Deputy Hawk's Off-Duty Style in Twin Peaks
This post focuses on Deputy Tommy Hill's off-duty style as it appears in the first and second seasons of Twin Peaks .
Laura Palmer's Black Lodge Gown in Images
Laura's style in the Red Room elicits Old Hollywood glamour and the elegant styles of the 1930s and 1940s.
Though I believe we see more than one version of Laura's gown throughout the series and film, the traits that remain consistent with each is its color and cut. The black gown features a deep V neck with a brooch accenting its point. The V does not exceed beyond her sternum, nor does it expose cleavage. The gown has long sleeves, a hemline reaching the ankle or the floor, and a single slit usually to the mid-thigh. Laura's gown is always accented by black heels.
The gown Laura wears in the pilot seems to be velvet, judging by the way it reflects light. It is slightly loose fitting, gaping the most at her chest. The slit of her dress is not as obvious as it is often depicted by fans. Her legs are not consistently displayed when walking.
Her black heels.
Sitting, the slit of her dress reveals her leg to her shin.
Note the silhouette of Laura's shoulders. The way her dress elongates and squares her shoulders suggests shoulder pads. The use of shoulder pads was popular in the 1980s but also the 1940s - the latter is the period I believe this look is meant to evoke.
Lauren Becall.
Joan Crawford.
Laura's dress almost hangs on the body. It seems to be a heavy velvet.
The dress gapes at its V neckline. It may be aided by the weight of her brooch.
A side zipper is visible, a trait of many vintage pieces.
Laura wears rhinestone earrings. Her nails appear to be shined and/or have a sheer layer of nail polish. She wears a ruby red lipstick, also commonly worn in the 1940s. More on Laura's Black Lodge makeup. Laura's hair seems vintage inspired as well.
Laura's earrings appear to be vintage.
Laura wears with her gown black heels and a large brooch. The brooch is never made clear, but is a different to the one she wears in The Return. Both brooches are of the same subject: a dragon surrounded by pearls and green gem stones. More on Laura's brooch here.
Promotional Images
Photos: The Mauve Zone
The Season Two Finale (2.022, Between Life and Death, )
This gown seems to be different from the one worn in pilot as its shoulders are not the same, nor does the fabric seem to be velvet.
The silhouette of her gown.
The V cut of her gown seems less structured than before.
Compare the shape of Laura's shoulders in the stills from the season two finale to the pilot. Her shoulders are rounded in the season two finale, while the pilot dress has sharp lines. Also, I have brightened the four images above. In the stills from the season two finale, wrinkles are visible on Laura's gown. However, the pilot gown does not display the same.
The finale dress is noticeably loose and wrinkled when seen in better light. It may be rayon crepe.
Notice that her brooch almost seems to act as a closure for her gown in this case. The fabric of her neckline also seems to be bordered.
It's difficult to tell, but the neckline cut may be similar to the vintage style below.
Maddy's versions of the same dress.
Image: The Mauve Zone
The slit of her dress.
Laura's dress in this episode includes an interesting detail not visible in the other versions in that it has a long piece of additional material at its side in an Avant-Garde style. It's been 20 years since I studied Fashion Merchandising and Style, and terms elude me. I asked Laura of Pineweaselfashionshow for her advice on a technical name for the extra material. She suggested "drape." I've since found listings for "draped sashes." The attachment almost appears to encircle her hips and drop in a line of fabric to her ankle. I cannot tell if it attaches at the hem. It almost seems to as Maddy wears it. Both Laura and Maddy hold onto this material. You can see it as Laura first sits beside Cooper in the season two finale.
You can see the material is separate from her dress.
The outline of the attachment.
The scene reversed (below).
Judging by the way the fabric gathers as Laura takes hold of it, it may be attached to the hem of her gown.
Though not similar, this vintage dress has a length of material at the side.
Promotional Photos
Photos: The Mauve Zone
Note that the neckline is deeper in the behind-the-scenes image above, which may reaffirm my theory that the brooch acted as a closure.
In trying to locate similar gowns, the one that reminded me the most of Laura's season two finale gown is 1940s inspired. It is notably different, with its tied waist, bishop sleeves and its fabric. The designer states it was partially inspired by Barbara Stanwyck's dress from Double Indemnity.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Laura's gown in Fire Walk With Me appears to be closer in make to the season two finale dress. It does not look to be velvet, though I may be wrong. I am judging by the way light falls upon it.
The fabric is wrinkled and the shoulders are again rounded.
Laura's brooch
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The Return, Part 2
Laura's gown in The Return is a third (or possibly fourth) incarnation. Unlike the previous versions, this gown is fitted to Laura's body. It fits her so perfectly, it may have been made for Sheryl Lee.
This maxi cut gown has a sweeping skirt that dramatically frames her steps. This is my favorite of the gowns with the pilot version coming in second.
Laura's silhouette. The gown's slit seems to reach just above her knees.
Again, this dress does not always reveal her legs.
Laura seated.
We can see from the way the light hits the dress that it is velvet.
The light on the back of her dress and the back of her brooch.
This gown is absent of sharp, elongated shoulders in favor of a softer, more modern look.
Laura's earrings (below).
Photos: Richard Beymer's Behind The Curtain
Her earrings seem to be solid silver, in an leaf or abstract zig-zag pattern.
Laura's shoes
Photo: Richard Beymer's Behind The Curtain.
The clearest image I can find of Laura's brooch from an actual episode still is from Reddit user ImNotMeImNotMe More about this brooch here.
Laura whispers in Cooper's ear.
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The gown fabric and how it rests on the body.
The velvet of her dress and its back zipper.
The zipper pull tells us that this is not a vintage gown.
The width of her skirt.
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