💭 + fashion / personal style
send 💭 + theme and i'll answer it as a headcanon! - @plasticideals
i literally just mentioned in a very short post that karen is a BOTTLE BLONDE. she bleaches and dyes her hair to the different shades of blonde we see throughout the series. she has natural dark/brunette hair and only really lets herself embrace that a few times when she feels like growing out her roots, but normally and usually she's bleaching/dying and has been since high school (sophomore year). with that beautiful blonde hair she fluctuates on her makeup choices. when she's feeling far more confident and in her element she tends to lean towards bolder colors in both eye shadows and lip colors-- but as her kids get older, as she starts feeling like perfection is slipping through her fingers... she leans more into neutral tones with some dark eyeliner. truly it's very season dependent on what she's bound to wear, but nowadays it's far more neutral in tones or not even wearing any makeup at all.
as for her fashion? karen was and always will be fashion forward. she keeps up with all the trends in vogue to any other fashion magazine she can get her hands on. she thrived when there was a mall in town, but since its downfall she's banked back onto more comfortable clothing-- still fashionable, still within trends, and always color coordinated. truthfully, karen enjoys pants over dresses. where a dress is comfortable and flattering, pants can be even more comfortable to move about in, especially a good pair of fitted jeans. not to mention you can match such cute blouses, sweaters, and/or other tops with them. she used to really enjoy slacks, but as jeans become more rampant and prominent in fashion she tends to lean into those more.
basically, all of that rambling to say that karen uses her fashion as a vessel to ensure others know she is put together. that her perfect picture she's painted and framed for herself is seen at a first glance regardless of what she's wearing, how her hair is kept, or her makeup. fashion is the one thing that won't slip between her fingers, fashion is the one thing she can rely on, and fashion is the one thing that won't fail her when she puts effort into it.