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The List - 7 Best Dressed Female Anime Characters


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:19 am Reply with quote
All pretty good choices, but I think the glaring omission here has to be Haydee, the young lady traveling with the Count in Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo. The gown she wore to the opera in episode 6(?) is still, to my mind, the most stunning outfit I've ever seen on an anime character. (I'll see if I can get a screen shot of it and link to it later.)
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:43 am Reply with quote
As soon as I saw the title of this week's List I knew Clamp would have to make at least one appearance. I agree that Gankutsuuo's Haydee had incredible outfits too.

The list was fun to read. Thank you!
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:58 am Reply with quote
I thought of Michiko Malandro (Michiko e Hatchin) and Momo Adachi (Peach Girl)

Ah, oh well.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:05 pm Reply with quote
Key wrote:
All pretty good choices, but I think the glaring omission here has to be Haydee, the young lady traveling with the Count in Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo. The gown she wore to the opera in episode 6(?) is still, to my mind, the most stunning outfit I've ever seen on an anime character. (I'll see if I can get a screen shot of it and link to it later.)


Haydee didn't really stick out to me, fashionwise. On the other hand, the men's list is next week and someone from that show has a high probability of being included Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:16 pm Reply with quote
Not surprising. The only question is: will Mephisto Pheles from Black Exorcist, with his absurd fashion sense, make that list? Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:24 pm Reply with quote
Judgement of Best Dressed, like beauty, is in the eye of the judge and therefore much too subjective of individual bias, likes, and dislikes. Being over dressed, or under dressed, or plainly dressed, or casually dressed, or dressed in uniform does not necessarily mean "best" IMHO. so on those criteria I can slightly agree on just one character that I would consider nicely, therefore best dressed.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:31 pm Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
Judgement of Best Dressed, like beauty, is in the eye of the judge and therefore much too subjective of individual bias, likes, and dislikes. Being over dressed, or under dressed, or plainly dressed, or casually dressed, or dressed in uniform does not necessarily mean "best" IMHO. so on those criteria I can slightly agree on just one character that I would consider nicely, therefore best dressed.


That's what I was thinking too. I can think of a lot of characters who dressed nicely and a lot of characters who's wardrobes I wanted. I can't judge who's the best because they all have different fashion sense. I'm not complaining about the list though! I'm interested in seeing a boys list soon. All I know is one of the guys from Tsubasa RC better be in there because all their outfits were just, mmm, amazing! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:33 pm Reply with quote
KENZICHI wrote:
All I know is one of the guys from Tsubasa RC better be in there because all their outfits were just, mmm, amazing! Very Happy


Clamp is awesome like that. I personally just finished the Tokyo Babylon manga, and Subaru, despite being a kid, is pretty snazzy dressed. That might be from his sister's influence, though.

Mohawk52 wrote:
Judgement of Best Dressed, like beauty, is in the eye of the judge and therefore much too subjective of individual bias, likes, and dislikes. Being over dressed, or under dressed, or plainly dressed, or casually dressed, or dressed in uniform does not necessarily mean "best" IMHO. so on those criteria I can slightly agree on just one character that I would consider nicely, therefore best dressed.


I'm probably "overdressed" 70% of the time, just because life is too short, I don't have enough formal functions to go to, and skinny jeans are horribly uncomfortable.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:02 pm Reply with quote
tygerchickchibi wrote:
I thought of Michiko Malandro (Michiko e Hatchin)


100% agree on Michiko Malandro. I'd also add Panty & Stocking.


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:05 pm Reply with quote
Yuko I expected to see on the list, but classy of the list to remember Maetel's Anna-Karenina look (perfect for railroad stations) and Makoto's casual-hip. Very Happy
Jupiter always seemed like the most sensible one anyway.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:23 pm Reply with quote
octopodpie wrote:

I'm probably "overdressed" 70% of the time, just because life is too short, I don't have enough formal functions to go to, and skinny jeans are horribly uncomfortable.
It also comes down to what ever occasion one is dressing for too. Even the Royals will not dress in stately formal attire when down on the farm cleaning out the stables, or plushing a hedge, which you might be surprised to know they actually do. They'd blend in with every other farmer at market if those there didn't recognise their faces. Being an engineer I usually dress in utilitarian fashion. I'm not one for formal occasions unless it's absolutely unavoidable like a wedding, or funeral, and then I usually leave what I wear to her indoor's to choose as whatever I will choose will never do. Laughing If whatever one clothes, or not clothes one's body, makes one feel good about oneself, then who am I to say whether they are best dressed, or not? Wink


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:25 pm Reply with quote
Key wrote:
Not surprising. The only question is: will Mephisto Pheles from Black Exorcist, with his absurd fashion sense, make that list? Wink


Don't you mean Blue Exorcist? Razz
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 1:54 pm Reply with quote
Ragyo-samaa!

Ok, that was just the first thought that came to my mind, but also other characters, which I associate with clothing, do not really belong on this list. For example Yoko from Gurren Lagann, of which I remember a female poster on some site saying that Yoko's best outfit by far was the suit with a tie she had spoiler[at the wedding in the last episode] (the poster was talking about the outfits in the series, but I am not sure if her mind would have changed even if all the outfits in the Pieces of Sweet Stars video were included).

Some people say that Kubo Tite has a good fashion sense, but I am not sure if that can be said about any of his characters.
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I can only facepalm after seeing this Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:13 pm Reply with quote
For the male list, Ciel Phantomhive from Black Butler has to make it.
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