FK General Discussion: FK Fashion

[switchbladeeyes]

Who's the best dressed of FK?

And who do the fashion police need to arrest?

Will Nick's vests in season 2 forever divide our tiny l'il slice of fandom?

What about that time Tracy looked like she was going through an Annie Hall phase?

Is Vachon in a Great White cover band?

And LaCroix, sweetie, did he just watch a lot of Blade Runner before rolling into town in "Dark Knight"?
(Thank you, Mr. SwitchbladeEyes, for not remembering the character's name when we were talking about the show the other day and instead calling him "that Rutger Hauer-looking motherfucker" or I wouldn't have made such a connection.)

And TBH, can anyone even come close to Janette, her unfortunate denim choices of "The Human Factor" notwithstanding?

Do you have any flashback fashion favorites?

Get thee to the comments and dish.

Comments

[switchbladeeyes]

Hands down, across time and ignoring "The Human Factor," Janette wins for me. Remember that time she went out with Nick while wearing a huge ass hat and long gloves? Not everyone has the gumption or ability to pull that off. She is pretty much always stunning in her attire.

Nick? Well, he's kind of all over the place for me. Some of the vests in season 2 are "okay" but some are awful. I can't get behind the vests. It's not just the vests, to be honest. I question a lot of Nick's fashion choices. But I suppose you have to give him credit for being creative at times and he is a creative type of person.

It has struck me how Nick dresses down on the job compared to Schanke. Schanke always comes to work in a suit and tie (not a fancy suit and tie, but certainly professional), but Nick, I don't think he ever wore a tie when he was working. Just to court in "False Witness" maybe?

Speaking of "False Witness," I was super fascinated by the court dress in that episode. I went down a whole internet rabbit hole about it last year. (In the U.S., only judges wear court robes, not attorneys.)

After his Rutger Hauer moment, in the show's present, LaCroix has what I can only call a standard uniform, a capsule wardrobe if you will. Simple, sharp, and all looks good on him. Black shirt, black pants, black jacket, DONE. (Except for one time I think he wore a red jacket?). He does have his little pieces of flare though, notably a silver ring, which we see him wearing across time, and sometimes the sword pin he wears at his neck in the present. The sword pin does look super cool.

Also, there was that time LaCroix LARPed as a doctor at the hospital in "Night in Question." And that WORKED for me. Not exactly a "fashion," but, you know, I'm allowed to appreciate.

Natalie, Cohen, Stonetree, and Reese we usually see in generic, standard business attire. Stonetree perhaps more notable of the captains for a more distinctive look than the other two captains, disheveled-like. So not a fashion winner, but still interesting.

Casually, Nat does sometimes wear leggings with a long sweater and flats, and I think that's a good look for her. She also gets to dress up in "Be My Valentine," but it's mostly business attire (when she's not actively performing an autopsy). But she's not winning any fashion awards either and usually not wearing anything interesting.

I don't know if I have a favorite flashback fashion. I'll have to think on that one some more since there are soooo many flashbacks. I'm certainly interested in others' favorites!

[thefruitbat]

I go d'accord with you on Janette winning the fashion award. Well, designer clothes on a drop-dead gorgeous woman who knows how to wear it - can't do anything wrong there.

Nick... yeah, he can do "woah, hey there" as well as "Did you rob the goodwill rejection pile?!" But in a suit/tux or in jeans and leather jacket with a button down, he looks really good. Actually, it's more the perpetual 3-day-beard he seems to sport from season 2 on that bothers me. And the human-days/fledgeling-days mullet. AAAAHHHHHHH! XD The "just a long undershirt" look on the other hand - nice!

Lacroix' "uniform" of very non-frills black with some silver accents is a very good look. (Went down the sword pin rabbit hole, but couldn't find any similar looking. Damn, I want one. XD )
Other people look plain in "plain" clothes, but for him, it somehow enhances his often intimidating presence.
I loved the dream sequence of the rock star episode, when he appears in skin tight leather pants and a leather jacket.
Yeah, the Rutger Hauer look. He said in an interview that a guy on a plane once mistook him for Mr. Hauer and I think he couldn't convince the guy he was not, so he played along. Haha!

Do you remember the dream sequence in (I think it was) "curiouser and curiouser?" When everyone is in a 50's-style diner and Janette and Lacroix are dressed as employees? It's weird as fuck, but both of them can pull it off.
What really surprised me was, how regal Lacroix looked in a toga. My fave flashback fashion of the series. Second place would be Urs in her saloon singer/dancer outfit. She looks almost ethereal.

I also like Vachon's perpetual grungy look. Just suits him.

The other detectives and captains and Nat, yeah, pretty generic. They could have done a bit more, but well, maybe they kept the humans rather plain as another stylistic element to draw a line between them and the vampires. Would explain why Janette suddenly wears jeans as a human...

[switchbladeeyes]

Yeah... the flashback mullet, not a fan lol. I have no idea why they went with that. Like you, I also don't like the unshaved facial hair either.

The 50's style diner was "Dying for Fame" I believe (along with the rock star outfits). LOLOL that someone mistook Nigel Bennett for Rutger Hauer once and refused to believe he wasn't Hauer. I haven't heard that story before and it's great lol.

Yeah, the Pompeii flashback, I agree on LaCroix's attire. Yep, it worked for him. I'll have to rewatch the episode with the Urs flashback, I can't remember it.

Interesting theory that they kept the humans in more generic attire to distinguish them from the vampires, I think it's a great theory! But LOL, that's why Janette wears jeans when human.

[calliope24]

You've both made some great points.

I do believe that overall, they did a great job costuming this series. With all the flashbacks they needed to accommodate, they really did an amazing job. I also am impressed at our more knowledgeable colleagues who were able to place and date flashbacks by what the characters--largely Janette was wearing.

Of course, Janette wins Best Dressed hands down! We do just have to ignore Human Factor, and I don't think we can hold her responsible for the 50's housewife attire she is sporting in Curiouser and Curiouser--that's Nick's projection of what he thinks she wants, and what he hasn't been able to give her.

The flashback attire she wears, and manages to move in, is just amazing. I am partial to her dress in the fb of Partners of the Month. Very classy!

She also shows some range in present day. She keeps the cocktail attire mainly for the club, but tones it down a little bit when she is out and about, such as her rare visits to the precinct. I actually like her in a simple black sheath dress she wears in a few episodes. I remember it clearly from her meeting Natalie in Cherry Blossoms.

If we have to call the fashion police, I guess it would be on Nick, but he does have some interesting clothing choices. The whole lack of a tie thing is fascinating since most of his colleagues seem to be wearing one, but it's never mentioned. I do like his look with one in "False Witness" and in the fb of "Spin Doctor."

I think his best present-day season was the 1st. The leather jacket over a Tshirt/turtleneck/dress shirt worked very well. He seemed to change clothes a bit too often in Season 1, he often popped up in a different outfit although there was no reason for it--although I do think they needed to keep in in continuity with the stock flying footage. He also had more of an edgy feel to him in 1st season.

The 2nd season I can't begin to understand. Were the vests an attempt to disguise GWD increased girth? If so, it didn't work. He often looked a lot better in the fb than the current story. Perhaps they were meant to depict layers, either in his persona or an attempt to constrain him from the real world in some way. Again a fail.

3rd season was better, a little more in keeping with his 1st season clothing, but with a more mature feel to it with sportscoats over dress shirts. I did love the long black overcoat he wears through a lot of the season.

As for flashbacks, I'm partial to the white tie and tails look. Although the military uniforms are a good look as well. My favorite is the top hat, opera cape, and cane in Bad Blood. A little campy, but it works. My least favorite, hands down, was the white stay puff marshmallow outfit from his wedding to Alyssa in Night in Question. Yikes! That could not have been period correct, could it??

For Lacroix, the basic black works quite well, both in appearance and as representative of his character. I didn't love the platinum blonde buzzcut look--although I do agree that it made him look like Rutger Hauer and I do love RH! It did make him seem younger to me, if that makes sense, more like the brother Nick speaks of in DK, than the father figure he spends most of the series portraying. It also made him stand out a little too much for someone who wants to be as inconspicuous as possible. I was happy when they went to a more natural hair color in KI, and I'll bet Nigel's scalp was happy too!

I did love the little embellishments--the ever-present ring and the sword pin, neither of which we are ever told the significance of. As for other outfits, I do agree he looked great in the scrubs and the toga. He's got good arms. And he carries the military wear well also.

Natalie's clothing is generic. She wears scrubs when appropriate, business attire when needed and casual clothing when hanging out at the loft--at least in the first two seasons. I think it speaks to her level of comfort with Nick. We do see a lot less of it in the 3rd season, she often seems to be in a business suit when visiting Nick in the 3rd season. She is the everywoman counterpoint to Janette's peacock. Although both women seem to have similar wild, curly hair which they each keep in various levels of containment depending on the situation!

Of all the others, I think Tracy is the most interesting. She is a young, very attractive woman in a male dominated profession. And she has the added burden of being a nepo baby. She must have to put some thought into what she wears. We see her in everything from a tshirt, jeans and sneakers to a rather fashionable suit in "Strings". Mostly she seems to be dressed fairly androgynously with plenty of pants, pant suits, with the occasional long skirt thrown in.

Thanks for the topic!

[switchbladeeyes]

Hahaha @ "stay puff marshmallow outfit." I agree, that one was definitely a crime of fashion.

I like your Nick breakdown by season. Some episodes, I'm like, yes, that is working and others, just NO.

I agree S1 LaCroix had a younger look with the hair, but I also did not care for it.

Great observations on Tracy and how she changes it up a lot. I like that as a choice for her trying to find how she fits in at this job. She specifically does not want to be perceived as "babe cop" and is dismayed that that's how it goes when she's made to go on the Jerry Show the first time in "My Boyfriend is a Vampire" (I was really annoyed at both Nick and Reese in this episode for not taking her objections into account). But at the end of the episode, she's treated more seriously by the Jerry Show and the second time she appears, can wear attire she's comfortable wearing.

[pj1228]

Albeit with delay, I thought I'd add my two cents on what I think is a great topic.

I agree that Janette is the most fashionable character. I wonder if they had maids around to help her getting dressed. Usually we see only the three of them and not any servants around, so does Lacroix assist? Probably unlikely. Just some thoughts about the logistics.

My favourite flashback clothing are the opera capes Nick and Lacroix wear in "False Witness". Also, in "When looks could kill", Nick looks really ravishing.
As mentioned above, the white wedding suit is awful. What's also awful is his hair in "Dying to know you". What I also disliked was his attire in "Forward into the Past" (the light blue pullover).

I love Lacroix's elegant look in "Strings" and "Jane Doe", and also what he wears in "Trophy Girl". I also like the swahbuckling outfits from "Blood Money" and "Fatal Mistake".

In present day, I love Nick's red robe (tailored one for myself back in the days), but also the black kimono he wears in "False Witness".

[switchbladeeyes]

Thanks for stopping by!

I also thought LaCroix looked great in the "Strings" flashback even if I thought the outfit kind of odd generally as formal day wear. He looked so dapper though! Gray and gloves work on him.

I admit I skipped "Trophy Girl" when I rewatched season 3 and don't really recall what he wore there (though I recall the events of those flashbacks). I'll have to go back and watch the flashbacks!

Nick's hair... yeah. So often I wish they'd just left it well enough alone.