Princess Serenity's Dress - Analysis Well, I wanted to show you guys what I had in mind with those "educational" journals. ...
A few notes on the manga version of her gown I found helpful from her article:
...the dress is considered to be in empire style. Typical for this style is that the dresses were tight or closely-fitted around the torso, but would then fall loosely below.
The upper part of Serenityâs dress is interesting as it features very ornament-like accents â like the large hoops with golden accents, followed by a line of big pearls, two (sometimes three) horizontal lines, a line of what looks like triple upside-down arches, and another line of pearls.
Her large, puffy sleeves are most often considered to have also been inspired by ornaments found on ancient buildings. Some say they remind them of seashells, too.
Naoko mentioned in one of her notes (in the artbooks) that her main inspiration for this dress was found in wedding dresses. This might explain the predominant white color (other than it obviously being associated with the Moon) as well as the light material.
The material is often considered to be chiffon (made of silk), due to the transparency and flowy-ness often seen in manga images. Unlike in the anime, it tends to be quite difficult to say how many layers the dress actually has. Some claim there are two layers, some claim more. The main argument against more than two layers is the already mentioned transparency.
The large back bow is either in the same white color as the rest of the dress or with a very light blue or purplish tint.
In her Princess form in the manga she sometimes wears a crown as seen in the previous image. She always seems to wear the pearl accessories in her hair. (Three pearls on each side.) Naoko also states that on formal occasions she wears a cloak.
The earrings are another interesting element. In the original designs there are supposed to be three pearl earrings in each ear, the first and largest one of them having a sort of a silver and golden attachment to it
However, Naoko often draws Serenity wearing only TWO pearl earrings
And sometimes with only ONE
And as seen in the previous images, the attachment to the first earring has become from silver-gold to only gold
In the manga, Serenity also wears a pearl bracelet, which sometimes has golden accents, and a ring.
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