Drew Barrymore wearing a lovely light blue jacquard gown in the 1998 Cinderella reimagining, “Ever After.”
Blue – A Noble and Virtuous Color
Blue is a powerful color that can soothe the mind and the soul. It can make us feel a sense of security, trust, and reliability. It is also a color that peaks our imaginations as it’s the color of the seas and skies. It’s a color or noble characteristics, of good and virtuous characters.
Ana de Armas wears a dark navy blue bias cut slinky dress with plunging v-neckline and low back in 2021’s “No Time to Die,” one of the best blue costumes in modern movies.
Blue – The Color of Trust and Reliability
Blue is a color of vast spaces like the sea and sky. It can soothe the mind as well as the soul. It can make us feel a sense of security, of trust and reliability. It is also a color that peaks our imaginations. It’s a color of noble characteristics, representing all that is good and virtuous.
The color is equally favored by men and women and the color Navy blue looks good on practically any skin tone. It’s the most popular color in world. That said, blue can also be seen as cold and passive, which is why it’s sometimes used to depict sadness.
This page ranks the 10 best blue costumes worn by women in modern movies, meaning they depict their own time period. Blue costumes from fantasy/sci-fi movies and period movies have their own unique lists. Also Teal costume will get their own posts.
The costumes are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how they suit the character/film. Articles of clothing, like undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included. There is an honorable mention that that fits into all three categories. It’s so special that it gets its own place of distinction.
Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma & Johnathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton, Bridgerton Season 2
London’s Fashionable Set
Balls in Bridgerton are full of great characters moments whether they full of yearning, passing glance, reconciliation or prelude to scandals. They are not only memorable scenes but are a feast for the eye. However not only are the balls important for the characters they are full of elaborate ornate costumes, gowns and dresses.
This list ranks 10 of the Best Balls in Bridgerton with the best costumes. Balls in Bridgerton are grand formal affairs and more often than not they have a theme or a dress code that the attendees adhere.
Simone Ashley as Lady Kate Bridgerton, Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Season 3
The Viscountess Bridgerton
Lady Kate Bridgerton – Simone Ashley
Costume Designers – John Glaser, George Sayer & Dougie Hawkes
After a tumultuous start to their love story, Kate and Anthony marry off screen, which is sad that we the viewers were deprived of that event. Kate (née Sharma) in season three is Lady Kate (Kathani) Bridgerton, Viscountess Bridgerton. This makes her the lady of the house and one the heads of the Bridgerton family.
However Kate and Anthony are still in the honeymoon phase and like to go on prolong honeymoons together leaving others in charge. Hopefully they will get more screen time in upcoming seasons.
Hannah Dodd as Francesca, Netflix “Bridgerton” Season 3
Francesca Bridgerton’s 10 Best Costumes from Season 3 of“Bridgerton”
Francesca Bridgerton -Hannah Dodd Costume Designers – John Glaser, George Sayer & Dougie Hawkes
The third season of Netflix’s “Bridgerton” released in two parts with part one starting in May 2024. The third season was based on the fourth book of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series which follows Penelope Featherington and Colin’s love story.
This post is has been revised from my original Hubpages article
Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton, Season 3 “Bridgerton”
Eloise’s Season of Ruffles and Muffs
Eloise- Claudia Jessie
Costume Designer – John Glaser, George Sayer & Dougie Hawkes
May 2024 Netflix dropped first part of the third Season of their hit romance series Bridgeton. Under the direction of a new show runner, season three follows the fourth book in the Julia Quinn Bridgerton book series Romancing Minster Bridgerton which is Colin and Penelope’s love story.
This post is an updated version my article that was on hubpages. Post contains affiliate links .
Ranking the Costumes Masquerade Ball “Bridgerton” Season 4
At the end of season three there was mention of a Masquerade Ball. The mere mention of this particular ball was the ultimate clue that season four was going to be Benedict’s season as the Masquerade Ball is from his book.
The first big set piece of season 4 is Violet’s Bridgerton’s Masquerade Ball.
The idea behind of the costumes is that some characters tried harder than others which is why some characters are just wearing masks instead of an opulent fancy dress style costumes*.
This is a ranking of the costumes from The Masquerade Ball of the named character only who attended the ball. This based on my own subjective opinion and which characters made an effort. List subject to change.
Costume Designers Season 1- Ellen Mirojnick & John Glaser
Costume Designer Season 2- Sophie Canale
Bridgerton is a massively popular Netflix show based/inspired by the romance series of the same name by Juila Quinn. Season one released Christmas Day 2020 and Season two came out March 2022. The series is known for its spicy romances, large diverse cast of complex characters and a modern take on Regency costumes.
Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Basset, The Duchess of Hastings, Season 2 Netflix’s “Bridgerton”
Daphne Basset, The Duchess of Hastings – Phoebe Dynevor
Costume Designer – Sophie Canale
The Duchess, Wife, and Mother
Season Two sees Daphne in her happily ever phase as she is married to Simon, the Duke of Hasting, though he does not appear in season two, and she is a mother to a baby boy named August (Auggie.) As she older and wiser, Daphne’s role in season two is offering romantic advice and being observant to her brother’s romantic entanglements.
Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in her radiant and effortlessly cool daisy dress from Season 2 of “Bridgerton” (2022)
Penelope Featherington: A Lady of Wit and Business
Penelope: Nicola Coughlan
Costume Designer: Sophie Canale
The foil to the refined Bridgertons are their London neighbors the Featheringtons. The Featheringtons are showy and garnish. They have “new money” vibe. They revel in bright colors with extreme amounts of embellishments and details like feathers.
The youngest of the Featheringtons is Penelope. In season two she’s in her second year on the marriage mart, secretly in love with Colin Bridgerton and is best friends with Eloise Bridgerton. However now that Eloise is out in society, she poises a difficulties to Penelope’s Lady Whistledown operation especially since Eloise is obsessed with unmasking the gossip-writer.
Feathington Family Fashions
All the families of Bridgerton have their unique sense of styles. The Bridgertons opts for pale pastel tones especially blues, the Sharmas, a new addition in season two, wear jewel tones while the Featherintons wears bright shocks of citrus colors.
This a repost of my own article originally on Hubpages