/went to the same school Trent’s daughter goes to

One or both of these characters bought this shirt from a charity shop

It was actually Rebecca’s shirt and she loaned it to both of the characters

Nora and Trent have a deep off-screen friendship that involves sharing clothes?

Nora is just Phoebe and Trent’s daughter stacked on top of each other in a trenchcoat

A couple of times, I’ve worked as a wardrobe assistant for movies, and I have to say that Trent’s wardrobe & props confuse me a little.

I’ve worked in indie films mostly, which means, you have a low budget and you get what you can, and a lot of things are cheap, re-used, or borrowed, and you can’t have a big secret meaning behind every decision because you can’t simply afford it.

So it’s not weird per se seeing an actor—James Lance, in this case—lending his own things to the production, but I think it is weird for this kind of production because

a) they have the budget

b) it’s a production known for giving meaning to things in the background, and when you establish this, it’s inevitable for people trying to find the hidden connection (That’s us. Hi!)

Now. Let’s go back to “The Curious Case of the Yellow Shirt”

As you said @celsfandomrave, out of the series universe, it’s a weird choice, or even a mistake, making this decision as it stands out so much is hard to ignore it.

On the other hand, it’s also true productions have a general wardrobe, that tends to be used with secondary characters, extras, guests, etc, etc.

For secondary characters and beyond, wardrobe decisions most of the time are made in function of photography. Meaning, you need to make a character pop up or blend in, and the different units decide based on the general vibe of the scene they are seeing on camera.

Evidently, the Yellow Shirt™ makes its appearance here to:

1) make Trent stands out

2) being consistent with the line of Trent’s graphics tees

3) still making it part of the color palette of the characters that have their own adventures + the colors of Van Gogh’s sunflowers