Top 5 BBC Merlin Costumes?
FISHY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I'M SO SORRY BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO EXPLAIN WHY I LOVE THESE SO MUCH
I had to look for the pictures because this is something that needs to have visual evidence-
1.Queen Guinevere's red velvet dress
This is my only favorite of Gwen's queen costumes (don't get me started please). It's practically perfect in every way- the circlet and the belt give her such delicate but regal energy to her, helped by the small amount of rhinestones. It screams 'Fantasy Queen' and I fucking love it. I want it
2.Morgana's purple velvet dress with a hood.
Another dress that I desperately want to get my hands on, and also another one with the 'Fantasy Queen' vibes, but Morgana's also has a bit of a disney princess energy to it and I love it for that, the hood and the sleeves give it a high magical vibe too. I would put on the dress and run around in a castle, a field of flowers and ride a horse for eternity
3.Merlin's bandit outfit from Lancelot and Guinevere
Listen, I'm team 'Merlin needed some fucking armor for the number of patrols and rides and adventures he went with Arthur' and I honestly wish they'd kept this look in future seasons, if not as a servant's armor then as an Emrys look when he did his BAMF business without the Dragoon disguise
4.Arthur's white tunic/pants and boots combo
Love this look for many reasons, but mostly because it gives Arthur a soft vibe that reminds one of a regency/victorian romance media piece; it also makes him look approachable despite being the king, and I think that is very important considering how he wants to rule thinking of the people of Camelot rather than how Uther ruled.
5.Merlin's normal outfit, the original version (aka red neckerchief, blue tunic)
Ok, so I love this one specifically because of two reasons. One is the behind-the-scenes fact that Merlin is dressed this way because the show itself was inspired by Smallville (exploring a young Clark Kent's journey into becoming the superhero we all know), so Merlin's red scarf and blue shirt are nods to Superman's red cape and blue suit, and honestly, I think that is a very nice little meta(?) detail. Another reason I love it so much is that it serves as a visual tell that allows both audience and characters to know that this is Merlin. No one else dresses like this. He is the only one you'll see in this whole show in this funky little outfit.
Honorable mentions to Merlin's purple tunic, Arthur in full armor, Morgana in her Castle of Fyrien armor, and Gwen's pink peasant dress and s4 purple peasant dress
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