Riding crop costumes go bye bye

[Not Afraid]

WOW! I go out to lunch and shopping with my 3rd husband and come home to one entire page of new posts here. COOL!

I'm sort of snickering to myself here because, I've met most of you at one time or another and, while I think we are a great and fun lot of people that I adore, Johnny Depp or Natalie Portman does NOT live here. Nor do their look a-likes. So, say what you will about fat people working at Disneyland and then go look in a mirror and wonder what "Magical Makeovers" would do for you. Everyone could use some help in the physical department IMHO.

My point is, it's not very important if you're fat or skinny, short or tall. What matters is how much of your backside you tend to show off to others. Most people don't like a lot of asshole in their face.

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

My point is, it's not very important if you're fat or skinny, short or tall. What matters is how much of your backside you tend to show off to others. Most people don't like a lot of asshole in their face.

that was damn profound.

*runs off in search of a longer shirt to cover his backside*

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Everyone could use some help in the physical department IMHO.

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.

[Ghoulish Delight]

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.

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.