I'm weird

as for the designs! from left to right, we have her original design, a hybridized design, her original with a Few tweaks, and the "more but not quite canon compliant" design from a while back

Original Design

Her veil goes from dark purple/off black at the top to white at the bottom in reference to mourning And wedding veils. I like to think the dark part covering her eyes is symbolic of her being blinded by her tragedy, unable to reach the light just beneath her gaze... but that's maybe a stretch. In any case, her skirt mimics this color pattern for the same reason, and the cut of it all is meant to invoke weddings

The flower crown brings back some of her gold contrast (like her sash and cane) and breaks things up. Unfortunately, I go back and forth on if I like it at all, because it sometimes feels juvenile to me.

The antennae are there because she's a butterfly

... Okay, they're also there because I like them. They might be fake now, though. In any case, they help push her Cryptid silhouette.

A lesser note and subject to change, they tie her Butterfly design to the Adrien's Ladybug designs I've made where he, too, has silly curly antennae (rather Unlike a ladybug...) and I like the idea of a tie

Her wings are there for similar reasons as the antennae, but are more likely to change/be removed. Here, they're also meant to look cape-like, and flow from her capelet that's otherwise an aesthetic choice, as well as a way to break up some monotony

More Mindful of Canon Design

(This is the rightmost design on the original image, but it's going here for Context)

Her veil and wings/cape have been trimmed. Since the show is 3D, they don't tend to have a lot of loose fabric. She's pushing it, still

To that end, she has pants! You can also see her impractical heels

I wouldn't give 90% of the cast heels when transformed, but Emilie... well. It's Emilie.

The flower crown has been replaced with a silver tiara to try a different, less invasive look. It's silver because I felt a bun would fit the crown better, but that meant it couldn't be silver with her blonde hair (and I haven't gotten around to experimenting with her hair or skin)

Antennae are back! Popular demand (me + 2 cool mutuals)

The Hybrid Design

The shorter veil is here again for a Hint of canon adherence, and it does have a shape that reminds me of butterfly wings

Her crown is gold now that I've put her hair back down, in hopes of a more even color distribution

Most obviously, her "dress" is a little bit more coat like, like canon Mayura's. It opens in the front above the knees to reveal dark pants/leggings and white boots that are cut to again reference butterfly wings

The capelet follows the last design's principles as to not clutter fabric or dip into real wing territory

The Tweaked Design

The return of the longer veil, because I like the color distribution better. I also was concerned that the shorter veil took away from the duality, so I wanted to try the longer veil again

Instead of the flower crown, a gold crown ornaments the veil. Again, her hair is down again so I hope the color distribution works

Her capelet is the same as the last two, for a cleaner silhouette and is frankly one of the biggest tweaks here

Other than that, her long, floor-length skirt is here again because I don't know if the hybrid design or the pants read Wedding/Mourning Duality quite as well