#lackadasiy

Part one was more of a ramble, wanted to make part two because I have a more in-depth analysis on the characters makeup

I mentioned in part one that makeup is usually thought of as a coverup, something for women to hide behind. But in Lackadaisy, makeup reflects each makeup wearers true self. Like Ivy and her flapper outfit, she is associated with light and the sun, and her shimmering gold eyeshadow and mascaraed eyelashes and gold dress, shows her true self, someone beautiful, youthfully charming, and radiates the warm glow of the sun.

Ivy also only wears makeup inside the speak easy. Before the 1920s “nice girls didn’t wear makeup”after the war and the men returned home, women competed for jobs and would wear attention grabbing makeup, buuuuuut it still wasn’t really seen as a good thing or a professional thing. I guess trendy is a better word. Ivy is not fully independent of her parents and maybe trys to keep her makeup on the down low, or it might symbolize that Ivy feels the most herself when dancing at the speakeasy. Or maybe she just prefers it for parties or partying.

Mitzi’s style and symbolism is also interesting

While Ivy’s outfit is ornate and playful Mitzi is covered in drip at all times, she is also heavily associated with peacocks. Peacocks symbolize beauty, wealth, and sinful pride. There is a double meaning to her peacock symbolism because peacock feathers have their own symbolism and it’s what she is seen with in her pinups especially her peacock feather fan

The peacock feather represents rebirth and hope.

Mitzi being insecure about her standing and was blinded by the glitz and glamour of the wealthy life style, sports an insane amount of drip, always wearing outfits and jewelry that belong in a magazine, always picture perfect, and compliments this with plumb eye shadow brown eyeliner and mulberry lipstick giving her a sultry look that goes well with her sleepy eye shape. This look more reflects what her true self has become, someone who has had a taste of the good life and refuses to go back.

Serafine Savoy is the opposite

Like Mitzi (kinda) she has come across good fourtune as a hijacker to a wealthy bootlegger, and wears expensive jewelry (I think) and cloths but has her own unique style that would NOT be socially except-able in her time

She can pull off dresses, but prefers either a snazzy professional suit

Or to let her true flag fly with her gangster pirate suit, bones and all

To complement all three of these looks she sports red eye shadow, black eyeliner and blood red lipstick. Giving her a dangerous look that gives her over all look an untamable aura. Unlike Mitzi’s mindset of never going back to being poor, I think Serafine could give a shit

Her and her brothers swanky suit isn’t treated any differently then if they were back in the swamp, it hasn’t changed who they are.

Who gave Freckle a nerf gun?

Well if that’s the case…

why am i finding a cat sexy