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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke
I'd like to go back and explore something Alex mentioned in that fashion can be deceptive - i.e. what it attempts to represent about a person may not be true.
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In cases of art imitating life, here are a few examples, off the top of my head:
--Cinderella, with the help of the Fairy Godmother, gets magically dressed for the ball.
--Aladdin, with the help of Genie, becomes the wealthy suitor Prince Ali.
--The former NBC series "The Pretender" was about a character who pretended to be a different person by changed his clothing/appearance each episode.
--Jennifer Garner's character in the ABC TV-show "Alias" changes her outfits for different situations as a spy to suit the purpose.
Yes, one could say those are only fictional accounts, but these TV/movie/pop-culture examples send subcontext message that it's sometimes OK to be deceiving, based on how someone is dressed, if it fits someone's needs or objectives.
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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke
I think this is one of the fascinating powers of fashion - it is in fact a place that is almost acceptable to lie - fashion lets you wear cloths that enhance your best features and hide your worst. Fashion can make you seem taller, thinner, wealthier, edgier, or more sophisticated than you really are - sort of cart blanch role playing. Heck manny of you in other posts talked about judgements made about other people based more on how they were dressed rather than race.
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^ Exactly! Why is it that ... dressing in "black" or monochrome colors, or wearing "vertically stripped" clothes is suppose to make one look thinner or taller. Wearing a scarf, accessories, or jewelry can hide or enhance some features, etc.
Going back to the topic of Disney clothes, how many people specifically wear Disney-related clothes when they're going to a Disney park? A lot of people. Whether it's for reasons of style, pride, self image, or simply "dressing up" for a day at Disney, many people consciously wear Disney clothing to the parks like it's a routine. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, and it's probably a little fun to do so.
As for the original post about the high-priced--but lack-of-quality--Bambi and Donald shirts, I say it's the consumer's choice. Is the price outrageous for the product? I think so, as do many here. But if someone believes those shirts are worth the price, then they can just go ahead and buy them.