User blog comment:DeviouslyDivine/Merlin's Wardrobe Questions/@comment-5191335-20120724012922

In a way, you show keen insight with your observations on Merlin's wardrobe. I'm not sure why the costume designer selected that particular colour scheme, but I do know he/she had a very specific reason to do so. I have some minor experience as a costume designer and I can assure you that every detail of any given costume was designed specifically (directors tend to knit-pick design concepts and, as a designer, you often have to be able to provide a reason for every decision). Maybe the colour scheme was selected to be reminiscent of Smallville, maybe because it is the colours or the British flag, maybe because of what the colours mean in a certian culture, maybe because of the emotional and psychological impact those colours have, or maybe because the actor looks good in them. It could be any number of reasons.