It's a snow day in Seattle! And Olivia and I are re-reading our old blog posts and laughing at how hilarious we are and how we should start blogging again. So here is a post I drafted last year and never hit "publish."
When Calls the Heart allegedly takes place in the early 1910s. As previously mentioned, many of the women's costumes are laughably bad.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sometimes they are just generically bad: like a community theater production where the costumers just paired some old blouses with long skirts and hoped for the best.
But the most atrocious costumes come in two main flavors:
Mall prom dresses of the early 2000s
Jack is basically a hipster who shops at Filson
...but it manages to avoid the tackiness of the worst women's looks WITHOUT being boring. It is full of color, pattern, and interesting textures. Turns out the men of Hope Valley are pretty sharp dressers!
Pastor Hogan in these stripes!
Evil railroad hottie in this sharp suit and tie!
Even some of the boys get interesting clothes!
I love this soft jacket with the knit collar
But there are two PARTICULARLY good dressers in town. The first is Lee Coulter--sawmill owner and unapologetic peacock.
He is unafraid of patterns...
Patterned pants! The final frontier.
Loves color...
Who is sabotaging my mill?
Who else could pull off these red pants with a purple shirt?
...sometimes both at the same time!
This image includes 1) Purple patterned shirt 2) pink cravat
3) blue pants and 4) a hot secretary
But I think only one man can top Lee, and that is town villain Henry Gowen. He also embraces color and pattern, but with more refinement. Whether he is running an unscrupulous mining company or fostering corruption in the mayor's office, he is always doing it in style.
This outfit is beautifully put together.
Some parts match, some softy contrast and compliment
"Try not to be distracted by the contrast piping on my jacket
while I'm shutting down your beloved community cafe"
"I wore a pink patterned vest to this trial because I give zero f*cks"
The fabric of this jacket is GORGEOUS
So there you have it. I declare Henry Gowen the best-dressed man in Hope Valley! Here is your TV son from your OTHER show to offer his approval:
(Riverdale is decidedly NOT a gentle watch)
