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Today's entry to the Firefly genderbend AU:

Kaylee is the tiniest lil guy and everyone is always telling him to "man up" but he simply does not care!

Also he rocks up to "Shindig" in a fringed and embroidered rodeo/Nudie suit.

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A Zoe/Wash Fanmix

On Spotify and YouTube (by song)

1. I've Got This Friend by The Civil Wars

Ooh, I've got this friend Holding onto her heart Like it's a little secret Like it's all she's got to give Oh, if the right one came If the right one came along

2. Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins) by Father John Misty

I haven't hated All the same things as somebody else Since I remember What's going on for, uh What are you doing with your whole life? How about forever?

3. Ice Cream by Sarah McLachlan

Your love is better than ice cream Better than anything else that I've tried

4. Blood Brothers by Amy Shark

Why, why, why I feel like a million dollar bill Hanging off your arm so chill Hell no, I'm not like the others We're the only blood brothers

5. As It Was by Hozier

And the sights were as stark as my baby And the cold cut as sharp as my baby And the nights were as dark as my baby And half as beautiful too

6. Not a One by The Young Wild

They won't knock the surface, I'll make a run right for the coast Together in the great unknown, my love Together in the great unknown They're never gonna take us alive, my love

7. Tough Love by Avicii

Weight is on you, weight is on me Sometimes I'm not who you want me to be God knows I try, we stumble and we fall There’s no place I'd rather be than in your arms

8. Deer in the Headlights by Owl City

Met a girl with a graceful charm But when beauty met the beast, he froze Got the sense I was not her type By a black eye and bloody nose But I guess that's the way it goes Tell me again, was it love at first sight When I walked by and you caught my eye?

9. No Money No Problems by Hot Collars

I'm short on yen, check my pulse, am I stressin'? Yes, you know we're getting in I'm a nine, you're a ten (Speech!) Don't need bills to move our feet

10. I Choose You by Sara Bareilles

Let the bough break, let it come down crashin' Let the sun fade out to a dark sky I can't say I'd even notice it was absent 'Cause I could live by the light in your eyes I'll unfold before you Would have strung together The very first words of a lifelong love letter

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love it when an extremely high-functioning and put-together character gets slammed with something that would topple any lesser person but continues to function in an alarmingly efficient manner while everyone who knows and cares about them flutters anxiously around them like "please lie down please rest please accept medical attention" while the high-functioning character just looks askance at all their concerned faces like "what are you talking about? I'm perfectly fine" as tiny cracks start appearing in their demeanor and facade

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Firefly Textpost Meme 59 (Zoe and Mal Special Edition)

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it’s quite funny to me to imagine how sketching out these characters went bc i feel very certain river was a character Before simon. which means they went “okay so we have this psychic super genius girl trapped in an evil academy committing torture against her uhhhh how do we connect that to this crew and ship the show is supposed to follow” “don’t worry she just needs the most devoted older brother in the universe. we’ve got that covered.”

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the crew's wardrobe evolution and/or analysis: river tam, part 1

Warning this is long because I'm including pictures and also have many thoughts lmao.

River is the only character who we first see wearing nothing. While i have qualms about the necessity of that considering the young actress playing her (and more specifically the necessity of repeatedly showing the shot in the intro, as my mom did point out that most media she's seen with cryogenic shit going on, the person is usually naked), there is something symbolically interesting about this. Starting the show naked gives us the immediate sense that river is, of course, very vulnerable. Not only that, though - being naked is associated with birth - and rebirth - and considering River's introduction scene is sort of one giant birth metaphor, as she's curled up in the fetal position when we first meet her, that tracks. It is emblematic of her vulnerability, yes, but also renewal, and a need still yet to find herself again.

Which takes quite a while - I would argue pretty much until the end of the film - because she is very deeply traumatized, in a constant state of overwhelm, struggling to balance her own emotions with her ability to implicitly understand the thoughts and feelings of others, and in need of protection.

it's no surprise, then, that the first time we see her dressed in anything clothing, it belongs to someone else. As River is screaming upon waking up in the first episode, we see Inara take off her robe (as she's wearing a dress underneath) and start to try to offer it to river, but Simon gets to her first, feeling the need to comfort her before anything else can happen. It is only in the montage intercut with Simon's monologue that we see that Inara did eventually give her the robe.

Considering it isn't something she (or Simon, which also says interesting things) picked, there isn't a lot to analyze, other than the fact that it's a signifier of her vulnerability that puts emphasis on how she needs to be protected. River also tends to wear a lot of pinks, greens, and blues, and browns and her wardrobe in the back half of the show and film shifts sometimes between a little bougie and a little bohemian, the green and florals are a good foreshadow to that, even if not in the same style.

At the end of the episode, when Simon is tucking River in, she's wearing what looks to be a white nightgown or lounge shirt. At first, before examining it more closely, I thought it was possible it was one of Simon's dress shirts, though it's definitely not.

Then, I realized I don't think it looks like something either what Kaylee or Inara would have handed down, but I believe River is wearing the same thing in her scenes in the hospital in Ariel, so I'm pretty sure it's a hospital gown. Jury's out on whether Simon brought one or if Mal kept kept them? He did say the infirmary was stocked at the start of the show, just curious if that's one of the things they thought to stock lmao.

Also, while it's not one of Simon's dress shirts, something to be said for the fact that they are both dressed in white and in vulnerable states - River again in need of other's clothes and in casual fare, Simon having been systematically stripped of his formality throughout the episode. It's a moment where they 'match' in a sense and a moment where, at least right now, they both know the only thing they can really depend on is each other.

Anyways, once again, this speaks more to River mostly not having her own clothes yet and needing protection, as well as a bit her connection with Simon. Notable, too, that the two items she's worn so far seem to be sleep clothes - or at least lounge clothes - once again signifying vulnerability. It also sort of looks like (though I don't think is literally) a hospital gown, which sets up River as a 'patient.'

Speak of which, River is also wearing a white gown in this flashback/nightmare in the Train Job.

This is pre-show, of-course, and not a wardrobe choice she's making in her own right - it seems likely that she was either forced to wear this by the academy, and it's either a nightgown or a patient gown. I don't bring it up just to be depressing, but because I do think there's an interesting parallel - River being used an experiment and exploited vs. River being cared for and protected, but also treated (by Simon, yes, but also in general) in some ways like a patient who needs 'fixing'. Don't get me wrong, I think most of the crew, and certainly Simon, are well-intentioned in how they treat River - Simon earnestly wants to help her because he loves her and doesn't want her to be in pain. But it's also not hard to see how River would feel pressured and triggered by the parallel - we see, after all, her seeming pretty triggered by Simon acting as her doctor at the start of Safe, and I think we see pretty clearly throughout the show that even well-meaning, caring people can sometimes act in ways that are dehumanizing when faced with someone they don't entirely understand, like River, both in terms of what she's been through and what she's capable of.

This is River's outfit throughout mostThe Train Job - what looks to be a mustard yellow criss-crossed diamond-pattern sweater or knit tee. I know this doesn't look like anything too fancy - but I can honestly see this being something she owned / maybe left behind at home / Simon brought for her. Also paired with bicycle shorts and boots I do tend to assume are crew hand-me-downs.

And okay, I do want to talk about this for a minute: I do not think Simon brought like, a ton of her old things or anything. I imagine most of them wouldn't fit, and it's not like he could bring a bunch when he didn't know if it would work for her. But I have a hard time imagining him not trying to bring at least one or two things he thought might work, considering he didn't know he would end up on Serenity, both earning a living and having friends who could lend River clothes. Plus, while I know this doesn't look like anything too fancy, I can't imagine that people from the core don't have ANY casual clothes at all to speak of.

Plus, this top looks like it doesn't quite fit - it's riding up a little and causing lateral wrinkles across the chest, which could suggest it's a little tight. I could imagine this being something that she would have owned and left behind when she was 14, and while it's possible for something that fit when you were 14 to also fit at 16-17, I can definitely see it being a little tight to growth spurts, getting older, etc. But I can see Simon grabbing it and thinking "maybe this will work" and it works well-enough while they're also finding other options.

The bicycle shorts and boots I would guess came from Kaylee. It's also quite possible the shirt did, too - it's very down to earth, which is very Kaylee. We just don't see her, as far as I recall, wear anything very similar in the show proper - but it's also possible it's just a style she grew out of / liked when she was younger.

I would say that what this suggests about River as of now is that she's clearly still finding her footing, both in terms of recovery and discovering who she is post-trauma. (Well, post-academy trauma. She and Simon ARE being hunted and on the run.) Which makes sense, because this is SUCH a short time after that when her treatment at the academy was her lived reality for two years. It also suggests, as of now, a lack of care on her part about looking particularly 'presentable' - not that there are necessarily a lot of wardrobe options right now, but I can see her at this time very much preferring comfort / ease above all in her clothing and not giving much thought to what it looks like. They also purposefully show River with hair that, while probably not entirely uncared for (TVLand would never REALLY let that happen), is definitely supposed to look disheveled / not thoroughly brushed.)

And then here at the end of the Train Job, River has changed. It's difficult to say much about this shirt, as we don't see a lot of it - but it looks like a more loose-fitting blouse in a corally pink. It looks like she's still in the same bicycle shorts. Definitely still speaking to comfort as a priority above all.

First spotting of what I'm pretty sure is the same pink dress she wears in Jaynestown and Objects in Space. If I had to guess, I would say this probably used to be Kaylee's - I can imagine Kaylee wearing something like this before she upgraded to her current Nice Dress. Like I said, I don't think it's impossible Simon brought some things, but I think the vast majority of it early on IS likely hand-me-downs. Anyway, River in pink again - this time a little more 'traditional' (for my lack of a better word) pink that has a bit of a bohemian pattern to it. This is a little more playful than anything we've seen River in so far - more colorful, patterned, and slightly nicer, though still looks flowy, comfortable, easy to put on, and easy to move in. We're definitely still getting a sense through her clothing that she is vulnerable and in need of protection, though I think those signals are starting to look slightly different. In the first two episodes, it was primarily because she was dressed in other people's fairly casual clothing. Now, it's because what she's wearing seems symbolic of youth and girlhood - and whether or not we should, we tend to associate pink and "girly" clothes with vulnerability.

It's also long enough that she has to pick it up a little as she's traversing to the derelict so that she doesn't trip or it doesn't catch on the grates. This is also, I believe, the first time we get a sense that River prefers to avoid wearing shoes - with emphasis on the shot and her slightly eerily serene demeanor here being, I think, a little bit meant to further contextualize her as different from the rest of the crew, and a little mystical and otherworldly. It's also emblematic of her general sensitivity - to the thoughts and feelings of others and to the world around her, through her skin. We get a sense already that River, despite seeming disconnected from reality and from the crew a fair lot of the time, is in some ways much more connected to the universe around them.

Not much to say here, but I had to include her <3.

Also, I guess something to be said for the fact that for someone who's wardrobe so far as been very representative of her vulnerability, she's now in something literally designed for protection. Which, yes, conveys vulnerability, but also that it IS actually possible to be protected and safe, and this is one of the first times we see her truly happy.

I used to think this outer piece was a cardigan - after a close look I, once again very briefly, thought it was maybe one of Simon's dress shirts. But other shots make it clear that it is far too long (goes down almost her ankles, I think) and doesn't look like the same material - plus his shirts tend to be fitted, and while unbuttoned and on River they might look a little bigger, this looks much too loose. So, I guess another robe of sorts? It definitely has a collar reminiscent of a dress shirt. I really don't know where she would have gotten this. The material looks a little rougher than what I would expect something River would have previously owned would. But stylistically, I do think it could be something from home, because I believe Gabriel Tam wears a long dressing gown in one of the flashbacks in Safe. So I could see it being one of the Fashions on Osiris. And It doesn't strike me as something anyone onboard would have owned. I guess I could maybe see Zoe? Anyway, regardless I think Shindig is still in the time period we're supposed to assume not a lot of shopping has happened yet for the Tams. If anyone has thoughts about this one, I'd genuinely love to know.

It looks like under she's wearing a loose-fitting brown peasant top that maybe has a drawstring at the top? - again, some slight bohemian vibes. Something I could definitely imagine Kaylee passed down - it actually reminds me a little of the shirt we saw Kaylee in while playing ball in the Train Job, though that one was, I believe, white and pink.

Hard to tell in the caps above, but she's also wearing black bicycle shorts and boots again.

The whole outfit kind of has a 'threw whatever together' on vibe tbh - the top does look vaguely bohemian and though the style is odd for this, I can see the long dress robe working for that vibe. Though realistically, I think she was probably just cold, because I don't think she's thinking about style that much as this juncture. And the shorts definitely read more casual, and the boots, I'm sure, are for practicality's sake more than anything. It's an outfit that makes sense for an episode where she's supposed to be distressed and not thinking clearly in one scene, and observably odd and unreadable (ironically enough) in the other.

Baby!Tams!!!

Not a whole lot to say here, as it looks like they're both sporting what I assume are school uniforms? They have a fairly big age gap for siblings, so even if Simon is early twenties rather than mid-twenties in show, that would still mean he and River were enough years apart to be in different schools, though with both of them being so academically-minded and River being a tiny prodigy genius, who knows what actual 'grades' they were in at this point. River was doing graduate level course-work by the time she went to the academy, according to the River Tam sessions, so.

Even if they're not official uniforms, it feels clear that this is what they would both be expected to wear to school and their classmates would likely be dressed similarly.

While I doubt it's her choice, necessarily, it is notable to me that of her family, River seems dressed the least ostentatiously. Which is not to say she doesn't like pretty things or colorful clothes - but even her fancy dresses in the film lean more simple than anything, which maybe suggests another way she didn't full fit into this society that they grew up in.

This is one of the most iconic and remembered outfits from Firefly for me. River is dressed in a deep, kind of corally? pink slouchy sweater that looks pretty fuzzy. Under it, she's wearing a baby pink sundress, mostly only showing the gathered skirt at the bottom, though you can see the straps and neckline under the sweater and one of the straps peeks out from the shoulder/neck. The material looks very soft - it almost looks like a ballet skirt, which is fitting, considering this is the episode we see River dance (albeit not ballet).

I also think this is much younger/more youthful precursor to the dresses River starts wearing later in the season but more particularly to the film.

River yells at Simon early in this episode, seemingly about him "dress[ing] [her] up like a gorram doll", so it's possible he picked this out and she doesn't like it? To be honest, that's not my read. It doesn't seem that dissimmilar from other things she seems to like to wear.

I tend to see this more as A) River is agitated and triggered already, and sometimes, that being the case, you just want to complain about literally everything (and I don't say that disparagingly, River should complain about whatever she wants forever.) B) If anything, I think it speaks more to River's frustration that Simon has been Kind of Hovery. Which is not to say, of course, that she doesn't love him or appreciate the help - we just see in this episode that sometimes it can be a Lot for both of them, with River maybe feeling a little smothered here, and Simon seeming exhausted and frazzled by trying to have his eyes on her At All Times. And this outfit is, while very pretty, definitely designed to emphasize her youth.

I don't know, maybe I'm trying to find other explanations because I do really like the outfit lmao. It's also paired with - I think brown? - combat boots, and I always love that contrast of frilly/delicate clothing vs something that's considered more traditionally masculine. I think it looks really cool, but also makes sense for practicality's sake - you probably don't want to be running around in dress shoes, the kinds of planets they visit, most of the time. (Get it together, Simon.)

The lighting/color-grading in this scene makes it a little hard to tell, but it seems like this is either the same or very similar to the pink dress she wears above, here at the end of Safe. It looks more brown/earth-toned here, but again, the lighting is a bit odd. Not much to say on it, but it looks like something comfy to change into after nearly being burned at the stake.

In Our Mrs. Reynolds, she's in a long-sleeved peasant top and bicycle shorts again. Now that I think about it, it checks out that she's either wearing a dress or bicycle shorts - if she didn't have any pants of her own, while I'm sure someone else COULD lend her pants, I'm sure it's harder to find pants that fit or she wouldn't need a belt or something for. Very earthy vibes here, definitely leaning into a bohemian vibe. Zoe wears a shirt that reminds me a little of this one (they're not the same, just style-wise) so I could see it being from her. It could also be new, but while I know the designers have said they imagined Simon shopping and getting her some things, and I can't really imagine him picking this out.

It's a pretty simple, utilitarian outfit that lines up pretty well with the trends of what she's been wearing so far. Definitely a very down-to-earth vibe here.

I was preeetty sure this is the same pink dress as before, but you know? May need to double-check, as the pattern looks different.

Anyway! New white woven vest that ties in the front. I was going to suggest that maybe this is one of the first things Simon bought for her, but honestly, it looks homemade, whether it was something Kaylee (as my best guess) already owned or something someone made for her.

At the end of Jaynestown, she seems to be wearing her dress-shirt-robe again, though I can't tell if she's still wearing the dress under it or not. I do like that the wardrobe/costuming departments were good about showing them rewearing things, because it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense otherwise.

This shirt from Out of Gas looks, if I had to guess, a little more like a tunic than a shirt, though has a similar aesthetic to the peasant shirts she's been wearing. This time, though, it's comprised of pinks, creams, blues, purples, and browns. Also I think still wearing shorts with it.

I can't tell if she's wearing a coat here or not? The way I remembered it, she was wearing a heavy black coat in this scene. She may well be, but I can't tell because she does also seem to have a blanket wrapped around her.

Is it inappropriate to admit that I LOVE the fit at the start of Ariel?

The dress looks like it's periwinkle, maybe? Definitely balancing between blue and purple. The material looks canvasy, it's a v-neck but kind of slouchy, and she's got either a pink underdress or tank top on under it.

I just love a good pink-purple mix. I can't really imagine Kaylee or anyone else handing this down, though Kaylee I could at least see in the colors? I do wonder if this is something Simon bought for her, though not totally sold on that yet.

This honestly looks like something you could have found a teenage girl wearing in a Claire's in 2013. Just saying. I mean this as a compliment.

River is perennially a patient, rip. Also: as I mentioned, I think is what she was wearing at the end of the first episode, so either it really is a hospital gown (my best guess, now that I see it better) or it's a nightgown they figured they could pass off as one?

She wears this dress-robe thing a lot more than I remembered!

I can't quiiite tell what she's wearing under it - the pattern makes me think of one of her pink dresses, though if so, the lighting is rendering it brown again. Could also be a tunic/long shirt. Hmm.

This is going to half to be a two-part post because there is a 30 image cap, alas.

What I find interesting about River's wardrobe so far though is piecing together where she got it from, lmao. But on a narrative level, what she's wearing says a lot about what she prioritizes in clothing (comfort and ease of movement seem big, same girl) and about her narrative role right now by emphasizing her youth and vulnerability with styles that seem a little more colorful or youthful being what she tends to wear repeatedly.

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So @tim-per-tantrum chatted a little in the tags of my crew fashion choices ranking about River's dresses and I thought this was a perfect opportunity to overthink River's wardrobe even more!!!!

They mentioned that back in the day they had the same dress from Objects in Space and it was very comfy and they got excited when they saw River wearing it in the show.

Iconic!!!! It definitely looks nice and comfy and she apparently likes this outfit because she wears it a lot (Bushwhacked, Jaynestown, OiS). I'm guessing it was Kaylee's dress once upon a time.

It was also her "cockpit promo shoot" outfit. The more I look at it the more I want one.

Also you're so right; this dress isn't exactly "bougie"! When I mentioned "slightly bougie dresses" I had this specific dress from "The Message" in mind:

The costume designer suggested that Simon might be starting to buy River dresses "if he thinks she would like them". She apparently doesn't like it all that much because she changes out of it pretty much immediately lol

Back to being comfy.

And then in Serenity (film) she wears a few fluttery silky looking dresses and also this pink dress:

Which is BCBGMaxAzria off the rack. It's not available anymore obviously, although someone on eBay is currently selling it for $200, and here's a random selection of dresses they have for sale these days:

(Simon I know she deserves nice things but we need to have a talk about spending habits.)

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A Tam Siblings Fanmix

On Spotify and YouTube (by song)

1. We Were Better Off by Elenowen

All my hopes and dreams scattered like ashes Up in flames a quiet disaster One day something went wrong and everything changed Now we're patching these holes In our souls where a ball and chain We were better off when we were little children When our faith came as easy as breathing

2. Sad Machine by Porter Robinson

I don't know much about your life beyond these walls The fleeting sense of love within these God forsaken halls And I can hear it in his voice in every call This girl who slept a hundred years has something after all And though I know, since you've awakened her again She depends on you, she depends on you

3. Shadow by Birdy

You stay, you go, you change I am bound to you So wherever you go I'm your shadow Desert to ice floe I will follow

4. The End of Everything by Noah Cyrus

Everything you fear is gonna end All your hate and hurt lost to the wind And it's hard, I know the universe can be a jealous friend Everything you fear is gonna end

5. Village by Cam

I'd never leave you alone I've been watchin' over you like older brothers do Since the day you were born I know it feels like I have let you down But I'm still around

6. The Skye Boat Song by Colm McGuinness

Sing me a song of a lass that is gone Say, could that lass be I? Merry of soul she sailed on a day Over the sea to Skye See billow and breeze, islands and seas Mountains of rain and sun All that was good, all that was fair All that was me is gone

7. You're Somebody Else by flora cash

Well, you look like yourself But you're somebody else Only it ain't on the surface Well you talk like yourself No, I hear someone else though Now you're making me nervous

8. Latter Days by Big Red Machine (feat. Anaïs Mitchell)

You recall it all forever How it found you where you lay And you called out for your brother In the latter days I recall it all forever How it found us where we lay With our arms around each other In the latter days

9. Lean on Me by Avi Kaplan

Please swallow your pride If I have things you need to borrow For no one can give those of your needs That you won't let show

10. Cecelia and the Satellite by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

For all the things my hands have held The best by far is you If I could fly, then I would know What life looks like from up above and down below I’d keep you safe, I’d keep you dry

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do you ever walk into a piece of media already convinced which character you'll be obsessed with (based on your usual tastes and how the fandom portrays them) and then when you actually get into it some random motherfucker clocks you in the jaw instead and you're left like ???????? really??????? we're blorboing THAT one????

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Simon anytime he's in Jayne's presence

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Firefly "genderbend" concept: Wash has uneven micro bangs in her flashback scene.

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babe wake up new simon edit i just discovered make me go feral

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Serenity crew fashion choices rated by how interesting I think they are

Mal: 6/10

Mal gets a higher than middle rating because contrary to first glance, he is in fact making a conscious fashion choice every single day.  He is NOT simply wearing the original Browncoat uniform, which we sort of assume is boots, pants, red shirt, and the coat. He has at least three different kinds of suspenders, which means that he likes them and thinks he looks good in them (he's right) and occasionally picks up a new pair.  His shirts are pretty basic except that one that looks sort of fuzzy that he wears in Ariel.  This man said "I need to be in 1890s workwear every day. For the brand. Except at formal events when I will be wearing my 1860s finest."  Very fun and funky.

Zoe: 7/10

Some baffling choices going on with Zoe, specifically due to impracticality.  What is the leather vest doing?  It's not her armor (her armor is some sort of futuristic black fabric) and it's open at the sides so it must be just for fashion.  What's up with her black tie choker?  Mrs. Washburne is making fashion choices and she looks extra HOT and INTIMIDATING which could tie into pirate battle shock tactics, if you want to get way too into it. She is also not really wearing the uniform, which I think is a pitfall, to be honest. Why is her long coat a camel colored textile coat and not the burgundy-brown elk skin!! Give Zoe one of those big leather coats.

Wash: 5/10

Firstly: I love Wash's style.  I think it's so simple and so recognizable. You put someone in a loud Hawaiian shirt and a flight suit and hand them a dinosaur toy and they're cosplaying Wash. That being said.  It's pretty basic.  I like that he knows what he likes and that he wears a billion layers (I'm pretty sure at least once he's wearing a long sleeved shirt and then his flight suit and then his vest and then his Hawaiian shirt and he's implied to wear an undershirt too.  Maybe the bridge is cold).

Kaylee: 8/10

the teddy bear patch the teddy bear patch the teddy bear patch

I think Kaylee hits the pinnacle of "I have my work clothes and I have my cute clothes". She's wearing flight suits and coveralls with long sleeved close fitting shirts. Very practical! She has a job to do and she's going to fucking do it! (and add in her own little special touches like doodling and patches). And then her dresses are so frilly and flouncy and embellished because she's having fun. Not just the ballgown, but also her go-to date dress. Shout out to my favorite Kaylee costume piece, the quilted jacket from "Trash".

Jayne: 2/10

Cargo pants and a graphic tee and combat boots. Good for him.  Gets the job done. One bonus point for the hat.

Inara: 10/10

I mean come on.  Purple silk brocade and a velvet shawl to walk around a transport ship in the middle of deep space?  Gothic vamp choker and corseted silk gown in the post office bazaar?  Sheer black veil and two piece set while digging through trash in the desert?  Sleek little beaded two piece to hang around a dive bar?  Banger after banger after banger.  This woman has no concept of dressing for the venue and I love that for her. 

Simon: 9/10

Truly bonkers decisions going on here.  Why did you have the space to pack seven silk vests in your singular carry-on sized suitcase when you were carefully deciding what to bring on the run for your life?  Why was that the priority?  Where did you get that fleece?  I don't think it fits you very well so maybe it's a hand-me-down?  (Also it seems like the vests are a choice independent of Core planet fashion, like he just wanted to wear them for him.)

River: 4/10

River's wardrobe intrigues me because she's wearing other people's clothes until Simon starts buying her (slightly bougie) dresses.  This somehow coalesces into her wearing several different trending outfits for 20 something girls throughout the last 25 years (the loose top and bike shorts, the slouchy sweater and skirt with boots, etc.). Just wandering around looking like she robbed a NorCal Goodwill.

Book: 3/10

Gets interesting points over Jayne because he's wearing his clerical outfits and the implications of that are interesting to me in ANY media. I also like his little cape in the pilot.