Part A: Best outfits
BLACKPINK
While most girl groups going on the show would wear plaid uniforms with some small alterations
and having either ties or bows as accessories, BLACKPINK just straight up went for another
route by dressing in plain outfits and using accessories from luxury brands from top to
bottom. In fact, if you don't put the girls in the context of going to feature in another
episode of Knowing Bros, you will probably see that their outfits had quite little to
do with the regular "uniform" concept and more like some expensive fits to perform on
music shows.
Needless to go deep into the details, you can already see the uniqueness of BLACKPINK's
so-called uniforms through the main theme of black, white and grey because as of that
time, most groups appearing on the show would go for bright colors like red or even rainbow.
Moving away from the colors, the group also stood out with the individual colors in each
member's styling since compared to the similar and identical outfits often seen on Knowing
Bros, the girls just mixed and matched their outfit in different ways to show off their
own vibe. For example, it's not even hard to see how Jennie opted for the signature
classic, classy vibe of Chanel with black velvet headband, white blouse with puffy sleeves
layered in a grey old-school waist-coast. Jisoo gave off a more modern vibe by dressing
in a stylized shirt incorporated with a cropped beige knit sweater and a signature Dior golden
belt. Then for Lisa, you can see that familiar swaggy, empowered vibe of Celine through her
shoulder-padded blazer mixed with a sophisticated blouse and for Rose, you easily capture the
student-spirit aura with the way she opted for a half-tied hairstyle and mixed a simple
black cropped sweater outside a short sleeves blouse.
Even the sole item that all members shared that day, a grey skirt, was also made different
because instead of the regular polyester fabric, the stylists opted for wools to keep the skirts
in shape and avoid wrinkles. While this seems like a pretty small and mediocre detail, you
will see how big the differences the stylists made by looking at the fits of other groups
later on the part B of this video.
Oh My Girl
While not wearing something too unique and outstanding like BLACKPINK, the outfits that
Oh My Girl wore on Knowing Bros still drew lots of positive reactions because they not
only look bright and sporty but also vividly reminded people of the Hanlim’s uniform
vibe.
Remarkably, the forms were perfectly fit for each members and the stylists also knew how
to change here and there to highlight the admirable figure of some members, for example
YooA’s skirt was tighten to show off her tiny waist and the length was also adjusted
a little bit compared to Hyojung and Seunghee to fit her height better.
Moreover, because each girl also stood out with different use of accessories; for example
YooA had bright yellow headband, Jiho had a tie, Arin used a bow, but still ended up
looking harmonious as a group, netizens believe Oh My Girl and their stylists deserve a big
shout out for this.
Lovelyz
Another set of uniforms that receive lots of positive reactions from the public is this
red velvet one from Lovelyz.
Instead of going for the regular plaid skirts, the girls opted for the plain red ones mixed
with white short-sleeved shirts. To balance out the extremely simple mix-and-match, they
went for the scouting-ish theme with all members wearing matching red berets, dark blue pattern
woggles and even a small patch on the skirt waistline.
However, to make the costumes more flattering, the length of the scout skirts was made shorter
and other details like shoulder loops, pocket flaps were also gotten rid of.
EXID
While it’s been quite a long time since the time EXID appeared on Knowing Bros, their
outfits were still voted to be among the best ones ever worn on the show thanks to the timeless
color palette between navy blue, beige, and white.
Because the stylists had made extremely wise choices with the material of each item, from
the outer wear, the sweater to the skirt, to not make the girls look puffy and stuff
with the layered styling, this was also counted as a huge plus point for EXID’s appearance.
On top of that, since the form of the clothes were tailored to perfectly complement the
figures of each member and the neck accessories were not only limited to the regular tie but
also extended to stylized bows, each could still stand out with their individuality rather
than looking like coming from the same mold.
Part B: Worst outfits
aespa
Recently, aespa made their appearance on Knowing Bros and after the massive successes with
Savage, all eyes were on whatever the girls do and apparently, that included the outfits
they wore to the show.
Ironically, the reactions weren’t very good though everyone was in love with their comeback
because soon after the photos of aepsa were posted online, many netizens immediately pointed
out that the group was probably trying hard, again, to be BLACKPINK of gen4.
While plaid skirts, or England uniforms in general, have always been the staple outfits
of most girl groups when going on the show, aespa just straight up opted for a theme of
grey, white, black where all four members were dressed completely different from each
other.
Because BLACKPINK was the first to not wear identical uniforms and also used the same
grey-black-white palette for their clothes, many netizens immediately accused aespa of
copying BLACKPINK. Others even commented that while they were not that triggered by the
apparent similarities in outfit ideas, they were quite annoyed by how aespa’s uniforms
just looked like a half-way duplicated versions of BLACKPINK.
Moreover, while the fits of BLACKPINK were all neat and clean, those of aespa were pointed
out to be out of shape, not well complementing the figure of some members, especially Giselle,
and were full of wrinkles. And according to some people, the fit of Winter was pretty
much a lower-class copy of Lisa’s with the sloppy shoulder-padded blazer, white blouse
and A-line grey skirt.
ITZY
While most girl groups would try to look their finest on the first appearance on this famous
show, the stylist of ITZY somehow decided to make them wear the most questionable, and
probably ugliest fits for this special occasion.
Apparently everyone knew that uniforms in real life were supposed to look exactly identical,
the stylists seemed to forget that Knowing Bros was just a variety show rather than a
real formal class. Probably with that view embedded in mind, they didn’t even bother
to change a thing for the outfit of each member and just straight up dressing them with the
same plain grey skirt, same tights and cropped shirts highlighted by the same black bow.
As if that wasn't enough, netizens also noticed that the form of their skirt was poorly made
and the material was extremely wrinkle-prone. Some also complained about the irrelevant
black tights layered beneath the skirts. However, according to others, these were must-have
items to avoid their skins being exposed too much, especially in the case where their skirts
were so tight and Knowing Bros was often filled with highly energized activities.
Still, this small detail didn’t save the fact that the overall outfits were poorly
planned and when netizens headed their eyes down to their shoes, they were also disappointed
by how the white socks and sneakers made the girls look 10 times shorter for being styled
with black tights.
IZ*ONE
The uniforms of IZ*ONE on Knowing Bros where they feature the signature palette of baby
pink, blue and white also received negative reactions from netizens.
Debuting from one of the most famous survival shows of Mnet, many thought that the group
must have received a load of investment, especially when it came to the girls’ outfits, but
back to the time where IZ*ONE appeared on the show, most people were disappointed to
see how the stylists just threw on all members the exact identical fits.
What’s even more annoying was that, while most groups would have their clothes adjusted
to fit each member’s height and figure, it seemed like the coordies of IZ*ONE couldn’t
care less about their job, only bought these uniforms from a random store and didn’t
even bother to have a fitting with each member before letting them appear on the show.
Because there were no accessories and the hairstyles of the members were also super
similar, netizens believed that there was not a single hint of the stylists’ effort
in completing their only job. Moreover, since the girls even layered beneath plain black
tights that had nothing to do with the bright, cute theme of their uniforms, people also
found the overall image quite sloppy and unprofessional.
However, besides the fierce criticism, some said that people should stop being so harsh
on IZ*ONE stylists because except for this time, the group always looked good when performing
at music events. Moreover, since IZ*ONE is a group of twelve, it’s not always enough
time to adjust for each member.
So, which set on the list do you find the prettiest? And which one in part B do you
think doesn’t deserve such criticism? Comment down below to share your thoughts with us.
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