I wonder why stylists dresses jimin up like doll because during debut he had that manly image going on on. Lik how did the transition from manly to doll-like happened?
Anon: Sorry to bother you, I’m so smitten by your blog anyway. We all know Jin, V and Jungkook are the visual line. But I guess Jimin is the “doll” of the group? I think once you mentioned something like this. What I mean is that BigHit (or whoever in charge) seems to dare a lot with him aesthetically speaking. I don’t know if you got what I mean 😂 by the way I need to remark that he slayed every color/style tbvh
Anon: Can we please appreciate the fact that everyone over at bighit hq gave up on trying to make jimin look manly and rough? They’re like “go and look cute idgaf anymore” It’s really run era but softer lol
Jimin’s is very sensitive to the latest fashion trends. And he’s equally sensitive to the fans’ reactions to his face, his body. That hasn’t changed at all since debut. But what has changed is how he wants to be perceived, and more importantly, how he seems to perceive himself.
I mention this a lot but nearly every aspect of how Jimin conducts himself - the way he walks, even the way he talks - has changed dramatically in the last couple of years. (I know most of you can’t speak Korean and may have a harder time distinguishing his speech patterns, but just listen to how he enunciates words back then versus how he speaks now. You can only really hear traces of his “old” way of speaking when he over-exaggerates his satoori or is acting - like in the recent vlive sketch.) So somewhere along the way, a very clear shift happened as Jimin matured, and I think there is a direct link between his change in personality and his change in fashion.
Stylists actively work with each member and take their cues as inspiration. Sometimes it works (everything Jimin does tbh) and sometimes not so much (Jin hated his bangs;; I thought it was cute;;?). But even by idol standards, Jimin’s willingness to experiment makes it possible for the coordis to push the envelope in how they dress him. That’s why he may be willing to appear more androgynous and doll-like. It’s something I don’t think Jimin from 3-4 years ago would have been willing to try.