Queen Charlotte’s Prequel Costumes Will Continue A Major Bridgerton Trend
Audiences will have to remain eagle-eyed when watching Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story as it continues a major Bridgerton costume trend.
More details about Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story have been revealed showing that the prequel will continue a major Bridgerton costume trend. Bridgerton is set in the 1800s Regency era of England, and it has all the period drama costumes to match. Bridgerton has two seasons so far, each one focused on a different Bridgerton sibling’s story: first Daphne, and then Anthony. Bridgerton’s success has led to the creation of a prequel, focused on a Young Queen Charlotte, and her relationship with King George, who has not been shown much in Bridgerton, so this will be a fresh and exciting story for audiences.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story will be led by India Amarteifio Young Queen Charlotte and Corey Mylchreest as Young King George. The cast of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story will feature many familiar faces too, as the prequel will switch between the 1700s and 1800s, showing Queen Charlotte as she is in Bridgerton. The prequel will also explore the important friendship between Queen Charlotte, Lady Danbury, and Violet Bridgerton, all while following how the Ton was transformed and displaying the ever-important, and extravagant, fashion of high society.
Queen Charlotte’s Costumes Will Contain Hidden Meanings In Her Show
The costumes in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story will not only reflect the extravagant fashion of Queen Charlotte but will hold deeper significant meanings, following an established Bridgerton trend. The teaser trailer and promo pictures for the Bridgerton prequel have already shown some of the Queen’s stunning dresses and now, Amarteifio has revealed that the Queen’s outfits reflect the Queen’s relationship with King George. Queen Charlotte’s fashion is a huge reflection of her and her personality, so it is important that these reflect what is closest to her, King George.
Amarteifio reveals that Queen Charlotte’s expressive nature is what has led to her costumes having secret meanings in a slightly different way from Bridgerton’s. Amarteifio said the Queen will always say what is on her mind, but will also show it too. For example, Amarteifio revealed, “King George was really interested in astronomy and, as the series progresses, you can spot little stars and astrological signs in Charlotte’s looks” (via British Vogue). The detail in Queen Charlotte’s costumes is a visual representation of her relationship and connection to King George, and “those motifs are often literally close to her heart” which emphasizes that connection even more.
How Queen Charlotte’s Costumes Continues A Bridgerton Trend
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story costumes continue the trend of costumes having a deeper meaning from Bridgerton, as Bridgerton mainly focuses on colors of costumes to express character emotions. In season 2 of Bridgerton, Kate and Anthony mainly wore matching colors, especially blues and purples, to show their compatibility which contrasted with Edwina’s costumes usually being pink and pale colors. Plus, Kate was often in bold, strong versions of these colors to match her bold personality. Not only did these costumes show emotion, but also status, as the Bridgerton’s as a family usually were in blue and purple as it represented their high status.
Kate and Edwina’s costumes often integrate Indian styles too, especially with their accessories and clothing detail, which shows the influences of their culture and upbringing. Penelope often wore yellow, despite hating the color, to match the Featherington’s mismatched and colorful outfits but also because yellow was a popular color for young, single women at the time. Another link to relationships in Bridgerton was Benedict and Colin wearing clothes with bees on, such as on their waistcoats and collars, to represent their father. Bridgerton’s costumes contain much more meaning than just expensive regency clothing, and it is clear Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is determined to continue the genius costume trend.
