Witch At Court Ep 1 Eng Sub
Giuliana
In January of 1692, the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris of Salem Village became ill. William Griggs, the village doctor, was called in when they failed to improve. His diagnosis of bewitchment put into motion the forces that would ultimately result in the hanging deaths of 19 men and women in Salem, MA. In addition one man was pressed to death; several others died in prison, and the lives of many were irrevocably changed.
It is hard not to lose yourself in this black and white world! I am glad I get to be at least this creative as a woman, it seems harder for men. Though my male gay colleagues have colorful ties and socks with nice designs, most of my other male colleagues kind of look the same on a daily basis.
This is the case at my end as well. All the men are dressed the same, day after day after day. At least the women are able to wear traditional Indian formals and thereby stand out a little. HAHA I do not know how they can stand it! Do they really not thinlk about it at all?
To be clear it is only the upper courts - High Courts, Supreme Court, a few tribunals like the CAT, that are so strict. In smaller cities & lower courts, the dress standards are more lax, so long as you're wearing your white collar, you can get away with whatever colour.
really? now, am wondering if you have special stores for lawyers. hahahahha... am shocked at the idea of kurtis and saris coming in sober colours and that all all black or white. thought it was such a no-no in our culture. even when it is a plain colour, there is always that embroidery or zari or some small embossed print to make it stand out... and out of curiousity, what about earrings? are you allowed to jazz it up and wear different colours?
Night owl - huh? HAHAHAHAH ofc kurtis and sarees come in blacks and whites and other sober colours. I'm suprised you haven't come across them. Maybe it's because I'm always on the look out for them? Kurtis I can wear to Court are admittedly harder to find but sarees are not. The women Judges, older female lawyers - all in lovely formal usually black sarees. Design etc is fine too - so long as the look is formal.
I also think it may be product of where I live? I'm in, as I say in my post, the big city. There's a decent bit of western-indian mix style happening in clothing here. OR so I think. I don't know why this shouldn't be the case elsewhere as well.
I love this! Like you I never finished Witch's Court, but her style is fantastic, and I think it's great she inspired yours. The image of you, in court, with your covert Snoopy shirt is fantastic.
What a lovely post, @greenfields! I love how you found inspiration in dramas, but made it your own to fit your life! I'm always on the lookout for a good shade lipstick myself since my favorite one is all done and hard to find. Hopefully, you get your lipstick stash back! Fighting!
Oh, I love that sassy hair flip and the bored tone she uses as a form of shade to her rivals, lol. I think there are a few of Lee Bo Young's clothing choices you can get away with. They are few and far between though.
I'm surprised that you'd be a little less willing to try a skirt as opposed to pants in India. It's the opposite in my country, pants are frowned upon and only a few government institutions accept the suit pant.
I like the use of Saree as formal wear. Awesome writeup @greenfields
Thank you for sharing the story of your search for the look that expresses who you are within the constraints of the dress code in the Indian legal system. I love that you have been inspired by Yi-deum. I am sure that you are definitely rocking in the courtroom with your new style.
kajal is a must have for our heat. started wearing them after folks recommended that it would help cool the eyes and it does make a huge difference. plus, it doesn't hurt that it makes our eyes pop out and shine. :)
I applaud the way you're subverting the dress code in a subtle way. Thank you for sharing your wardrobe choices. I always wonder about the high heels in work place dramas. I wouldn't last the morning in them.
Oh, I want a Snoopy shirt for court now, and I've just vowed to stop shopping until I've cleaned out my closet. But I also feel you -- it's so hard to maintain individuality and be professional as a woman in the law. (I really really want to dye my hair pink again and am debating if it's worth the effort to grow my hair out so I can dye the underside in the back.) I also do the lipstick thing because the best secret I learned in law school was that if you wear red lipstick (...or hot pink) people will think you're totally done up even if you have no other makeup on.
Hehehehe - I hope you find that Snoopy shirt! Basically, Snarky - if you do it, I will too! Die it pink (or well, a dark red), just from the underside in the back. I saw a girl in Court with this just on Friday - it looked fantastic and wasn't that jarring.
I can't lie - after I wrote that comment, I spent 40 minutes looking up peekaboo color hair (...at 3:30 AM), and I'm pretty sure I've come up with a plan...I'm gonna talk to my hairdresser next week when I go in for a cut. My biggest thing is that I'm now working in a much more conservative court when I actually need to go -- but then like 90% of the time I get to be extra casual in the office and I'm pretty it doesn't matter what I wear.
Hehehe I haven't see the show and it didn't spring to mind. But yes! ALL THE TIME in dramas btw! ^^; But - and I know we all know this - the poorest and most homeless of characters have the latest phones and expensive brands. It's dramaland magic.
I enjoyed reading your write up. As time goes, you will have the attitude you want to have.. So don't beat yourself about it besides Rome wasn't built in one day...I wish you luck though... Unnie Fighting!!!!
What a fun and well written article @greenfields!
And yes, agree that the attitude comes with experience and confidence, which takes time to build up. Having an attitude too early in the journey will earn unnecessary hate! Especially when you already have the Ma Yi Deum look down pat :)
Wishing you success in the courts of India. It sounds like a tough male-dominated environment. You go girl! Hwaiting!
Love this! I am a lawyer as well and agree that it can be hard to dress appropriately for the courtroom while still retaining some modicum of comfort and personal style! I laugh at some of the goofy outfits that K-Drama heroines wear to court (ahem, Suspicious Partner) but inside I might be just a little bit envious.
I thought your comments about skirts were interesting. Where I live, a skirt suit in a somber color is the gold standard. It wasn't too long ago (although before my time) that many judges required women to wear skirts instead of pants in court. Even in the dead of winter I always wear a skirt if I'm appearing before a higher court or a more formal, stodgier judge.
Yikes. Regardless of whether "wear a skirt" or "don't wear a skirt!" is the norm - the issue lies with the policing of women's outfits. Or for that matter, men's. Personally I take this a bit further - I don't have any issues with men wearing skirts - it's a piece of clothing, we've gone and assigned it to a gender quite unncessarily.
At least in court, in my country outfits arent really policed as we lawyers must all wear a robe. I admit to having spent a day in a miniskirt in the court building under my fancy robe . However, that would not fly in the office...
In my courts women are actually given far more latitude in their dress than men are. However, that does not mean that women can appear in jean shorts and floppy sandals- it still has to be reasonably professional. For men- it is coat and tie, period. No matter how hot it is.
I temped in a secretary pool at a law firm one summer, and they made us wear those pencil skirts (this was before business casual became trendy). I gave mine all away after that, they look good but are the most uncomfortable ever. I can't walk, or sit, or much of anything else in them.
I'm so glad you included a link to your previous gif story... I hadn't seen that when you posted it, and I enjoyed it immensely. Like your gif story, this post also has a plot twist: who would expect that the answer to "How to be a Witch in court" is to surreptitiously wear a Snoopy shirt?
The birds shirt is nice too, but what I especially love about the Snoopy shirt is that Snoopy is doing the Happy Dance. It's fun to imagine our heroine, G, being all serious and solemn in court-- while internally, she's doing the Happy Dance because the judges ruled in her favor, or because BTS just broke another record, or because she's thinking about how much fun it is to channel Ma Yi-deum.
At the office... it is a different story. Lawyers are so judgmental towards eachother... and even if they wouldn't be, you want your client and especially the other party to take you seriously during contract negotiations, which requires some effort as a twenty-something young woman.
It is so expensive because the sellers think that you can afford it and because they know that you want to look your best to your colleagues, clients and those you will be dealing with. But, appearances do count- even when you are older, or perhaps even more when you are older- it is that valuable visual impression which forces people to take you seriously- and to take the situation seriously. As Will Durant once said "half of the majesty of the Law is sartorial".
I hit the send button too soon. Coat and tie are required in my courts, but we do have some discretion as to their color- I usually wear navy with a gold or red tie, and the ties have patterns. My favorite ties include one with a pattern from a painting by Josef Klimt. I have yet to finish Witch's Court also.
My favourite non-appropriate work attire from kdrama:
1) doing a business meeting in your dressing gown
2) wearing a skirt that is so short that the character has to cover herself with her purse
@greenfields, lovely post! I, too, have lots of office-wear, and lots of skirts and button up shirts. I like color and thankfully, I can wear a lot of it. But in the US, skirts are normal business attire for women, and above the knee is fine as well, just not mini or tight. However, in the winter, I tend to wear dress pants with an array of blouses and knit shirts. When I see these shows with women attorneys I always add a blazer to the ensemble, but then realize how uncomfortable they are under a white coat and then have to take them off when I get to work! At least I can look fab walking from my car to the clinic, anyway. I'm sure you are better dressed than 90% of the people you meet. Congrats on a great write-up!
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