The biggest mystery on Scream Queens isn’t who’s terrorizing campus in a red devil mask. The biggest mystery is why they keep dressing unexciting good girl Grace in so many stupid hats.
Overall, the costume design is one of the most visually delightful parts of Scream Queens. The Chanels (Emma Roberts, Billie Lourde, Abigail Breslin, and Lea Michele)—with their voluminous pastel layers of marabou, brocade, and woven silk—dress like walking cotton candy. Billie Lourde’s increasingly ridiculous fur earmuffs are a hilarious visual quirk. And there’s the wardrobe of Nasim Pedrad’s Gigi, which—since her style got stuck in the ‘90s following a traumatic experience—keeps her looking like a Saved by the Bell character.
But then we have Grace. Poor, dopey, everygirl Grace, who’s so bland and boring that you find yourself hoping that she’s the killer because—ironically—that would really liven up her storyline. As with the others, Grace’s costuming is a great depiction of who she is as a character. And who Grace is as a character is A.) a woman of many hats and B.) corny as hell.
It started off innocuously enough with a stocking cap here and there.