Title: 'The Handmaid's Tale': Meaning Behind the Colors the Women Wear | Geeks
Headings: 'The Handmaid's Tale': Meaning Behind the Colors the Women Wear
'The Handmaid's Tale': Meaning Behind the Colors the Women Wear
The Handmaids Wear Deep Red
The Wives Wear Teal
The Marthas Wear Dull Green
The Aunts Wear Brown
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Econowives are women married to men of lower rank. They are expected to perform all the duties of a wife, such as satisfying their husbands, giving him companionship, and bearing his children. Their dress is multicolored red, blue, and green to represent their various roles. Both men and women in the colonies wear grey that symbolizes their insignificance and lack of importance. Unwomen in the polluted Colonies are sterile women, single women, widows, feminists, lesbians, nuns, Jezebels past their prime, and other socially-unaccepted women. Also, handmaids who do not bear a child during their three two-year assignments are also banished to work in the Colonies. Serena Joy’s mother, a widow, wears a color that looks like it is close to black, but it is a deep purple like the Purple Heart awarded to soldiers who have been wounded in battle. Are There More Colors to Come? According to the costume designers, do not be surprised if you see women wearing more colors in their roles. While they aren't allowed to speak for themselves, the color of their clothing will say something loud and clear in upcoming episodes.