This last week Bridgerton released the first Sophie Character promo for season 4. Like the Benedict promo a couple of weeks ago this had no voiceover and was set to music.
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Costume:
We see Sophie for the first time in a maid's costume, and based on the sneak peek we got at the Valentine's Day event this looks to be the Maid's uniform she has on when she first goes to My Cottage with Benedict, and subsequently when Benedict takes her back to Bridgerton House. At first glance the uniform looks to be a solid dark colour, but in the light we can see it is a tartan pattern with what seems to be a deep Burgundy colour with either dark green or black stripes through it. As this looks to be the same costume as we briefly saw Sophie in at My Cottage, it follows that this is the Maid's uniform of Cavendar (or the Cavendar stand in). It should be noted that Benedict's cravat in his character promo was black with burgundy accents through the cravat, complimenting Sophie's Uniform, also, it should be noted if the stripes in the tartan on Sophie's uniform are in fact green (and not black) then that perfectly compliments Benedict's Coat. The idea of complimenting, or matching, the leads costumes in the promos was done previously in season 2 with Kate and Anthony where Anthony's cravat and waistocoat complimented the Colour of Kate's dress and Pelisse, and it is something that has been brought back for this season.
I do want to discuss briefly Sophie's necklace. I have seen some commentary online from within the fandom that Benedict should have recognised Sophie's necklace as it is the same one she wore at the Masquerade. Until we see the season when it releases we won't know for sure what the context of Benedict not recognising her is, however, it is important to note that just because we see the necklace clearly in the promotion doesn't necessarily mean that it will be prominent in the scene when she is in this costume - or even if she will be wearing it in the show. What is worn in the promo is not necessarily the exact way the costume will be presented in the show, we saw this last season where the jewellery Kate wore in the promo was different to what she wore in the show with the costume, so in this case it could be that the necklace is there for the promo and won't be worn with her maid's uniform in the show.
Setting:
I am not going to go into the setting much here, it is the same setting as Benedict's promo, and includes the Autumnal flowers and leaves. You can read about it here.
Audio:
As mentioned above, the promo is accompanied by music, as Benedict's promo short was. I have gone back to listen to Benedict's and listened again to Sophie's and it is the same music, the question is - was this music composed for the promos, or is this Benophie's theme? Time will tell, but something makes me believe that it is most likely Benophie's theme.
