Miss Fisher Random Thoughts (312)
Hugh was in his constable uniform most of the time (looking dashing as ever like Miss Fisher said), which made the few occasions that he got to wear street clothes (let it be casual, formal, or athletic) extra special. The irresistible constabulary charm shined through all these attires. Major heart eyes.
Speaking of which, Hugh’s wardrobe collection seemed quite limited. I recon it implied that the Collins struggled financially after his father’s untimely death. We never learned how his single mother supported the family, did we? Did she have a full-time job? If so, I would think that Hugh should not have problem with Dot’s desire of continuing to work after they were married. If Mrs. Collins was not employed, how did they manage? Did they receive help from relatives? I have many questions and theories that are worth exploring but will leave them in the vault for now.
Back to Hugh’s wardrobe. If I am not mistaken, he owned two suits, the grey one that he wore in a few episodes and the black one he wore at his wedding. Under his grey suit, he often wore a light blue vest (e.g. The Green Mill Murder, Murder in Montparnasse) but occasionally a maroon one (e.g. Abbotsford man in Marked for Murder). In terms of his casual style, I love him in the dark green sweater/jumper at the chateau in Murder under the Mistletoe. He outshined his Inspector in that getup, in my opinion. I also adore the multi colored vest he was wearing over an unbuttoned white shirt in the S3 promo video and once dedicated a post to it – Miss Fisher Random Thoughts (241), Hugh and Murray Cod, posted 20-Oct-2016 (link here). Of course, his bathers on the Queenscliff beach (Dead Man’s Chest) and the white undershirt in the boxing ring (Dead Weight) accentuated his incredible physique and were definitely fan favorites.
What do you think? Which look of Hugh’s gets your vote?
(Posted 18-Aug-2018)