Effy Stonem Style Analysis: The Psychology of the Glamorized Modern Femme Fatale

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For this style analysis, I will be covering the most well-known character of Skins: Effy Stonem, following her mental state and collectic personal style from childhood into adulthood. Though each Skins character is specifically styled to be distinctly identifiable, Effy’s look is the most recognizable and associated with the series because she is the embodiment of the rebellion, beauty, and mystery that the franchise holds.
There is a lot beneath the surface of her image, so I'll also be breaking down the application of the Stoic trope and use of the Femme Fatale archetype in modern media. Through this, we can look past the glamorization of Effy to see the depth to her character that is masked by her captivating image and “to hell with it all” attitude, which gives her the illusion of a carefree seductive girl that only a few can truly piece together.
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CONTENT:
INTRODUCTION - 0:00
SERIES 1&2: CHILDHOOD - 0:48
PERSONALITY & STYLE - 1:17
THE STOIC TROPE - 4:15
THE FEMME FATALE ARCHETYPE - 5:35
SERIES 3: TEEN PART I - 7:12
SERIES 4: TEEN PART II - 11:25
TW: DEPRESSION & APPEARANCE - 15:50
CLOTHING & COPING PSYCHOLOGY - 13:37
SERIES 7: ADULTHOOD - 14:42
CONCLUSION - 15:28
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@cerysevans790 3 года назад

when you wanted to be effy or cassie... *and you ended up being Sid*

@kittyludszky5418 3 года назад

I wanted to be my own person and ended up as Effy by the time I turned 14-15 by complete accident. And I don’t mean style wise🙃🙃

@Axiniana 3 года назад

a Pandora at 15, a Pandora at 30. "Hi, I'm Pandora, I'm useless"

@shoanacharles5158 3 года назад

you didn't have to be this loud.. lol

@rininthebin7004 3 года назад

i ended up being jj but he’s the best so i don’t mind

@tudormiller8898 3 года назад

The twins were amazing.

@gabriellaberman 3 года назад

I feel like so many girls either wanted to be Effy or Cassie

@PrincessKLS 3 года назад

I loved Cassie, I hope this channel covers Cassie.

@kristinemedina2839 3 года назад

I often wondered what my style influence was when i was a teenager and this was it- a combo of Effie and Cassie

@f4iry431 3 года назад

I was a Cassie girl

@bgab4 3 года назад

I wanted to be like effy so badly when i was 11 that i turned out a cassie

@bossqueen6278 3 года назад

Cassie❤️

@Penguinstudios123 3 года назад

Unpopular opinion: if effy wasn’t attractive nobody would like her character Edit: can everyone stop repeating the same thing 😭

@saintsweetsubs 3 года назад

agree

@camila152 3 года назад

agree

@irrelevantdoughnut2309 3 года назад

obviously.. but u could say that for any female (and most male) character on the show

@Nyxthebat04 3 года назад

This

@arecus54 3 года назад

I dont think it's unpopular

@Krispsandwich 3 года назад

The way young girls idolised Effy scared and still scares the shit out of me

@bluj8566 3 года назад

did you see that one episode where they taught their whole audience how to smoke? by EFFY? fun times

@josefinebliss2801 3 года назад

Same. She's extremely toxic and self involved

@Krispsandwich 3 года назад

@@josefinebliss2801 I had close friends really try to emulate her, ending up hurting themselves, and now I’m like mad traumatised because I’d have to take plastic pencil sharpeners away from them so they wouldn’t break them and use the blade IN PUBLIC to hurt themselves because it made them “beautiful and mysterious”

@karolinak7140 3 года назад

I personally know girls like her and they’re just tiresome and push people away for no reason

@mal1782 3 года назад

I was one of them, I let my mental state degraded because I thought it was cool... So dumb of me. I spent too much time on Tumblr.

@CandyPinkcake 3 года назад

People thinks Effy life is perfect but it’s so sad. It’s so sad. She was so scared to love Freddy only to lose him in the end

@karolinak7140 3 года назад

Lol people who think this way must have not watch the show wtf

@nabzz7026 3 года назад

F in the chat

@agatanaranja5236 3 года назад

Actually everyone have scare from being in love

@josiewatson6349 3 года назад

She literally tried to kill herself too

@user5058 3 года назад

@Caroline Boyden maybe not thought that her life was perfect but definitely idiolized her life and wanted their life's to be just like hers.

@gigigrass6050 3 года назад

effy stonem really out here being relatable to mysterious girls who boring teenage boys think are deep but are in reality just traumatized and mentally ill. shoutout to effy for being a coping mechanism for me when i was manic and dissociating at the same time. real icon.

@mkgirl19 3 года назад

I feel you lmao I definitely used Cassie to cope with my anorexia, I watched Skins a lot when my eating disorder was at its worst and tried to convince myself that I was just quirky and dainty and troubled but in an ~aesthetic~ way like her lol. Mentally ill teens projecting onto or getting super attached to fictional characters is pretty common 😂

@alicegilchrist-miller3034 3 года назад

@@mkgirl19 I was so attached to both of them for the same reasons holy shit ahahah

@Julia-rb8ch 3 года назад

@@alicegilchrist-miller3034 it was like effy was my darker side and cassie was lighter

@milegimenz9102 3 года назад

Jkk

@AmiyaD1611 3 года назад

absolutely same. It was almost scary how accurate my life was to hers. Even the whole shroom trip that triggered her and she ended up in the clinic, it felt like watching my own story over again (I mean I didn‘t have a therapist who was obsessed with em and killed a friend but yeah the rest pretty similar)

@CandyPinkcake 3 года назад

You are so right I was always confused by Effy chose pandora to be her friend. Pandora symbolizes childhood for her

@pixieezakura9421 3 года назад

I also think that she chose Pandora as Pandora seemed to be really the only person who didn't expect something out of Effy. They just enjoyed each others presences.

@luigy658 3 года назад

Exactly. Pandora represented the innocence that she had long lost.

@luigy658 3 года назад

@@pixieezakura9421 exactly. Their were no expectations. Just life.

@sleepykuromi 3 года назад

actually i felt the opposite. i never understood why pandora would keep being effy’s friend when so often she wasn’t treated w respect. but i guess pandora sees good in all people🥰

@luigy658 3 года назад

@@sleepykuromi exactly. I agree with you. I think it was because regardless of the disrespect that Pandora still saw the good innEffy that it gave Effy hope that she was still worth any good coming her way

@notwerkinginthishouse8634 3 года назад

She was so young while filming skins

@ninoshergelashvili5829 3 года назад

SHE WAS 15

@kinikoi 3 года назад

@@ninoshergelashvili5829 HOLY SHIT SHE WAS?

@ninoshergelashvili5829 3 года назад

@@kinikoi yessssss and she was only 17 while filming inapropriate scenes with cook

@gioxsxzzz 3 года назад

@@ninoshergelashvili5829 i mean it’s kinda disgusting that she did that so young..

@graciehooper7722 3 года назад

@@gioxsxzzz the age of consent in England is 16 so it’s not that weird

@raquellawlitet2992 3 года назад

You should do Cassie Howard also her styling sense is so angelic

@kendelaigarner2174 3 года назад

Who's Cassie?

@raquellawlitet2992 3 года назад

@@kendelaigarner2174 she's the blonde skinny girl from first two seasons of skins

@jadedagwood 3 года назад

isn’t it cassie ainsworth ?

@raquellawlitet2992 3 года назад

@@jadedagwood sorry I mixed euphoria Cassie to skins Cassie both are blonde and cute

@jadedagwood 3 года назад

@@raquellawlitet2992 ohhhh lmao, they sound almost the same on paper hahaha

@samii4006 3 года назад

The fact Effy gets under so many people's skin for multiple reasons shows how fantastic Kaya is as an actress. The fact people can separate Kaya from Effy as if Effy is her own person shows again how incredibly talented Kaya truly is at portraying the character. No wonder she went on to be in many huge films and be so successful.

@thefaceofinsecurity 3 года назад

YES. Too often I see actresses get sooooo much hate for viewers’ inability to separate the actor from the acting. Thankfully Kaya blew right through that and even though she has gone on record to say she never wants to resurrect the character again, she is still able to look back on that era of her life happily and not cringing

@onemillionpercent 2 года назад

shes a brilliant actress

@Thevintagebootgirl Год назад

This is exactly why I wish they had cast her as Katniss Everdeen in Hunger games. Missed opportunity ! Guess she wasn’t A-list enough 🙄 Hollywood sucks!

@jamescarr1265 6 месяцев назад

She needs better roles

@jamescarr1265 6 месяцев назад

@@Thevintagebootgirlyeah but Jennifer Lawrence was great in those movies. It’s a shame Kaya was saddled with such a hatable character in The maze runner movies

@lucbauer 3 года назад

Her face was so naturally perfect that looked like it was sculpted by an artist

@user-nd2qj9ey7i 2 года назад

she was like 15

@user-ml2gb6sj2z 2 года назад

@@user-nd2qj9ey7i his other comment on the Beth video is equally creepy

@meleqento9565 Год назад

U guys need to grow up

@liurabaum8746 Год назад

Agree

@PASSIONFORFASHION1 3 года назад

“They will often dress for happiness” me whenever i go to the grocery store

@CleverAndChic 3 года назад

Same, catch me buying some fruit in my 4inch knee high boots and ysl mini tuxedo shorts

@Morozko99 3 года назад

Yes! It’s me every time I go to the supermarket

@mcd4370 3 года назад

Catch me dressed like a Roman statue, with metallic sandals and the pearl head band, flowy fabrics with bright colors. With that blond wavy hair next to the fruit aisle.

@pao-sol 3 года назад

Yes, especially during this pandemic Imma be wearing heavy makeup just to the grocery store

@KIgarashi10969 3 года назад

Wait hahahha 😂😂💀💀💀

@Thekawaiiasian101vid 3 года назад

we either wanted to be Effy or had a crush on her in middle school

@ladyday4168 3 года назад

Or both 😆

@f0na279 3 года назад

both lmao. effey was my gay awakening

@deprimeplatypus490 3 года назад

both

@josefinebliss2801 3 года назад

Not really. I pitied her but she was interesting in a very non positive way.

@nadiastanybaly6138 3 года назад

I didn’t like her at all

@gigigiooo 3 года назад

Skins Fire not addressing Freddie's murder and how it affected Effy will forever be one of the worst mistakes for the series.

@kittengurl220 3 года назад

YES. How the 7th season just blew past all the character’s pasts and answered no questions...it was so wrong. I get it’s like real life, how we don’t always know what happens. But Cook knew. And everybody else should’ve known as well. I remember the exact moment I watched that part, how shocked I was that it was just so out of the blue. At least in the 3rd gen we got to see the characters coping with Grace’s death.

@msc2608 2 года назад

cassie's pure was also pretty poorly made, no questions were answered and there were even more mysteries... also it was such a blunt sexualization of cassie's body image

@jlucille 2 года назад

kaya actually did an interview about this a long time ago and said effy never knew about freddys death

@gigigiooo 2 года назад

@@jlucille that’s even worse bc it makes no sense that she would be so okay after the one person who said they wouldn’t leave her just disappeared.

@headlightspirits 2 года назад

@@jlucille wtf

@mvattmurdock3588 3 года назад

Honestly Effy’s friendship with Pandora was really toxic. Effy was friends with her because she didn’t see Pandora as a threat. Like when she asked why Pandora thinks they sre friends, Pandora immidiately responded ”because you are the coolest ever, and i’ll totally do anything you say. And cause none of your men would bone me because i am useless.” That sentence showed the sad reality what was going on with them. Effy was friends with Pandora because she wasn’t considered ”cool or attractive” so no one would take interest on her instead of Effy. Another great example is her reaction when she found about Panda and Cook. She wasn’t angry because she was jealous, no Panda was right when she said Effy doesn’t really want Cook, she was shocked how someone ACTUALLY got with Panda after her and how she tought Pandora started become potential rival to her.

@JR-lx5es 3 года назад

im not sure why so many people romanticize effy, i mean i see the reasoning but although effy is sensitive, that makes her selfish in many ways. Yes she might be mysterious and cunning, but most of her actions were for personal gain or entertainment. I always felt Pandora was the one helping effy and effy was always messing it up. great show tho

@anjalifigueiredo1736 3 года назад

yess effys character is so complex and even how her friendship with pandora is safe and i hate that it is glamorized

@marte1376 2 года назад

@@anjalifigueiredo1736 yes, but she's not sooooo complex, you talk like she was a diamond. Hell no. ALL characters had this complexity just like you and me, effy wasn't the great exception, she is pretty and that's why people like her and even though that's the point of her character, why do we give so much credit for that kind of people? And I liked her brother more, at least Tony had an evolution, effy didn't. And her friendship with Pandora was very twisted, effy was friend of pandora because she wasn't a threat, she could manipulate her, effy was very insecure. I agree with the main comment.

@Carolina-bw6gy 3 года назад

Early 2010s everybody in catholic school in the after class dressed like Effy, Cassie or Blair, even if it was just the heavy makeup

@luigy658 3 года назад

Queens

@IlanaFiske 3 года назад

Whos blair?

@sarichuki7920 3 года назад

ilana clarke the main character of Gossip Girl

@bluemoon3284 3 года назад

@@IlanaFiske Blair Waldorf from gossip girl

@namik2630 3 года назад

I never realized just how thin she was in this show

@luigy658 3 года назад

It's also because she was super young. She started this show when she was 14.

@ramonapiercesalvatore5917 3 года назад

She is thin. It's her bodytype. She has always been elegantly slim with curves.

@redhairedhoe 3 года назад

I mean half of the girls in this show look unhealthily thin except for Jal

@alexare7948 3 года назад

@@ramonapiercesalvatore5917 it's not though. Kaya filled out and gained weight and became thick later in life.

@emmathomsonsmith 3 года назад

@@redhairedhoe it was the fashion at the time in the uk. I was in high school then and we were literally all starving ourselves.

@Amitgupta-uq2up 3 года назад

Effy - gothic / emo / bold / seductive Cassie - pure / angelic / soft / innocent

@gemmadoyle3926 3 года назад

Yeah, so basically I was a mix of those two in high school. Although, I was keen on Michelle.

@cowsfrommars2677 3 года назад

@@red___cemetery8554 yeah it said i kill emo kids lmao

@una877 3 года назад

Both otherworldly/unattainable cool & mysterious vibes tho

@creeplys 3 года назад

Well Cassie could be harsh by times in season 2

@stargirljules 2 года назад

The difference is effy forever stayed trapped into manic pixie dream girl trope and didn't flesh out as a character even when she grew up which is writer's fault but Cassie eventually grew to have more depth in her that made her more human, she was a full-fledged character that sort of broke the mpdg tag in season 2 with her reacting differently to the things happening around her (although they did sexualize her again in skins pure, the ending was very cathartic and wholesome)

@finleyjamesgrhm 3 года назад

this has made me want to watch skins again

@isnowyazn 3 года назад

Many rewatches over is great for life experience and remindings for both lots of direct and indirect life advice.

@tudormiller8898 3 года назад

Miss that show in 2021

@thisisjustaflashback 3 года назад

me too! i love it so much but i feel as though it was part of my teenage/chilldhood. i'm 27 now and i just don't know if i should move on or watch it again.

@silviachecchin3259 3 года назад

same 😕

@LucaBellaRocks 3 года назад

I feel. Like the narrator *just loves her own voice*

@laheysdog1093 3 года назад

But the vocal fry is cringe

@kateinternet9673 3 года назад

I had to stop watching

@effystonem2934 3 года назад

this is so specific yet so true

@kkibela 3 года назад

A perfect fit for the subject matter

@kentiapalm7 3 года назад

@@laheysdog1093 I was looking for this! I actually feel like it’s getting worse with every video... 🤦🏻‍♀️

@dtsotm 3 года назад

i know it may not be the most popular, but i would love if you did a style analysis on katie and emily- i think costuming played a big part in showing how emily became her own person when she started to accept her sexuality, really hope you consider this it would be so interesting!

@rebeccadodd1394 3 года назад

That would be great! One of my favourite moments is when Emily dresses like Katie to take her exam, and I think it's JJ who kind of smirks because he knows she's Emily. I think it's a cute moment, and good at showing how different the two really are

@dtsotm 3 года назад

Rebecca Dodd always loved that moment, hated that their friendship was all but abandoned in season 4. another favourite moment is the dance at the end of s3 when emily wears the same dress as katie but takes it off after publicly declaring her love for naomi, it’s so symbolic if not a little cheesy!

@rebeccadodd1394 3 года назад

@@dtsotm Yeah, some of the minor friendships were my favourite. And that moment is great! It was a really good way to show her stepping into her own life and personality

@ashleyjenkins8739 3 года назад

@asvegas777 3 года назад

I love Katie‘s style and her episode in series 4 (I think? The one with the a wedding planning and hen party etc) is my fav

@nikkilama2335 3 года назад

As someone who is expressive and sometimes too talkative, I used to be jealous of how reserved and mysterious Effy was. But I guess that inability to express your emotions isn't something to strive for and ultimately led to her downfall. Everyone wanted to be like Effy to appear a certain way to others, but isn't being happier and brighter like Pandora, despite being perceived as annoying or "too much", more fulfilling.

@angie81190 Год назад

Yea, growing up I wanted to be mysterious and cool but it made me more sad, growing into my character and ending up like Pandora was awesome for my mental health

@imaniwilks9887 10 месяцев назад

you are spot on.

@byttercandy 8 месяцев назад

Yeah. I had an incredibly conventionally attractive, model - beautiful friend that was mysterious and reminded me a lot of Effy. Everyone had a crush on her. She was a DJ, very talented and charming in a mysterious way. I always envied and glorified her for being able to be so calm, seemingly cold and collected, never complaining about personal problems, captivating everyone’s attention, etc., but down the line she developed extreme addiction issues and I realised the wasn’t „calm and collected“ at all, she was just suppressing her emotions to a point that made her very sick. I‘m sorry for envying her and not realising she needed help.

@redhairedhoe 3 года назад

Effy was just like Tony in a way , they both are very messed up and tbh not very good people

@tudormiller8898 3 года назад

Unfortunately most insecure types gravitate towards individuals like Effy and Tony for friendships and relationships.

@user-dc5kc4gl5p 3 года назад

effy s a good person

@georgiarose2542 3 года назад

Except I don’t find tony loveable I kinda just find him annoying

@queeninutztangnano9752 3 года назад

She may look nice, sometimes shes toxic and selfish

@spongebob468 3 года назад

@@georgiarose2542 why

@MarSima1 3 года назад

omg omg omg, didn't expect that one of my favourite characters ever sometimes I feel I stuck in 16yo phase, I am 26

@MJK_420 3 года назад

you're not the only one. I'm 25 and can relate :D

@Li_Tobler 3 года назад

23 can relate

@euthanizemyself6972 3 года назад

I’m 25, also stuck in this phase. My neck, my back, my anxiety attack

@RaphaelleLD 3 года назад

I'm 26 too and I'm definitely stuck there. not complaining though 🙃

@chiarapasolini2123 3 года назад

29. Sadly.

@alexdalton4535 3 года назад

I don't think Effy's style was what made her so amazing, it was the way the writers wrote the character and the actress's beauty

@CleverAndChic 3 года назад

Definitely, the writing and actress brought Effy to life. No one else could have executed the character like Kaya Scodelario. The fashion was an extension of the character that complimented the actress well to create the look associated with Effy.

@tudormiller8898 3 года назад

Definitely! But this video focuses on her style.

@rodrigooi123 3 года назад

speaking as a fan of this channel, loving all the content, being sincere, I feel that effie thing only works to be stylish because of her appearance. This style just looks good because her face and the storyline/interpretation. Dont get me wrong! I recognize that there is this chic gothic style like jenny in gossip girl or even avril lavigne girlfriend era. I can’t see a “ordinary” girl wearing this effie style and dont looking unpolished and cheap.

@alexdalton4535 3 года назад

I agree, it looks good on her because she's thin and very pretty

@Jess-zz2je 3 года назад

Looking like her physically definitely would help but in the end I think it comes down to attitude. If you don't own your look it just won't work. She could even possibly look cheap if her personality didn't match.

@FabalociousDee 3 года назад

You're right. It's not an accessible style at all, in that sense.

@lanakat 3 года назад

ikr her figure really fits it, also idk why but i feel like her dark hair, pale skin, and icy blue eyes really help fit the style too..

@olivia1910 3 года назад

True but that's why it fits her character so well, I feel like it really accentuates the fact that Effy can do whatever she wants just because she's beautiful and everyone is inexplicably in love with her no matter what she does or what she looks like. She doesn't have to care about looking polished etc, she's already beautiful and people already love her. She could be wearing a garbage bag and guys would still lose their minds over her lol

@babyboop8056 3 года назад

actors are a crazy breed they turn into these characters so well, i don’t even know how to be myself lmao.

@TheEssJay 3 года назад

That awkward moment when you grew up as a combination of Effy and Cassy but you didn’t mean to and it probably means you needed a lot of therapy 😂

@kittyludszky5418 3 года назад

I feel attacked😂🙃

@saranox7319 3 года назад

I feel like I progressed from cassie in my teens to effy in my twenties... messed up either way.

@muna5013 3 года назад

The style analysis of Noora from Skam would be interesting. I absolutely love her sense of style.

@kackfrosch1109 3 года назад

i cant look at her without being overwhelmed with infatuation lol

@marvel096 3 года назад

yeaah it look so effortless yet fashionable

@javiera1090 3 года назад

Yessss i love her style

@NoraODonnell 3 года назад

yessss

@bryanthealien6734 3 года назад

yesss plissss

@alondra5288 3 года назад

i loved this especially the ending!!! people tend to say effy is overrated bc they only see her as a mysterious & manipulative party girl but she's so much more than that & you covered it so well thank you!!!

@dane7443 3 года назад

Her wearing a sid and nancy tshirt could also mean something. Maybe to indicate that her relationship with freddie isn't going to end well/work out in a subtle way.

@dieselotte 3 года назад

Jup! I thought the same!

@jennatoscano6845 3 года назад

At which timestamp is she wearing that?

@Aster_Risk 3 года назад

I think it's also to show that she romanticized things that are toxic.

@McInHeather 3 года назад

i swear to god when i was 14 in 2009 EVERY girl wanted to be effy and thats terrifying

@LittlefoxElle 3 года назад

I think she doesn’t speak a lot as she feels no one listens anyway, thus she thrives in her appearance of “bad girl”. How could she care when no one else does. Or at least she feels. Shes stoic bc at home, her pain is never the spotlight. No one seems to pay attention at home except Tony, and even then, it’s like an alliance of “we’re both coping and fucked, I understand and have your back.”

@rjafitzgerald 3 года назад

Agree but also see it as a control/punishment mechanism for her. The only power she feels that she has is to withhold her voice especially with characters older than her at the time. A lot of the characters in Skins could be seen as reactions to feeling lack of control: Tony manipulates and is self-centred. Cassie controls her eating and weight. Jal works hard in hopes of achieving success. Chris tries to escape/ forget it through partying. Sid bumbles around. Michelle rebels against her mum and horrid stepdad and tries to keep up appearances. It’s not the only way to look at the characters and there’s probably many that don’t fit but it’s something I always think about.

@anjalifigueiredo1736 3 года назад

omg this is such a good analysis. like everyone does these things to take some control over their lives

@rjafitzgerald 2 года назад

@@anjalifigueiredo1736 belated thank you 😊

@chloe77730 2 года назад

I’ve noticed Effy is very similar to Tony. both charming yet manipulative

@thankunext5602 2 года назад

True Tony is better at this though. Effy is just traumatized and mentally I’ll whilst Tony goes out of his way to do it I don’t think Effy realizes

@laheysdog1093 3 года назад

The vocal fry kills me

@riacena2866 3 года назад

OMG! I was literally just binge re-watching Skins and SKAM.

@ruchikka7137 3 года назад

same

@molly1129 3 года назад

skam omg yes

@lunaesmsp8934 3 года назад

where can you can watch skins now? its no longer on netflix

@ruchikka7137 3 года назад

@@lunaesmsp8934 it's available on RU-vid

@molly1129 3 года назад

@@lunaesmsp8934 Channel 4 website ! im not sure if its only available in UK though

@jpaxonreyes 3 года назад

"Effy is a genuine and caring person." Effy: Why bother... caring about people?

@justinekmy6023 3 года назад

"You don't fool me" said Tony

@jpaxonreyes 3 года назад

@@justinekmy6023 - So textbook disingenuousness?

@Aster_Risk 3 года назад

@@jpaxonreyes Yes, but no. She cares, but doesn't want people to know. Vulnerability is a weakness to Effy.

@jpaxonreyes 3 года назад

@@Aster_Risk - But I was talking about Effy's sincerity. She's not "genuine" if she hides her consideration for others.

@Anna-ug8cq 3 года назад

@@jpaxonreyes Well none of what Effy is is genuine. She’s always performing

@JesHinton 3 года назад

The visuals, editing style, your calm voice, and psych analysis are always extraordinarily mesmerizing! I’m always in awe while watching your videos!

@roxanafilgueira1094 3 года назад

10:32 Also, the graphic on the tee is a picture of Sick & Nancy, the embodiment of toxic relationship. It was interesting to me, as a teenager, watching this references that were so obvious.

@isnowyazn 3 года назад

Indirect references and Easter eggs make this show such a great work of film!

@adinab478 3 года назад

Kaya Scodelario is so gorgeous😍😭 Great video!!

@madeleinegibson1650 3 года назад

You really hit the nail on the head with the analysis of her character and psychology. I feel like she has so much depth it’s hard to understand her

@ezpow1390 3 года назад

skins is an amazing show but the scenes (especially in the first season) where they practically taught viewers how to make it seem as if you’ve eaten untouched food or how to smoke really rubbed me the wrong way

@babyspice67 3 года назад

i wanted to be her so bad but then i actually became her & now i hate it

@saranox7319 3 года назад

same.

@Hannah-nh5qj 3 года назад

Same, but I think I was always like this, and I just felt seen by her character, and how the writers romanticized the struggles that I didn’t even realize other people experienced.

@Niia27600 3 года назад

Mood

@ley6748 3 года назад

bad time but yo sinjin drowning viewer :0

@babyspice67 3 года назад

@@ley6748 AYEEE🙌🏻

@rawr7179 3 года назад

I love combining both masculine items and feminine items into one outfit. Even one item can be both feminine and masculine at the same time. I miss dressing more messy like I usually do, but it also feels nice to be put together

@dramaqueen465 3 года назад

So many people in the comments are hating on the character because she wasn't a role model when the show never intended her to be one. She was supposed to be a mess and unlikable. Not every character in a show, book, movie, or any piece of media is created to be loved or looked up to. Sometimes they're a cautionary tale, a mirror that shows us the flaws within ourselves that we need to work on or a road that we should never take.

@irenekatona7856 Год назад

Well said

@MimiTheHamster 3 года назад

Minus the partying, drugs and sex, I surprisingly relate a lot to her, right down to the bpd, self harm, psychotic depression. People generally only value me as some kind of fantasy but I’ve never had a real boyfriend, hardly any real friends, and I’ve only tried to pretty myself up more and more hoping people would love me more but nobody does beyond the surface

@ceyonabanks4064 2 года назад

God why is this so relatable and true

@breadbasket3685 6 месяцев назад

ouch

@juliabrahy2605 3 года назад

Girls watching the show wanted to be either Effy or Cassie. I wanted to be like Jal. Talented. Determined. Loving.

@babybluebabyblue 3 года назад

i love this analysis, effy is an amazing but very misunderstood character, i love how you don't try and simplify her like so many people do, also im so glad someone else notice how expressive her wardrobe design was, from her double life, to her using her sex appeal, to when she started to get better and stop caring so much about her facade it's always complementing her story so well

@tiffanybaby13 3 года назад

I watched the first few seasons multiple times as a teen but never watched the adult effy season, so excited to just rewatch everything now that I’m an “adult” and can also watch the adult season 😍

@FoundSheep-AN 3 года назад

Well it s not a season, they made only 3 episodes 1 for Effy (I didn’t like the Naomi storyline and the absence of Tony) 1 for Cassie (she is really different though) and 1 episode for Cook (I didn’t watch it) Every episode is split in 2 parts You can watch it on RU-vid

@leandra.denise3850 3 года назад

I am sure she had borderline personality disorder rather than just depression. But back then this illness was probably not well known.

@immcrying8496 3 года назад

I have bpd and I can relate with her in other aspects but I don’t think she has it. Cassie definitely has it

@rachelslullaby5204 3 года назад

idk but she didnt just have depression, she had psychotic depression which may share some similarities with bpd

@hannahenzel95 3 года назад

I have bpd and I think that she has too

@krissy278 3 года назад

I think repressed trauma can have similar symptoms to BPD.

@SaraB-rv4hp 3 года назад

you captured her so well thank you for understanding her character

@kristina7 3 года назад

Effy reminds me a lot of Agnes, a side character from Gossip Girl.. 🤔

@tcc17301 3 года назад

I can def see it.

@kristina7 3 года назад

@kibblewibble I didn't really mean the acting, I meant the look and fashion style.. they look really similar

@MsJassi13 3 года назад

@kibblewibble I feel like iffy would have drugged someone in the earlier seasons

@afairyonacid 3 года назад

Please make a Cassie style analysis too! I'm still obsessed with her shoes

@palissovski1829 3 года назад

Yes the gold ones omggg still deseperatly hunting for them

@afairyonacid 3 года назад

@@palissovski1829 same, that whole outfit is so iconic

@svvmaq_ 3 года назад

effy reminds me of an aspect of myself in a way but i was never like her.. effy was probably idealized and sexualized as a child. she just learned how to “empower” herself by embodying what everyone already thinks of her. it’s a defense.. but you realize it isn’t actually empowering. instead of feeling subjugated by others u subjugate yourself.. pls do cassie. i always loved her style. i love thé 20/30s élément in both their styles!

@isimango1231 3 года назад

Hands down this is the best character- & fashion analysis of Effy I have seen so far🙌🏽

@yaz2828 3 года назад

i can not overstate how impressed i am with how well put together this video is!!

@tiredlilmoon 3 года назад

omg u should do mini mcguinness- aka freya mavor's character. she has such a big background and definitely has a special style

@lizziehastings4792 3 года назад

omg yes! mini had so many interesting outfits :)

@joselocalau123 3 года назад

she was my favourite character from gen 3!

@larawhiteley692 3 года назад

Yes mini is SO underrated!!

@Alex_Justly 3 года назад

Your voice is genuinely soothing and your explanation is clear, I completely *LOVED* your video 😭

@lunadove6568 3 года назад

This is so so beautifully done

@chocodayo6575 3 года назад

been waiting for this ! ❤️

@pao1erin2 3 года назад

Omg thank you so much for this video, it's so well put together and it has a great analysis

@kirstytan7855 3 года назад

This video is so amazing.. I love how you analysis this character.. Really enjoyed it😍😍

@chars9030 3 года назад

The way you explained and articulated this and tied her character and experiences throughout the show is so amazing I hope you will do a analysis abt cassie soon

@hf18455 3 года назад

this is one of the best Effy analysis videos I've seen online + you have a very soothing voice

@loonabloo 3 года назад

you know every show i loved growing up

@alyssawatkins8764 3 года назад

Please do skins as a series! Would love some coverage of other characters 🥰

@lilia2998 3 года назад

Absolutely love this analysis/editing such a great video.

@ophelia1590 3 года назад

This was beautiful put together 😍 thank you for this

@LittlefoxElle 3 года назад

Also I appreciate that you do so many different types of shows!! Thank you for your time, I’m a sub!

@anarchocommie4743 3 года назад

Omg I was just waiting for this

@monio.9444 3 года назад

Finally someone made a good analysis of her. Congrats!

@LolitaDelRey3 3 года назад

Brilliant analytic piece of fashion vs psychology. I love it. Very thorough and well explained.

@onmarz8458 3 года назад

great video. i can tell a lot of work went into it. good job

@coudywane888 3 года назад

The editing is amazing!! Looks like it took a long time

@AshleyandSkooter 3 года назад

Thank you for posting this 💗💗💗

@elainepiper7645 3 года назад

This was an amazing breakdown on the person that was, to me, the most relatable human in my adolescence. In watching your video I also understood a lot about myself. So thank you ❤️

@sabrinac8453 3 года назад

I would kill for a Katherine Pierce style analysis. Just give me a name...😂

@user-bd6hn 3 года назад

katerina petrova is my spirit animal

@zukhrakiyobekova 3 года назад

Yes!!!!!

@itznia_ok8069 3 года назад

YES! I love Katherine!

@sabrinac8453 3 года назад

@@itznia_ok8069 mostly watched tvd because of her tbh

@itznia_ok8069 3 года назад

@@sabrinac8453 same. And for Bonnie.

@mms2855 3 года назад

I usually love this channel but I can't handle the vocal fry and the way you narrate your videos, especially in this one.

@farzanaahmad2576 3 года назад

Me too!! I don't get why she drags each word out

@Cedarrouge 3 года назад

Same 😢 I love the content but it's just too hard to listen too

@effyblack5855 3 года назад

I lover her voice tbh . It’s soft and calming ✨

@mysaria7641 3 года назад

i can’t watch unless i put the speed at 1.75x

@Yasmin-xt2rj 3 года назад

Ik it stresses me out 😭

@carlipm3697 Месяц назад

i absolutely love your essays

@JadeLeahPilling01 3 года назад

This was such a beautiful video essay !!

@afreenbaig6479 3 года назад

OMG I'm so glad you guys have decided to do your analysis on Effy Stonem! I love your style analyses, and I had hoped you'd do Effy next, she is just such an icon!

@stylebydana2693 3 года назад

I wanted to be Effy so badly in high school (still kinda do)! Also, your voice is so soothing and the video was so well put-together!!

@sophiasuerth1964 3 года назад

LOVED THIS, you dive so deep into her character, makes me want to re-watch the show lol

@catalinacamus4589 3 года назад

Amazing video! Thank you very much for giving this kind of content 💖

@mcd4370 3 года назад

Gosh do I adore the excessive jewelry 🤩 I would love to play around with this style. The eye makeup is also amazing and makes her blue eyes pop amazingly ✨

@potatosareagirlsbestfriend542 3 года назад

I think people want to be effy because she seems as a character that doesn’t care and is free also her edgy , fun look is also probably why

@noor.schaudhry 3 года назад

this was so enjoyable i loved your analysis sm!

@newyorkkitty8307 3 года назад

I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

@haleyparker1688 3 года назад

No wonder our generation is plagued with “Prettiest Girl in the Room Syndrome...”

@carolinexoxo1403 3 года назад

wait can you explain this?

@jemiialii 3 года назад

@@carolinexoxo1403 I think what she means by that, there is a thing where girls (I want assume young girls in middle school or high school who does this) try to seem like they’re the prettiest girl in the classroom. They may go through lengths of seeming mysterious to attract attention. I remember this happening in my time when I was in middle school. It was cringey 😬.

@Hey-kf5er 2 года назад

Especially the parts of the show where people (boys and girls) would meet Effy and her friend (the girl from season 1 or Panda) and people would ALWAYS ignore the friend like they don’t exist, people would even laugh at them sometimes including Effy herself. It kinda puts this idea in your head that you are way less valuable and less interesting if you aren’t as pretty as the girl next to you

@marte1376 2 года назад

I'm 25 and I think this still impacts woman, specially woman who are pretty and always have this need tk compete. It's sad, but for woman beauty is status and power

@Sleily 3 года назад

It's actually embarrassing how many times I tried to recreate Effy's iconic Make-Up look that you showed as the first image of her in this video and how I failed every single time lol-

@TheLadyWondergirl 3 года назад

I just LOVE your videos! It's so cool to see a fashion video that goes deep and explores beyond the obvious when it comes to the different elements of fashion. Yours definitely became one of my favourite chanels!

@Oh_She_Is 3 года назад

just wanted to say that is is the first video i've watched that has kept my FULL attention the whole time without looking at my phone in a LONG time. so interesting and well-made

@neildegrassetyson2615 3 года назад

TBH i think that effy could have been a revolutionaire portail of autism. That put a way that a highly intelligent person could cope with her different working brain. How her hypersensetifity causes her to keep distant and afraid of the intense emotions that comes with taking a leap of faith into people. How her intellegence makes her able to see and understand things that are unnoticable for others and makes her able to calculate how to portrait herself and what to say. The constant unexplained feeling of being on their own and lost. Idk i just saw more in effy than in JJ

@teresadunn903 Год назад

i saw that too (also reflects how it's just not considered in the same way for women as men. JJ is much much more overt about it, which makes him more classic for the diagnosticians).

@anacaroliner 3 года назад

i would love to see one of these videos about camille, by emily in paris, even though she is a secondary character, her style and personality are captivating and glamorous

@isaa4846 3 года назад

this whole video is wow. thank you for this.

@MarieGarrett. 3 года назад

Everyone is talking about the subject of the video but I just love the person talking. What a great voice!

@magdakormpaki4273 3 года назад

Your content is amazing and unique! Would you consider doing an analysis on "Confessions of a Shopaholic"? I think it's such an underrated movie - there's lots of passion for fashion in Rebecca's character. Keep up the good work xx

@littlebitaver 2 года назад

It's not that I ever idolised Effy but that she was already so much like me in looks, style and temperament that it shook me. People around me noticed. She's relatable. I think there's a bit of that Effy magic in all of us.