the meaning behind penelope's yellow dresses
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
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Penelope wears yellow for a specific reason. It matches several of her personality traits and is also symbolic. She wears mostly yellow dresses in season 1, and in season 2, she starts to wear more pink ones. While bright, bold, colourful dresses are representative for all the Featherington family members, they are also specific to Penelope's authentic and inathuentic personas. She also wears a green dress once in season 2, which is a hint at her storyline in season 3 with Colin Bridgerton.
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I love how they’ve intentionally kept Penelope out of blue so far. I predict that when Pen has her “glow up” moment in S3, they’ll finally put her in blue, which will be a visual cue for the viewer that Colin is starting to see Penelope in a new light
Yes! I bet that’s what will happen too! Since it occurs in the books. More specifically, she starts wearing green a lot. Which I think will look lovely on her.
Blue is the colour the bridgerton family wears the most 💙
@@thecalmingwitch I really really hope they use the green dress
tbh the whole “she gets skinny so Colin likes her” trope doesn’t rlly sit well with me so I hope she stays exactly the same because we all love her just as she is and Colin should too
@@hipeople1265 yes I agree! It’ll be controversial of course, 🙄 because of boomers and the sex scenes(on a sidenote now that I think of it, the 70s were just as gutsy if not more so!) Anyways she deserves to be loved just as she is and I think that’s exactly what they’re going to do. Except change her wardrobe and maybe hair styles.
yellow is also just the color chosen for her in the books because her mother control her life at that point and feels as though yellow is the color of “happy girls” so it is basically in an attempt to attract a husband, but it is still interesting that the show has other reasons to carry on with that detail ;)
Yes this is the reason why pen always wear yellow clothes
Yellow can also mean greed. You can see in S2 Ep8, she wears yellow during her fight with Eloise. She said she gave up Lady Whistledown for her, but when Eloise left, she got her paper and pen and started writing all over again. She’s greedy now, she’s started her lies and conflict. Yellow represents so much of Penelope’s personality, it also represents betrayal which really fit when she started writing her last of first Lady Whistledown paper.
@@plmdea no, but in the book, she never confessed to Eloise. Lady Danbury was the one knows she's the lady whistledown, next Benedict and lastly she tells Eloise when she was planning to quit. Penelope in the book and Penelope in the tv series aren't much very like. Pen in series is becoming greedy as hell because her pen name as lady whistle down becoming a boom. But pen in the book she wants to quit as a lady whistledown because the people surrounding her are fighting. After all, I remember at the party lady Danbury challenges the people to find the real lady whistledown (but she knows it's Penelope) and the people become suspicious of everyone to the point they become hated each other. That's the reason why pen quit as lady whistle down she doesn't want everyone to be mad because of finding the real lady whistledown. She's down to earth in the book but in the series, they change her into a greedy woman.
@@uoebsjs3059 oh…i never read the book, my family are kinda saving money rn too but i heard it was better than watching Bridgerton so i’m pretty excited to read it in the future. Huh, i never knew any of that, thanks!
Yeah…it’s from the books. When she is finally able to dress herself she looks better because yellow never suited her.
I love how the clothes have a meaning!!
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i think especially since bridgerton is a more guilty pleasure/fluffy type show, i love that they were still so thoughtful about the costumes 💛
Yes @artatmidnight
@@artatmidnight also I saw on the green dress it had pink accents which supports green representing the love between her and colin!
(Also quick question, what show is this? It seems interesting!)
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Fun fact! Yellow is also a sign of friendship! That's why you give friends yellow flowers as opposed to red. I think that that's an important detail because Penelope truly believes that she will only ever be a friend to Colin :)
Wait it is??? Huh...
All of a sudden the yellow tulips my dad bought for my mom's wedding bouquet means something else...
@@EsiNotEssie I mean, not necessarily... most guys don't know flower language anymore, they'll often just get something that looks pretty
@@EsiNotEssie to be fair, a lot of modern men post 1940’s aren’t aware of flower language.
Thank you both for the explanation
This could also make sense too as she always wore yellow as a friend to El. As she wrongs her best friend, her outfits transitions from friendly yellow to other colors.
I met Nichola, the girl who plays Penelope at a party once in 2019 and she was just the sweetest person. She danced with me when my boyfriend was being too shy to, and chatted with me when I didn't really know many people there, and was just generally lovely 😊
That’s really cool! She seems like a down to earth nice person! I want to meet her one day, she’s really a great character in Bridgerton, plus she’s making a comeback.
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LUCKYYYYY im such a fan of her T_T
I loved her in Derry Girls.
@@zahraansari3710 Same! I'm really going to miss that show
I can't wait to see what they'll do with her wardrobe for season 3. Her independence, confidence, and self assurance will mostly likely be at it's peek (hopefully) especially now that her rose-colored glasses view of Colin is now gone. This is gonna be good 😁😁
yes ! if she wears more green, i’m hoping it will go from pale to vibrant as her character develops more ! 💚
@@artatmidnight Yeeeesss I'm also kinda hoping they try emerald green for some reason I just want to see her in it 😀
oh my gosh… yes! I know for certain green will be her color once she’s married, kinda combining the Featherington yellow and Bridgerton blue. But I can’t help to wonder what her color will be now that she isn’t influenced by her mother or love
I loved this insight! And it’s amazing how some series are bringing more information to the characters by the use of colors in the scenes.
thank you! bridgerton does a great job with using colour to express all the different characters & families, especially when there are so many ! 💛
I love how she likes to write and her name is “Pen” 😏
Exactly what I thought in season 1 when it was revealed she’s Lady Whistledown.
**this is just based on the show, not the books! i believe in the books it’s bc yellow is ‘happy’ which her mom thinks will attract a suitor. but the costume designers took their own liberties when making the designs 💛
the costume designer for Bridgerton season 1 is Ellen Mirojnick and is Sophie Canale for season 2 ♡
I spent most of the day reading the first book and I accidentally read almost all of it in one day
It's so good so far!
Yees, in the books her mom always makes she use yellow by saying it's a happy color, but she often is criticized by the color for making her look sick and unattractive, and I think that she says that using yellow is actually sad for her, but I may be confusing
Thanks for this explanation because when I watched the video at first I thought “did the costume designer not read the books?!!” Lol
@@tdp8212 same! I thought why all the meanings? Just follow the book. 😂
Thank you! Literally came here to say this and you did it for me! Cheers!
In ep 4 where she wore green at the ball, at first I thought it showed her jealousy towards Colin visiting Marina and not being able to get over her even after she was married. But I never thought about yellow and blue making green lol, which is more accurate.
Love how yellow went from joy and friendship to now cowardice and deceit
According to the costume designer it's in the book. That's why. In the book it's because her mother thinks it's a happy colour. Penelope hates it.
Was coming here to say this
Yes! The books!
Was looking for this comment
yes, and after she married Colin, she starts using other colors more suited for her complexion.
this video has found its way back to me and this video was why i even started to watch it in the first place! i was so intrigued by penelope as a character i’m excited to see who she was and now in season 3 i am so happy how far she came as a character
*Buddhist monks told me that yellow was the color of warmth, earth, energy and a humble soul. I used to wear so much black and other dark colors. One day I saw this yellow shirt, I took the chance to wear it and since then have fell in love with wearing/having yellow things. It makes me feel happy and safe.*
Yellow is also very specifically mentioned throughout the books, long before the costume designer was working on Bridgerton. In the books wearing yellow allows Kate and Penelope to bond, which in turn results in Anthony showing great kindness to Penelope in front of Kate. And it's the first time that Kate sees Anthony in a different light. It's a shame the show cut that scene, because it was a great scene for Anthony and shows his empathetic side in front of the Ton.
Every time i see one of Penelope's green dresses from s3 I can't stop thinking about what you said about the colour green
Love there color psychology stories
Their
“Cowardness”💀
FR 😂
Cowardice, but yes.
Me who's favourite colour is yellow :'(
Its covertness
In the books it's mentioned specifically that Penelope wears yellow because her mom thinks it's a happy color. "And a happy color makes a happy girl and happy girls get proposals."
(Also fair to note that Mrs. Featherington mentions that she never thought that Penelope would get married and take care of her as an old maid.)
This is soooooo pleasing
She looks so pretty in pink and green
She's so cute, yellow with ginger hair is beautiful together!
my favourite character is penolope,she is a GENİUS!when i started watching bridgerton again i saw that the language of penolope,lady whistledown is so good for me,i am not a native speaker in english and i think she writes really good,making her point directly but not in harsh way.
Cowardice not coward-ness--unless I misheard. I'm part of an elite squad known as the "grammar police" reporting for duty.
nice
I'm relieved to see you protecting our realm so it doesn't falls into the hands of the wicked
@allbluberries
You missed the one above you. Bold print.
I'm on leave this week.
She doesnt need a glow up, shes already beautiful 💕
I'm so early ahh ! I'd love a whole bridgerton analysis video from you one day 🥺🤍
omg thank you 🥹 maybe after S3 comes out ! 💛
Green is also a color of a new beginning as well as the color of relief
I love Penelope 💖💖💖 looking forward to S3 so much and hope her and Colin will finally share their love
I thought she was too attractive to play Penelope but she did such a good job in both seasons. I was torn.
Wow she look pretty and beautiful dresses❤
I love her, she is just cuteeeee
Can we wait a minute to appreciate how her clothes looks amazing on her.
Her wearing yellow reminds me of a yellow Canary ..”sing like a canary” which she sort of does by exposing others in her writings.
I’m pretty sure in the books it states that Lady Featherington dresses the girls in yellow because she thought it would convey cheeriness.
It was chosen because in the books it’s made very clear her mother only lets them wear citrus colored dresses. They wear their house colors normally. So she wouldn’t be wearing any blues or cool colors
I’d like to add that in the books it’s an ongoing joke that Penelope and her sisters dress like citrus fruits and that green would be a way more flattering color for her complexion.
I adore the costumes of Bridgerton. I was just taken aback by the way they are used for storytelling
I always thought yellow is the color of the Bee, that they often show as flying from one household to another for gossips!
Yellow was also the color her mother chose in the books. I think this all falls under the “don’t overthink it” category
Omg her green dress 😍
She wears yellow because IN THE BOOK her mother believes "yellow is a happy color."
We gonna talk about that sneak peak into Collin’s bedroom for season 3? Bc he has yellow sheets.
So, yeah, this is all true and I'm glad the costume designer paid attention to all thus. But it's also clearly written in the books.
spoiler alert if you havent gotten to season 2 i accentally googled (during season one) "why does penelope wear yellow" and it told me she was lady whistledown, i was so mad lmao
"Accidentally"?
@@Stonytude well i mean i didnt want to see that huge spoiler, i hadnt read the books or anything, and i didn't think it was going to be such an integral part of the story, but it said "well since she's lady whistledown and shes jealous etc." i was so shocked and i laughed but i was a bit upset
noooo i just started watching this seriess
Book 4 when her and Colin get together, he outs her in an attempt to stop the lady.... (Bitch woman in Daphne's season) from outting Penelope as lady whistledown because Penelope refused to be blackmailed
in the books she uses colors that don't flatter her because of her mother's choice. And then, when she decides to decide for herself what she's going to wear, that's when the clothes start to match her better.
My favorite couple is Penelope and Collin (as well as the book….), so I’m going to die if they don’t finish this season soon!!!!!!
In the books Penelope doesn’t like yellow either but I think she looks great in it, really nice contrast to her red hair 😍
I've never watched Bridgerton, nor do I want to, but I loved this costume breakdown
In the books is because her mother says yellow is for happy people and happy people get married. Pen doesn't like yellow because it doesnt suit her. So when she finally gets to choose her clothes she wears other colours
For me it was always about family colors. Penelopes family wears yellow and daphnes family wears blue and when Daphne marries the count whose color is red, she starts to wear purple which is the mix between red and blue. Penelope stops wearing her families color when she gains courage to break free from her mother and be her own person. I mean clearly she looks way more beautiful in rose
The Green !!!!😌
To me yellow represents friendships, and how penn is always pushed into the friendzone by colin
Yeah that wasn't the scriptwriters idea. She wears yellow in the books as well because her mother forces her. Because "yellow is a happy colour and happy girls get proposals"
Love the last part
Omgi love this types of things
"yellow was specifically chosen because it can represent deceit"
My fander heart is exploding :3
I thought yellow was because her mom thought yellow was a happy color and happy girls were happy brides.
Wow, so insightful. Agree!
In the books she wears bright garish colors in unflattering styles and the. She starts to make her own money and gets flattering dresses in flattering colors.
Damm i actually love yellow
Also yellow means friendship in some countries.
In Bridgerton Penelope wore Yellow because in the books her mother put her in yellow because her mother is color blind and does not realize that yellow makes her look ill. READ THE BOOKS BEFORE YOU TIK TOK!!!
In the books, Penelope’s mother kept her dressed unflatteringly dressed like a “citrus Fruit.”
I thought it was yellow because that's what she specifically wore in the books because her mother made her (I know she mentions it later but it doesn't sound like the costume designer's idea)
Well it was stated by Penelope that her mom always ordered her a yellow dress.
She has a bubbly personality and never gets intimidated by anyone .she can stand up for herself no matter who she's up against.
She also chooses to see the good side of people more often than not.
That's really cool .
Me enjoying the color yellow and watching this: 🧍🏼♀️
She reminds me of Rose from Titanic because of the beautiful red hair and dresses! She’s so adorable! 💕
It's a wig.
Lies! It’s because of the books , her mom forces her to wear yellow because “happy girls wear yellow and happy girls find husbands”
AND IN THE NEW SEASON 3 TRAILER SHES WEARING, YOU GUESSED IT... EMERALD GREEN!! AHHHH IM SO EXCITED
In the book, she wears yellow because that’s what her mother chooses for her. She doesn’t like it.
Me who has never watched Bridgerton:
“Interesting”
If I remember correctly, the book also mentioned that Penelope oftrn dressed in citrus colours because of her mom. Yellow is citrusy.
I thought their story was season 4 and Benedict is season 3.
i believe benedict is next in the books (although i haven’t read them) but it was confirmed recently that penelope & colin will be S3 for the show
@@artatmidnight i’m fairly sure - just from what i’ve heard - that they may be running alongside each other. in any case, pushing back colin and penelope for longer would likely only make them more unlikeable/annoying as this season really took their characters downhill
maybe
They can’t do An Offer From a Gentleman yet because they haven’t laid the groundwork for it. I predict that the party where Penelope has her glow up moment might also be the party Sophia sneaks into and she meets Benedict.
The show probably wants to be come across as “realistic” in terms of the fact that siblings don’t get married in chronological order. At least not normally. So instead, they’ve probably decided to fallout of the order of the books and create their own timeline of when each couple falls in love. Which, aside from the shows historical inaccuracies, makes for a more realistic story.
Guess we should rethink the yellow ribbon around trees
Honestly season 2 was okay, but what really made me mad was how that guy Penelope’s in love with treated her, wasn’t it obvious that she’s got feeling for him, and also when at the end he said to his piers that no man will be in love with Penelope …
She wants to shine.
OH MY GOD!!! Can you READ? This is the same as is the book. Green is her best color that’s why she wears it when she’s firmly on the shelf when she can chose, you’re right there but it’s in THE BOOK not from the costume designer. Yellow was to show her mother’s character as crass, and she wanted Penelope to look happy, but missed to cues of the Ton that are natural to Violet. She was also clueless that it looked horrible on Penelope, but she knew it as Ms. Wistledown poked fun at her.
Yellow is my fav colour, it has always been from childhood. I read somewhere a lot of artist’s fav colour is also yellow, It made sense to me. People with mentally disability or insanity like van gogh, einstein, jeffrey dahmer,oscar wilde all share the liking for the colour yellow.
Also… because in the books she was always wearing yellow because her mother made her.
Yellow is also a color of jealousy
No that's typically green. "Green with envy"?
@@bidishah thats true but yellow is also associated, but green is also associated with more good things,while yellow in a subtle way
@@bidishah in our country and culture it's "the green eyed monster/ monster with green eyes" for jealousy and "the yellow envy is eating him up" for envy...
@@bidishah yellow actually is one of the most hated colors, together with orange.
Yes, it’s also seen as a symbol for jealousy, unwellness, etc
So basically yellow can mean anything
I never understood why Penelope wasn't getting any suitors. I think she is gorgeous
she is 😍
Naa. It is a lot simpler. Bees are colourblind and only see yellow flowers. So they are bound to are drawn and land on the biggest sunflower around.
Cleverly done, Lady F!
Penelope will only wear green in season 4 then, after all book 4 is Penelope and Colin's love story
The biggest reason I can't get myself to watch Bridgerton is because I can't stand the regency silhouette. I can't get myself to see it as flattering, and it just... I can't do it.
Crazy how colors of outfit in olden times represented "status" "personality"......Instead of just cuz 😆
All these details are in the book… No huge shockers.
In the books, Pen wears yellow because that's all her mother lets her wear. Lady Featherington thinks that yellow is a cheerful color, and if Pen wears yellow, people will think that she's a cheerful person, and be attracted to her. Pen knows she looks bad in yellow (it makes the character's skin sallow (this is not true of the *actress*, I'm talking about the books), and she would rather wear light pink or light blue, if her mother would allow her to do so.
Pretty sure the costume designer dressed her in it because the costume designer had to read the books as part of their job.
Read the books she wears yellow because it's written that way!
Actually, it's because of the books. She wears it because her mom chose it, because yellow is a "happy" color, and guys want to be around a happy person. But even in the books it's a bad color choice for her. It's only when she's firmly "on the shelf" that she starts being able to chose her own wardrobe, and the colors suit her better
What color does she choose ?
@@a.g.demada5263 I'm pretty sure it's blue, but it's been a while since i read the book, so i'm not positive about that
@@MickyDVeteran ah ok. Thank you
Just like Gatsby's yellow car! :)
Does that mean that she will eventually run over her husband's mistress and kill her?
I have seen both the seasons and I'm literally just seeing her properly now. I was too invested in the lead roles. Lol Have to re watch season 2.
She looked so cute when she was running like that❤
Yellow can mean jealousy in rose meanings or have the newer meaning for friendship though I'm not sure if that was intended in this instance
Y’all should read the book. Just saying that. They are so good
I know absolutely NOTHING about this show but heres a tidbit, yellow flowers often mean negative things in victorian flower language (the sources ive foundz at least) lile yellow roses often meaning jealousy, yellow carnations meaning disdain, and yellow tulips meaning something about heartbreak. Just thought thats fun!
In the book its because he mom says yellow is a happy colour and men want happy women
If you read the books, she's forced to wear yellow all the time and hates it. Penelopes books in number 4 I think.
Didn't they mention in the books that her mom picks the colors of her wardrobe, I've only read the first 5 books of the series. 🤷🏽♀️