Carey Mulligan’slooks in Promising Young Woman utilize then subvert the male gaze.
The costumes in the film starring Carey Mulligan serve as a facade, armor and a symbol of seduction.
Weaponizing feminine wiles for acts of revenge takes the phrase power dressing to a new level in
Promising Young Woman. Carey Mulligan s vigilante avenger Cassie is a study in contrasts, where costumes serve as a facade, armor and a symbol of seduction.
Costume designer Nancy Steiner created the protagonist s day and night looks using sex-kitten Brigitte Bardot as an influence. For her daytime life working at a coffee shop, Cassie appears in a feminine mix of pink rose-patterned sweaters and pastel floral dresses and a signature Bardot French-braid ponytail, glossy pout and multicolored pastel nails. While my initial instinct when reading the script was to go dark and depressed, Emerald [Fennell, the director] wanted her personal style sweet, flirty, feminine and light to serve as a faca