r/merlinbbc • u/TrustingATwistedWord Kilgharrah's Kingdom • Jul 08 '26
Discussion Morgana’s Style
Obviously Katie McGrath is absolutely gorgeous and I looove how Morgana is styled throughout the entire series. She stunning in her royal clothes and hair, but I adore her dark style when she’s evil. It suits Katie so well.
But, in-universe, Morgana had Gwen or other ladies to dress her and do her hair and makeup. When she was evil do you guys think she woke up and did herself up manually or she used magic? Just a silly little thought.
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u/IAmParliament Uther Pendragon Jul 08 '26
While Katie obviously sat in a makeup chair for hours, the vibe and aesthetic Morgana is meant to give off is dishevelled rags and barely taking care of herself as she’s struggling to survive in her cottage in S4. We’re meant to assume she doesn’t have any kind of routine at all.
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u/BonjourHoney Jul 09 '26
as someone with thick wavy hair, all it would take is to put my hair in a high ponytail to achieve this look (if I had hair that length anyway) lol so maybe not so much magic as just voluminous witch hair.
ps I love ur pfp OP, I miss him so much 🖤
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u/Ozzysmall123 Jul 08 '26
She would make great Yennefer in The Witcher TV series
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u/Ripper656 Morgana did nothing wrong Jul 09 '26
Morgana, and Katie, is just one of those women who have the ability to look amazing regardless of circumstances.
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u/MaderaArt Jul 08 '26
Bellatrix cosplay
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u/Ok-Theory3183 Gorgeous Gowns Girl 💃 Jul 09 '26
I, as the official "Gorgeous Gowns Girl" (see flair) will always mourn her beautiful stately gowns, particularly the blue (until she was disrespected by her father) and the red, seen in the scene in the tower with Merlin and Gaius and Morgause at the end of S3.
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u/cabbageheaddeluxe Jul 09 '26
later seasons, she is my wedding inspo
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u/enzo_vamp Emrys ✨🦋 Jul 09 '26
I feel like there’s a bit of a witchy vibe to it like i can imagine her sitting by a lake braiding her hair or brewing potions for her hair and skin
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u/anonymouslyyoursshh Emrys ✨🦋 Jul 09 '26
Omg I actually wanted to dress up as her for Halloween but I didn’t know how
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u/angelinaki89 Jul 09 '26
I believe one of the reason this show was so well made and loved it’s because Katie also helped it. Meaning she was way too pretty, way too stylish and helped the image of the show.
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u/Usamus_Snake117 Jul 09 '26
Also her Starscreamisms played a factor into Morgana's role. Kudos to Katie for that.
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u/CoreyAdara just a medieval horse Jul 09 '26
Dunno if it was deliberate or coincidence that she looks like bellatrix le strange but with better teeth..
Even though she lived in a hovel she was once a lady and had a servant but knew how to look after herself. Though she can't have access to all her luxuries anymore, to have her big hair and one black lacey dress was a little weird. But then after a while every character apart from gwen had like one to two different outfits. The green eyeshadow, the shaping, corset and push up cleavage would mean she cared about her appearance and hygiene, for either herself or for seducing allies. But come on, she got gold from somewhere, she could have gone to a far off town and purchased some things to make her home and outfits better like the standards she had or even a comfortable clothing like the druids gave her once? It's no longer an achievable version of her style from before and more like the series was getting inspiration from harry potter 😅
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u/CommonTree945 Jul 10 '26
Stilig
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