We've only recently discovered Miss Fisher; we've nearly completed Season One on Netflix. I'm wondering why Dr Mac is seen wearing the same garments all the time. Yes, I understand that it's a theatrical device used to identify her sexual orientation for everyone. But it's starting to look like a uniform. Just sayin...
shareI took it as an indicator of Mac focusing on things bigger than clothing.
She has multiple similarly looking items and she can focus on things that arent as mundane as what to wear daily as all her clothes are similar.
It never bothered me because mac has a far more serious attitude and keeping up with the fashion trends wouldnt seem right for her character
Also, I think it is to get more respect from coworkers. They won't focus so much on her being a women. There weren't so many women doctors then.
shareSince Mac is a minor character and doesn't often appear, perhaps her wardrobe allowance is quite low. I think the majority of the clothing budget has gone to Phyrne. Everyone else makes due with just a couple of outfits. I think I vaguely remember some article about the show mentioning that Jack only has like, 2 suits.
shareAnother reason is that Mac is implied to be a lesbian, and lesbians in the early 20th century often wore men's styles.
Here's a good overview (there's a lot, so if you just want to get to the lesbians, scroll down to "Masculinity and Lesbian Dress"):
http://fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/fashion-history-eras/fashion-homosexuality
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Actually, Mac changes clothes as regularly as anyone else does. It's just the "style" that seems to stay the same.
Personally, I think it's for a couple of reasons: obviously her identity and orientation but primarily because as a college professor and coroner, her clothes allow her an unrestrained freedom of movement in keeping with both her scholarly environment AND the need to "manhandle" corpses at a crime scene and in the morgue.
I actually LOVE MAC! I love the friendship between the two of them, they way they always have each other's backs and the way they always give it to each other straight insofar as what they think and feel. I believe their friendship dates back many years and is founded on a long history of truth, complete lack of judgement and utter trust.
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I completely agree with Vicnete's opinion.
Never having been interested in the womanly art of style, regardless of income, I always have sought comfortable clothing that would appropriately fit my current workplace, and then purchase several colors of the same jacket, blouse, pullover, skirt, pants, knee length hose, and shoes to coordinate a wide variety of outfits.
I'm neither color blind or lazy. It is just that I hate shopping and - as long as I fit the employment culture - do not care about what people think. There have always been a few who question it and have been answered (without stress) on my part. Many of those asking have responded positively, with comments admiring my pragmatism and sense of freedom. After a couple of weeks of being part of the new environment, no one appears to notice or care.
(Thinking still of Mac,) I'm not a lesbian, poor, uneducated about style, or uninterested in fitting into society. It's simply that cultural rules and apparent regulations can be boring. I love to see others who are involved and do it well because it brings something special. I love to see clothing done well with style on others and genuinely appreciate their care taking.
For me, keeping this part of my life simple saves a few weeks of my life in expended effort each year that is spent enjoying past times and people I love.
Plus, Mac is a written as a Scot by heritage and this behavior is not uncommon amongst us Scots.
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I do agree with a lot of what you just said. I don't own a lot of clothes, and what I do own tends to be simply the same things over and over. I know what I like, I know what fits and feels comfortable, and I enjoy the way I dress.
I don't consider myself particularly feminine but likewise, I am not masculine either. I just do not enjoy, nor want to be, putting in all that time and effort into following and purchasing fashion trends and makeup, nor do I feel this compelling need to look like everyone else around me. I'm just me. And I tend to dress a bit more like an informal Mac.
I thoroughly enjoy the beauty of the feminine, such as Phryne's style. I like it on other women, I just don't want to be doing it myself. That's all...
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I am in complete agreement. In any management position, I bought and wore a few uniforms, meaning whatever was required whether it was suits and heals or jeans and turtlenecks. The clothes simply needed to fit the role for which the company hired me. Color, texture, and heel height was optional.
As a woman, I am feminine and enjoy being appreciated as such, yet that all comes from me as a person. If I were not able to demonstrate who I am no matter what I wore, I would need to have an identity checkup. Otherwise, comfort and convenience has been very important, as it may be to a busy doctor like Mac.
We each may have personal times when we want to indulge our sensual needs in similar ways. Some of us may have resources to make these things happen and it is lovely.
The way that Phynne dresses in the 1920s with her the wealth, style, etc.: how wonderful!
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