“It might simply be a enjoyable nod, however I believe it thematically is sensible, too.
On this explicit episode of The Workplace, a lot of the attendees at Pam’s artwork present flip their noses up at her work, discovering it boring and unsophisticated. Even her personal associate is uninvested. She’s feeling dejected. That’s till Michael Scott reveals up and appreciates the SHIT out of her artwork for precisely what it’s on its face.
In the meantime, the innies discover Ricken’s guide profound as a result of they don’t have any strategy to contextualize it within the outdoors world. They take it fully at face worth, identical to an ‘unsophisticated’ Michael does with Pam’s artwork. It means lots to her.
So I believe with this wardrobe selection, we’re seeing Gretchen really feel appreciated by Innie Dylan in a method that Outie Dylan doesn’t present. That on the surface, she could also be considered as plain and boring, with a husband that doesn’t put a lot effort in, however on the within, right here’s her hardworking husband taking a look at her like she hung the moon.”