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LET'S TALK COSTUMES YALL!

I don't completely understand the dislike of the Wembley production too well (It's a non-replica production yall, for what it is it's a lot of fun!) but I have seen that a major point of contention for people seems to be the costumes, so I wanted to create a post discussing why I think they are done very well.

First off, they are wonderfully colorful- one of the things that always concerns me in costuming is a disappearance of color in favor of darker neutral colors, but even the characters that have closer to neutral pallets- Rusty, Momma, the Components- all still have elements of color within their designs, and different textures and shapes to make them visually interesting. As this musical is a dream being had by a little kid, the colors also help reflect this as well- Control is an imaginative child, whose made up world reflects that.

The three main engines (Rusty, Greaseball, Electra) all have very distinct appearances, marking them as principal figures and representative of the three different types of engine we see- diesel, steam, and electric. All three have unique color pallets and silhouettes- the exception being Rusty, who shares similar design elements with Momma (though not quite the same colors). The are the main three racers the story revolves around, and they stand out accordingly.

The thing about the other costumes that interests me, however, is how despite the fact that the rest of the characters in the show are all different colors (with the exception of the Components, whose costumes denote them as a group unique to Electra), there are certain design elements used on the other engines, coaches, and freights that helps denote them as such.

The champion engines are the easiest example here- they all have identical costume elements, just done in different colors. All of them have fin-like hairstyles, and identical plating: shoulder pieces that when an actors hands are at their sides can stretch up to their ears, a rounded breastplate with the symbol of the engine in question, and two pieces for the legs.

The coaches also have this- despite being a myriad of colors and having elements unique to their design, they are a couple through lines- namely a piece around the waist than fans out similar to a skirt, and padding on the shoulders (except for Pearl, but she's got other stuff going on there). They also have more form fitting pieces on their legs- similar more to regular pants or leggings, which makes the detail at the waist and the padding at the shoulders the widest parts of the silhouette.

The freights also have a very similar construction of their costumes- oversized pants and large vests with shoulder plating, and then smaller pieces for the arms- they all very clearly do the same job, despite being different colors and with different patterns (Hydra is not an exception to this, but there are subtle differences signifying how he differs from the others- the plating on his arms is not as bulky as the others, the colors on his pants are inverted, and the vest comes down to his waist rather than stopping below his ribs, giving a smoother silhouette and less bulky appearance, to name a few examples).

And of course, the Components- all trucks like the freight, but their main job in the show isn't what they carry- it's to make Electra look good. As such, they all very clearly fit Electra's aesthetic in a way that none of the other coaches or freight fit the other engines- complementary silver and white to their blue and silver, with the only personalization their belts and the shape of the protrusions from their plating. (They aren't the focus of the next picture but I love it too much not to put here in some fashion.)

All of this is deliberate attention to detail- as the majority of theatre-goers are not going to be intimately familiar with the characters, and the train types, and the roles, and the story, and- you get the idea. The shapes of a character's costume helps denote them into a group- if nothing else, an audience member can tell you "oh, that's an engine" or "that's freight". It also helps people sitting further away to track the action a little better- costume details and textures will become invisible at a distance, but bright colors, large shapes and consistent silhouettes help everyone have a good time.

So, if you didn't know anything about the musical, what could you tell me about the trains in this picture?

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suddenly almost weeping here lmfao cuz i was like “god do you just think about how fucking great the concept of Jeremy and Jenna becoming good friends is” and also i always like the idea of jenna n brooke and jeremy n christine meeting up as casual double dates / hanging out, and also because this is nonbinary lesbian jeremy agenda at any hours of the day i was thinking about how maybe having this front row seat to Girls Dating could resonate on jeremy’s gender wavelength and get him thinking where like, maybe he’s not a girl but....maybe when he’s on a double date it’s like hmm why does it feel wrong to think of this as brooke and jenna being girls dating each other and him and christine as a boy dating a girl.......

(sidebar that Also his Interactions w brooke have activated his [??gender??] feelings as well cuz say, “somehow vibing w brooke struggling to ‘properly’ perform Her Gender / femininity in dwyr (and the fact that jeremy momentarily gets in on chloe & brooke’s choreography to move with them like oh hello? jerryme?” and of course “kinda awkward to do Dating Actions when a) he’s being literally pushed into things sometimes and b) it’s about being A Guy ‘properly’ and so there’s this inherent discomfort there”).........

and anyways i was thinking like hmm jeremy and jenna Friendship, she was the popular kid w the most tenuous connection to the group, she Knows about what went down at the play and they might as well talk about how wild that was, and who knows, jenna and brooke were maybe having their showmance but what if jenna didn’t quite Realize how she feels abt brooke until The Being So Connected “what does everyone really want here” experience, maybe jeremy could be like “i think being squipped gave me fresh Gender Thoughts” and talk about it with her cuz a) he’s not dating her and b) she hasn’t known him for eons like michael has so it’s like, not as much pressure to talk about it. and what im really getting to in a roundabout way is having had the thought of like, jenna ends up being the first person jeremy tells abt i think im nonbinary lesbian.....and then thinking how Jenna Doesn’t Tell Anybody Else cuz i was gonna be like well alright she might’ve spread any lore as gossip but maybe wouldn’t necessarily out someone but then it was like welllll not like speculating rich was dead was very sensitive either but “cuz he knew he was gay” is like, maybe that line of “don’t openly discuss speculation abt people’s sexuality” is not crystal clear to her lmao but let’s go ahead and say maybe yknow, she doesn’t have to feel like getting Any Attention is conditional on having the hottest 411 on everything anymore, and lbr she and rich may not have exactly been the closest pals then lmao whereas it might be a little more obvious like oh this friend of mine is confiding in me, being a Trustworthy Confidant is more valuable / rewarding than to turn around and tell someone like “guess who’s not cis” lol chloe voice I Like Trans People........anyways and yeah so jeremy kind of takes that first foray into expressing his Gender Identity to someone where that someone is jenna and her encouraging response is helpful and she doesn’t tip anyone else off at all for like the two weeks that it takes jeremy to decide to / work up the nerve to meet up w michael and christine to have a “lesbiab :’|” “it’s okay take your time” conversation lmao

reblog to tell your mutual you’re proud of them and it’ll all work out

Just in case

I went to the zoo! It was super rad! I had a real fun time! :D

Penguins

Rhino

Macaws

Gibbons

Tiger

Zebra

Tortoise

Leopard (sorry it was real far away)

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Twirling my hair

It's time for my obligatory pokemon au that I make for everything I get into for more than 3 days at a time

Just the coaches for the moment, because I'm a little obsessed with them

Love these silly guys,,,

I love you new trainer Pearl being adopted by 3 losers who just think she and her eevee in the little matching outfits are the cutest thing in the entire world, and new trainer Pearl who thinks they're soooo cool because they all have evolutions of her starter and they're and strong enough that they're always asked to help out with the little championship tournament for the double battle section

Very adorable 🥰🥰🥰

I love that this stupid post is the most notes I've ever got, glad y'all enjoyed it lol :)

We don't know for certain Michael has two moms, do we? We just know he has more than one. He could have three, four, five, seven, twelve, twenty-seven, a hundred, he could have found an infinite moms glitch for all we know!