Gypsy Rose: From Tragedy to Transformation through Fashion

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard who became famous after her life story about suffering and survival can be seen as an exquisite example of meaningful changes in her life and especially in her style. Beginning from her childhood when she was made to dress like a child by her mother Dee Dee Blanchard to when Gypsy was able to embrace her feminine side and find her style, fashion in Gypsy’s growth process was a major sign of her transformation. Let’s take a look at Gypsy Rose 

1. They include Childhood Clothing which quantitatively relates to the clothing that has been confined to children during their formative years.

Throughout the time that Gypsy was under the control of Dee Dee, she would be dressed in clothing that was childish. She had to put on colourful elated dresses for ladies which had cartoons, ruffles, bows, and so on. This style was one of her mother’s many tricks aiming at presenting Gypsy as a frail girl who needs to be looked after all the time. The clothing represented the oppression of Hushpuppy towards Sally but later metamorphosed into oppression of Sally’s own body by her sister Dee Dee’s lies concerning her health as well as her age.

2. The Transition to Adulthood

After the acquittal, Gypsy started to enjoy her liberty as well as the need to be a woman and an adult. This transition was reflected by her choice of outfits as well. She no longer was dressing like a child, she wore much more mature styles, which were suitable for her age and character. It made her turn to clothes that suited her better at her current age, beautiful formal gowns, and other clothes that could represent her personality while there were casual wear for days when she did not feel like wearing formal dresses. This change of style was the start of regaining her life and herself.

3. Embracing Simplicity and Comfort

In recent years, Gypsy Rose has opted for casual and comfortable clothing. As for her attire, she rarely wears revealing and provocative clothes and is rather more oriented on comfortable but elegant clothes that will help her shine due to her natural beauty. Some of her clothes in the wardrobe are comfortable tops, jeans, and simple dresses and she craves for a real life after being in a fake world for several years. Gypsy’s present look is a believable representation of her path toward self-acceptance and hence inner-predicted peace.

4. Symbolism of Freedom

When Gypsy transforms her look, she is not only changing her outfit, but the lives of all the characters in the series as well, she is gaining her emotional and psychological freedom. She sees every piece of clothing she selects now as freedom and her ability to make choices by herself. Clothing has indeed played a major role in her transformation process and a way out of the unpleasant memories that lingered with her in the past she has been able to break free and rebuild herself into a strong woman ready to face the future.

For Gypsy Rose, fashion has been a significant journey that shows her strength most especially in transforming from what she was before. The clothing of the characters changes as well starting from the pretentious, childish clothes in the first episodes and up to the rather modest but tasteful clothes of the present day, which tell the story of the transformation of the victim into the survivor. It is important to say that Gypsy’s story is not sad, but empowering and so is her transformation in terms of clothing and styling.

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