I really like the heels, and I've run a lot in heels (chasing after busses LOL), so it is possible and for a short run (under 5 minutes) not less comfortable than running in Nikes. In general I find her wardrobe pretty down-to-earth and practical. The show itself has so many "they would never ever do that in real life"-moments I really don't care wether her heels are unrealistic or not And they do make her bigger than Ryan and Esposito… it may be unintentional, but who knows.

What I like best about her is that she is feminine, very sexy, but without showing off her chest or legs all the time. She is usually pretty "covered". I don't like shows where the women play lawyers or detectives and have cleavages as deep as the Mariana Trench. She doesn't need that. And that amazes me. And then, when she wears a dress like in "Lucky stiff", I was so stunned I had no idea what she was talking about with the drug dealer (and Castle obviously had some brain dysfunction, too)

I love her long, curly hair. The short hair was okay, but the long hair is so much better. And yes, she did wear a bit too much makeup in season 2.

waldkind said:

I really like the heels, and I've run a lot in heels (chasing after busses LOL), so it is possible and for a short run (under 5 minutes) not less comfortable than running in Nikes. In general I find her wardrobe pretty down-to-earth and practical. The show itself has so many "they would never ever do that in real life"-moments I really don't care wether her heels are unrealistic or not And they do make her bigger than Ryan and Esposito… it may be unintentional, but who knows.

 

What I like best about her is that she is feminine, very sexy, but without showing off her chest or legs all the time. She is usually pretty "covered". I don't like shows where the women play lawyers or detectives and have cleavages as deep as the Mariana Trench. She doesn't need that. And that amazes me. And then, when she wears a dress like in "Lucky stiff", I was so stunned I had no idea what she was talking about with the drug dealer (and Castle obviously had some brain dysfunction, too)

 

I love her long, curly hair. The short hair was okay, but the long hair is so much better. And yes, she did wear a bit too much makeup in season 2.

Uh I totally agree with the "cover em' up" mentality! Why do women have to show everything to be pretty? That is awesome about Beckett's character! There is enough left to the imagination and she doesn't come off as slutty. In a man's world it's easy for women to come off as itchy with a B or slutty depending on how they are dressed. Good comment!

waldkind said:

I have to correct myself (I am still catching up on seasons 1 and 2). Her hair also looked awesome near the end of season two, when it was straight, wow, she looked mid-twenties and very very pretty!

I agree with you here.  That style was sexy and very trendy for a woman her age.  My other favorite style was actually her hair in the pilot – the really short hair.  Professional, but not as sexy.

I have two thoughts on Beckett's look thus far in Season 4:

1) She was shot, and spent a lot of time in recovery, and I believe the choice in clothes is to continue with the "frail" post trauma look (therefore a slightly over-sized fitting) 

2) Iron "get me a confession so I look good" Gates. She has brought a certain "discipline" to the precinct because of her demeanor and how she dresses. I know that when I have been scheduled for a meeting that I perceived to be "confrontational" ie – performance review time, I dress up more and will pick the "power tie" over one of my Mickey Mouse (literally) day to day ties. With Gates running the show, Beckett has spent more time in "suit like" outfits than not, because Gates wears them like she means it.

Alie said:

I saw a link talking about the military jacket Beckett wore in Demons and thought it was so funny how they dress her in clothes that are generally much to rich for a cop's salary. I know she doesn't have A LOT of expenses other than het apartment, but just that place costs a pretty penny. I almost wish they would dress her in clothes from stores like J Crew, Banana Republic, Anthropology, and Gap. These are more reasonable stores. Fans love Beckett's looks at it's much more likely that a viewer can go out and buy a $100 blazer from J Crew than a $250 Burberry blazer

I take your point, but they are trying for a particular look/image rather than trying to be real – in the same way as the police procedures aren't right, nor the law or forensics etc.  And even if we buy some of this stuff, we sure aren't going to look like her wearing it.  (Or at least i'm not.) 

None of the shows dress or house their characters in places that real people carrying on the relevant job could afford. The characters from Friends lived in apartments that 100% of their aggregate gross salaries wouldn't rent. The male cops from myriad shows wear $2k Armani suits.  Beckett's digs would run north of $1 million to buy (or more) and probably close to her take home pay to rent.  In Season 1, some of her shirts were the kind of things that a regular cop might afford, but that was about it.  At least two of her coats from S. 1 i've seen for sale at $3-4k and several of the leather jackets are near that.  And since s.2 started the cost of the clothing has climbed steadily.  

Good luck finding a handkerchief at Burberry for $250.  (Most of the blazers there push $1k and the coats are more).  

I suspect the woman could make a burlap bag look good, so they don't have to dress her in the top end stuff to make her attractive. [Though they did find some particularly ugly things to put on her back in season 3.] And yes, you can find quality, classy clothes for a lot less (no one really needs jeans that cost $200 do they?) but i cannot think of many shows where any of the women (no matter what their economic bracket is supposed to be) wear clothes or shoes that fit their jobs – either functionally or economically.  Most of the guys are equally expensively tailored.  It's entertainment and fantasy – and i like to look at pretty things, as do most of us. Why would we demand reality in this part of the show, when we seem to live with the unreality in most of the rest of it?  I don't really understand why Beckett should be dressed from stores that the fans who post on the websites you mention can afford to patronize.  I can afford to buy the stuff they have her wear and i own a couple of things by the same designers.  But that isn't going to make me look like her (don't i wish it did).  Frankly, i find it more fun trying to figure out who she's wearing (and giggling over the unreality of the cost vs her job) than anything else.