This weekend I binged watched ‘Normal People,’ the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s acclaimed novel and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. I loved everything about it, from the romance between Marianne and Connell (Played by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal) to the beautiful soundtrack, but also for Marianne’s wardrobe – effortlessly cool yet put together. Something I feel i’m constantly striving for with my wardrobe.
My favourite looks included the mom jeans, converse, oversized knit and messy bun in the scenes set back home in Sligo to the beautifully chic black sundress she wears on their Italian summer holiday and the leather mini skirt and burgundy blouse she wears for the New Years Eve party in the last episode (it helps that the characters finally openly show their affection towards each other in public in this episode too, something i’d been hoping for throughout.)
Costume designer Lorna Marie Mugan really captured Marianne’s character maturing through her wardrobe, and her confidence that comes when she finally finds her true friends at college, even though her character still battles her own anxieties throughout. Below are some images from looks I loved in the series.
I don’t think I have felt so emotionally invested in a series for a long time, I fell in love with Connell and Marianne instantly and was rooting for them to be together throughout. The pain and angst of first true love was brilliantly captured by the leads and I felt like I was living through it with them. So brilliant was the whole production and so true to the book, I just wish there could be a second season!
