#tbh i think it'll actually be the same or thereabouts

[endiness]

just to add to the list of reasons why i do not like the redesign of maria's outfit in the remake and the narrative issues with it: maria's outfit is in direct contrast to mary's outfit in the original to reflect their different personalities.

maria is wearing dark, bold pinks while mary is wearing soft pastel pinks and white/cream colors. maria's skirt is leopard print and mary's dress has a flower print. maria is wearing a short skirt and a short top that isn't even buttoned all the way and mary is wearing a knee-length dress with a jacket that's completely buttoned up.

like, maria's outfit in the original is supposed to reflect her personality and how it is the opposite of mary's because maria is not only james' fantasy of mary in general but very specifically his sexualized fantasy of her. like, literally lol.

so by having maria's outfit in the remake be so boring and bland and flat and much more conservative looking — and i don't just mean the amount of skin showing (or not) but just in terms of things like color and pattern and style — it feels like it's largely missing the point of the costume design in the original game and how it was all very intentional in order to reflect and contrast their differing personalities.