Princess Couture: Small Lady
Although Small Lady has been shown with two different dresses, this post will be focusing on the second (the first is just a clone of Princess Serenity’s gown).
Small Lady’s gown looks like it came right out of a fairytale storybook, truly fitting for the Princess of the 30th Century! Lace and frills are everywhere, complete with pearls and bows. It’s girly and attention-grabbing. And, of course, it’s in her signature color: Pink. Pink represents love, hope, compassion, femininity, and innocence, among other things. As the combination of white and red, pink shares the attributes of these very different colors. It contains the passion and energy of red, softened by the purity and completeness of white. Pink is feminine, romantic, affectionate, intimate, thoughtful, caring, tender, kind, and sensitive.
Pink is also the color of hope. It is a positive color that inspires a sense of wellbeing, a sense that everything will be okay. Finally, pink is the color of uncomplicated emotions, inexperience, and naiveté. Pink is the color most strongly associated with femininity, and Chibiusa’s biggest dream is to become a lovely, graceful lady.
Speaking of which, Small Lady’s gown both represents her coming of age and her individuality. After she transforms into her new Princess form at the end of the fourth arc, she’s shown to always wear her gown in Crystal Tokyo, just like Neo-Queen Serenity. Before this, she would just wear her school uniform around the Crystal Palace. After the events of the fourth arc, she’s finally grown into a lady and her costume change reflects this.
Finally, Small Lady’s dress shows that she’s not just a clone of her mother. In the anime, Small Lady’s gown is simply a clone of Princess Serenity’s. But in the manga, she gets a completely original and individual dress that reflects her and her own qualities, not her mother’s. Because she’s not her mother. She is a lady and a soldier in her own right.
