It's obvious that Beckett's appearance throughout the seasons has changed. Part of it, I think, reflects her internal transformation: she's loosened up a bit, become less serious and more open. She's relaxed and she doesn't feel the need to hide behind her professionalism. Yet I feel like the transformation got taken too far. In season 1, she looked like a beautiful, professional woman; she had a sort of effortless beauty about her with that short hairstyle and the way she dressed. But it seems like, by season 3, the clothing and makeup stylists have turned her into a bit of a supermodel. In my opinion, she's wearing way too much makeup through most of season 2, and the way she wears her hair just makes her look like she's trying really hard to be attractive and feminine. Her heels bug me, too; I understand the need to look professional at work, and goodness knows I've done my fair share of running in heels. It's not impossible. But it seems like 4 inch stilletos are a bit much. Does anyone agree, or am I just being way too picky about people on TV looking too perfect? 

Well, whether or not Stana was wearing Nikes, I like that they're showing a girl who can run in heels. Not like those spy shows where you have a beautiful woman who needs to take off her heels to do anything at all. With Kate, it's almost like she can keep all her femininity and her feminine power even while chasing bad guys and shooting and doing other cop things. 

Loved how they played with her hair and make up to make Beckett look so fragile.

I have to admit I like her better with her hair a little shorter, looks more like a professional I think.

Stana is a beautiful woman and she can pull off every look.

I do think Nathan's put on some weight. (sorry sweetie…) He is still handsome but I would prefer to see him a little slimmer.[Image Can Not Be Found]

I started watching Castle a year and a half ago, so I had lots of episodes to catch up at the time.  That's funnny because over the whole first season, I was like "What? How come there can be a female cop that good-looking walking with such high heels *at work*?" And in season 1, Beckett didn't have long hair, which makes her even less credible as a cop in season 3, lol! But I now think Beckett's breathtaking look and hairstyle shouldn't necessarily be taken too seriously. Castle is a dramedy, some things are not meant to be credible. In some way, her hairstyle and clothes reflect both the context of working with Castle (c'mon, she knows how to draw his attention and arouse him!) and the "not-so-seriousness" of the show. But in the end, Stana's performance as an actress is so amazing that I no longer wonder if what she wears or what she looks like is credible or not. [Image Can Not Be Found] As long as Beckett, as a character, is well-developed, I won't complain. But I must say that although I really like her short hair in season 1, the new hairstyle in Rise is very nice!