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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke
And this is what costume and fashion are all about. We all have features we'd like to draw attention to, and those we'd like to hide - clothing is one of the most basic means of doing that. A well tailored outfit can make us all look better. I'd like to think this is a consideration among the costume redesigns, but again I'll reserve judgement till I see what comes off the cat walk.
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Which was partially my point earlier.
Of course, it's not even just about size, cut and fit of clothing. It's pattern and color. Back when they did have strict appearance guidelines for their casting, it made sense to have everyone in a certain role wearing the same costume. Now that they are more inclusive with who they hire, no matter how hard they try, a single costume design is at BEST going to be "not unflattering", I fear. Not just because of the shape, but because stripes don't look right on some people, blue doesn't look right on others. Especially with a costume like the tour guides'. It's one thing if it's a pirate costume, or other such highly themed item. In those cases, the theming overshadows the personal fashion asthetics. These costumes are just clothes (ornate clothes, but clothes).
So ideally, there'd be a range of complementary costumes, custom tailored to each CM to best suit the individual. But it's unlikely with the amount of turnover they see, that they'll invest in that kind of variety.