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Celine, Outfit Design, and a Kind Horizon - In Defense of Putting That MILF in Hawaiian Shirts
There are a wide range of characteristics that can demonstrate growth in a character. Weight gain to signify stability, aging to demonstrate survival past the worst, monstrosity to show a degradation of character-- changes in the body inevitably reflect changes in a character life, and by extension the story. These changes can also occur in a character's presentation, not just as a reflection of how their circumstances change, but as a window into their mindset. From the infamous 'chop' of hair when a character abandons one viewpoint to embrace another unfettered to in increase in regalia not just as power is gained but embraced, the way that an individual chooses to construct their appearance is a reflection both of how they view themselves and how they want the world to view them. In a medium like animation, every element is a deliberate choice and the laws of plausible construction can be bent-- the sky is the limit. In Kpop Demon Hunters, we see outifts that range from sleeping bags that can be walked in and intricate stage costumes to leather murdersuits and cutely-patterned pajamas.
Celine's wardrobe is no exception, despite having much fewer examples or variances. Pleasantly, the outfits we see in the film can be tied directly to the two viewpoints wardrobe can expose-- the face toward the world, and the view of the self. We see movie-era Celine in two contexts: at work in a paparazzi photoshoot and at the Huntrix Tower, and in the comfort of her own home which includes Miyeong's grave. The former is the face she presents the world-- a professional, if basic, set of button ups and slacks. The latter is the unpolished Celine wearing a tanktop, sweats, and cardigan when the only eyes on her are a young Rumi's and, later, nobody's at all. Additionally, we get a shot of Celine at her most visible as an idol, in which she has a stage outfit that is not only elaborately patterned, but NOTABLY more so than her fellow Sunlight Sisters. These are the Celines we see in the movie, but we are blessed with concept Sunlight Sisters art and have more to work with yet: two elaborate tops matched with a tasseled and... i have no words other than 'fuck ass' belts plus a set of insanely high heels as a sunlight sister, a dark long sleeve-jean combo at an undiscernible time, and another iteration of a tank top and sweats when Rumi was young.
So, as of the movie, Celine has two outfits. Both are boring, and one is almost entirely grey. Comparing them to the other outfits in the film, they almost jump out with their simplicity-- even Bobby, shown in a comparable number of scenes, has a Huntrix t-shirt visible beneath his blazer (which was a genius level merch strat btw. i have that shirt). Even young Rumi in the grave flashback, dressed nearly to match Celine, has color and buttons on her outfit. Celine's clothing is not just boring, but exceptional in its featurelessness. Comparing her professional outfits, previously tied to how she wishes to be viewed by the public, we see her in (possibly the same) black slacks with a navy blue shirt when Rumi was young and a white shirt with iridescent patterning at the time of Huntrix's debut. Professional and put together, but with little needed forethought. The cardigan outfit, previously connected to her view of herself, remains consistent across approximately 20 years in universe.
The outfits we see from her idol era, in which we can presume she is happier with the other Sunlight Sisters present and fulfilling her duty to the Honmoon, her wardrobe is not just as elaborate as other character's clothing, but more elaborate than her bandmates'. The visual representation of her prime includes notable detail and color, where her worst moments-- where she is losing everything and greiving what she has lost-- are all shapeless and grey. In concept arts, there seems to almost be a correlation between how confident she appears and how elaborate her outfit is. Additionally, the one exception to the lack of detail in her movie-era outfits are the iridescent patterns on her sleeves during Huntrix's debut, which in the context of the movie it is known that iridescent patterning demonstrates overcoming tribulation with acceptance-- a potentially significant demonstration of care, given the context of the photo being taken around Huntrix's debut.
Given the pattern visible between the timeline of Celine's life and her wardrobe, it can be concluded that in Celine's design language intricacy equates to wellbeing. However, given the amount of development her character undergoes, it is hardly a stretch to imagine that the style of clothing she wears would not be identical to the styles she wore as an idol in her 20s. We see she favors layered outfits with some form of overshirt-- whether that be a cardigan or button up. Therefore, to demonstrate a Celine that is well after the event of the film where her taste has developed, an intricate overshirt is the ideal choice-- Hawaiian shirts fit the bill perfectly.
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I imagine this as in this is still when homura was an inexperienced magical girl, so her and madoka fought a witch in one of homura's time rewinds, soooo idk homu got emotional? I think n madoka is obv concerned so before she leaves she reminds homura to take care of herself ok now why am i typing all of this holy
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