

She wanted to be Shiv, who was going to work with Gil, and do her own thing.” Before, she wanted to not identify herself as a Roy. The colors, the tones, were much lighter. “In the first season, she was wearing sort of tighter pants. The pants, Matland explained over the phone, show how Shiv has gone from distancing herself from her family’s name and work to increasingly embracing it. For them, I would happily be a boar on the floor. Their high waists, wide legs, and perfect tailoring demand attention and respect and intentionally so according to the show’s head costume designer, Michelle Matland, the look is meant to signify her desire “to be seen as an equal in the board room.” Indeed, these are pants that could single-handedly orchestrate a hostile company takeover or convince you of the merits of a media monopoly.

Shiv’s pants are more thoughtful, capable, and sexually well-adjusted than any of Logan Roy’s children. While none of these options inspire particular confidence, one figure has emerged this season as being far and away the most competent, inspired, and qualified individual to take over Waystar Royco. Will it be the narrow-shouldered manslaughterer Kendall? Greasy-haired necro-troll Roman? Libertarian failson Connor? For a second, it looked like it might be the ethically nonmonogamous Bernie bro, Shiv, until she imploded this week under the force of Cherry Jones’s steely gaze. HBO’s Succession is a show about media mogul Logan Roy trying to decide which of his terrible large adult children will take over his empire once his organs harden into gold (I think that’s how the megawealthy die).
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Warning: The following post contains spoilers for HBO’s Succession but also some helpful tips on how to look good in high-waisted pants, so I guess you should weigh which one is more important to you?
