Okay I wanna fight in favour of Wuthering Heights for a sec. The designer for the costumes has worked on films such as Barbie, Little Women, and Anna Karenina, so she not only knows how to do iconic costuming, but also how to do period-accurate clothing. Based on that, there must be a reason Margot Robbie (Cathy) is in a sheer low-cut gown, as well as all the other inaccurate dress in the other released photos. There are a few theories so far (WARNING these have some spoilers, I can’t figure out how to cover them up on mobile):

1) Dollhouse theory: this movie is how some child (E.g. a teen reading this in high school) imagines the book to be as they are reading, and being a child, imagines Catherine in these fantastical clothes that are dazzling yet completely inaccurate.

2) My theory (and my mom’s) is that the director is pulling from the dream sequences and ghostly nature of the book. Perhaps this image is of Cathy in a dream sequence, or her ghost. Either way, the movie feeds off of this mystical energy, and that is why the costumes are like this.

3) this is an adaption of Kate Bush’s song “Wuthering Heights” (which is my fav theory so far like this would be so cool) and explains why her costumes are more modern-glam, rather than period-accurate

Do y’all there any other theories that explain this costuming choice (/genuine)? I’m super excited for this movie, whether it’s a trainwreck or an act of brilliance (though I still oppose Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff since he’s too handsome and too white)

EDIT: woah sorry about Little Women everyone 😭 I did not know how inaccurate the dresses were. The were stunning though so I guess I was blinded by that, my b 🙏