The fantasy is symbolic of their relationship – he makes her into whatever he’s craving at the moment she wants nothing more than to be controlled and possessed by him. “You can control what I wear, what I eat.” - Cassie, Euphoria, 2x07Īnd we get a dreamy, light-sodden scene where Nate is dressing Cassie up. later in the season Cassie explicitly tells Nate he can basically make her his doll. “It was her way of telling him that she was his.” - Rue, Euphoria, 2x03 “We got to play with so many really cool looks because I was all these other characters that I thought Nate wanted” - Sydney Sweeney, HBOĪfter the earlier sequences of Cassie adopting a punishing hours-long beauty ritual to appeal to Nate. So he’s clearly not over his breakup with Maddy and harboring a strong attraction to Jules, which is complicated by Jules’ history with his dad – and Cassie’s insecurity stems from knowing Nate’s not fully hers. “Am I everything you wished for?” - Cassie, Euphoria, 2x07 And after Cassie tells Nate he can dress her in season two’s second-to-last episode, in the finale her bright hair and makeup colors evoke Jules, while her matching outfit has a Maddy vibe. Donni Davy, Euphoria’s makeup artist, said, “The goal was to sort of shift her whole vibe to be Season 1 era Jules x Maddy x Cassie hybrid that would appeal to Nate or possibly to his subconscious.” Nate fantasizes about Cassie turning into both Maddy and Jules while they’re together. Her bright graphic eyeliner and some of the brighter colors she wears also remind us of Jules. By the end of season 2, Cassie’s skin is paler, and her hair is straighter and blonder, like Jules’ is. “For those three hours she spent getting ready, she only thought about one thing.” - Rue, Euphoria, 2x03Ĭassie also starts looking a bit more like Jules, perhaps sensing Nate’s secret attraction to her. This approach works, at least to briefly catch Nate’s attention, but it’s an insight into just how quickly Cassie is losing herself and trying anything (even ripping off the best friend she’s betraying) just to get a passing glance from a guy. She even does the laid down edges like Maddy, which for white Cassie is not a great look. So it’s ironic that Cassie tries to adopt Maddy’s signature confident look when she’s clearly spiraling out of control.Ĭassie’s makeup changes too – her usual day look is bare-faced and glowy, but after falling for Nate she starts echoing Maddy’s heavier and vampy-er looks. A set says “I have my life in order,” projecting the sometimes obsessive need for control Queen Bees have. As Vogue writes, “Matching sets and flashy suits are an easy, impactful shorthand for the queen bee” - think Cher Horowitz, or Blair Waldorf – and Maddy’s no exception. When Cassie becomes determined to catch Nate’s attention, she changes her style to be more like his ex Maddy’s, and even just completely copies Maddy with this Y2K-esque matching set and mini handbag. So what’s the secret emotional meaning underneath each of Cassie’s season 2 looks? Euphoria’s makeup and fashion looks are influential and iconic, but they also have a deeper meaning, reflecting what’s going on with the characters. So what’s the secret emotional meaning underneath each of Cassie’s season two looks?Ĭassie, Cassie… What is going on, Cassie? Season-two-Cassie goes through some major changes, and so does her style. In season two of Euphoria, Cassie Howard goes through some major changes, and so does her style.
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