I have been watching a lot of BritBox shows and suddenly I am inundated with detectives and police types. One of things I noticed this week after gorging myself visually for a couple of months is the difference in the female leads on American shows versus Brit shows.
The American women are almost always fully glammed up. Hair, make-up, jewelry. Clothes are always trendy and tight. Brits seem to far more often show a much more realistic approach. The women frequently wear natural looking makeup and sometimes their clothes are rumpled or quirky.
No conclusions here, just noting.
Susan Joos
November 19, 2022 at 5:58 pmYes! I have noticed that, too,
At first it kind of shocked me. But a lot of the BritBox detective shows that I’ve looked at seem grittier in general. At least until a couple of seasons in, lol.
Tracy
November 19, 2022 at 11:16 pmAgreed!
Tami B
November 20, 2022 at 12:56 amI like it. I was born to be a Brit. (My redheaded grandpa was from there. ) And it’s the only accent I can do. If fact Jude does it too. We did it through the store today. I was surprised when I said a sentence and he picked right up flawlessly. 😁
Tracy
November 20, 2022 at 1:33 pmHa, I wish I had seen that!
Mark Pacheco
November 19, 2022 at 10:04 pmAs a Brit. Women on the force dress to be practical so make up is natural as “slapping it on” before a shift is time consuming let alone removing after a shift. That’s the reality of it.
Fashion is business like with practical shoes.
However, in general women office attire is more like “dress for job you want, not what you have” since it’s very competitive to get edge over man in the UK.
If we are talking about British TV they try to make it more to reality than fiction, there is no real glam unless you were born into elites and live among Chelsea types.
Tracy
November 19, 2022 at 11:18 pmI find the discrepancy between American TV & Brit tv very interesting.
Nina Brown
November 19, 2022 at 11:26 pmVery interesting. And quite frankly, I love Brit TV
Tracy
November 20, 2022 at 1:33 pmMe TOO!