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I personally choose to believe that the bag of tricks backpack contains (but the contents are in no way limited to):
- A flintlock pistol
- A small fortune in loose change
- Tampons (that Crystal keeps putting in there just in case and that keep jump scaring Charles)
- A cat carrier
- A pigeon (they live in London, one is bound to have gotten in there)
- Some sort of stolen art piece that people make unsolved crime media about
- 3 axes
- Charles' vast CD collection
- The singular baby photo of Edwin to have ever existed
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im tired of online discourse. look at this family of quails
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Going back to my roots w gay cowboy pinups
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since edwin is very closed off, except for when heβs with his best friend, charles, costume designer kelli dunsmore reflected his buttoned-up mentality through his bespoke suit, complete with bowtie and collar. edwinβs outfit, along with charlesβ period garb, were designed to help them stand out more in modern day port townsend. βi knew edwin would, because no one dresses like that now,β says dunsmore.
dunsmore wanted everything about charles to feel βa little bit cool and underground,β from his union jack and the who bullβs-eye patches to his checkerboard pins. his little cross earring and chain on the outside of his shirt are also meant to be homages to the β80s.
in the show, crystalβs hero color is purple, which youβll notice in her velvet coat and long silk letterman jacket, which dunsmore thought of as a psychic cloak with hand-embroidered patches, including the wilting rose of england.
her brown trench coat represents an explosion of everything going on in her mind. dunsmore decided the scribbled words and drawings are a result of crystal writing all over it to express her inner turmoil. there are even lyrics on there from the song sheβs listening to on the tube when she meets the dead boys.
davidβs connection with crystal seeps into her wardrobe, too. since david wears a flower shirt, dunsmoreβs team hand-painted flowers onto crystalβs black boots. and niko is wearing a dark sweater with flowers on it when we first meet her, as an homage to crystal. the costume department also drew the same rune pattern the dead boys use to exorcise david in episode 1 onto crystalβs trench coat and on the tab of her wool bomber jacket. βso sheβs always got some sort of protection,β says dunmore.
every color niko wears is inspired by whatβs happening in that episode, from the green post-sprite exodus to blue when sheβs feeling sad. niko only wears a white look, with nods to her japanese heritage, in the finale as a reset. the charms on her obi belt represent the colors sheβs worn all season.
night nurse is someone whoβs in control all the time and likes things to be in their proper place. dunsmore looked to vivienne westwood for inspiration, since everything in night nurseβs world is a bit exaggerated. (by the way, nikoβs orange monochromatic look is a nod to her scenes with night nurse and night nurseβs red hair.)
since david is a demon, he finds a london boy that looks cool enough for crystal to find attractive. that meant dunsmore dressing him in a shearling jacket youβd find in βall the guy ritchie movies,β black pants and creeper shoes. the costumerβs mood board for βdavid the dβ featured radiohead and amy winehouse and her husband blake, who often wore hats similar to the one you see david wearing in the show.
pay close attention to montyβs leather jacket and you just might spot an inlaid crow feather or two.
itβs not only esther who wears clothes with a gilt, old-gold color β cat king and night nurse also do as a nod to their villainy. (esther and cat king also have similar fur coats.) amidst her beauty, dunsmore wanted esther to be a little rough around the edges. she wears a cuff around her hand thatβs adorned with a snake and a ring with teeth all around it to represent the teeth sheβs collecting from all the little girls. her eye necklace is meant to be her witch pendant.
mischievous as ever, cat king has (cat) eyes everywhere and is aware of edwinβs affection for charles. so he wears charlesβ socks the first time he meets edwin.
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NIKO SASAKI AND EDWIN PAYNE Dead Boy Detectives (2024-)
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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES | THE CASE OF THE TWO DEAD DRAGONS
They all have heart eyes for Niko
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girls girls girlsπ
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one braincell
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Saw a sad wet beast at the grocery store today
@atomicc OP i am an inconsolable mess over this beast
i had to draw this beautiful creature, they captured my heart. i love them.
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makin my way downtown
slowly
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sientists won't stop texting me asking for my ideas + research