Retro '70's Clothes

[katiecannon2000]

Maybe it's just that I was a child during the first Hippie Years, but 
I found the long hair and retro-seventies look quite distracting.  I 
know much criticism is launched at Columbis for his Disney-esque 
portrayal, but it does seem as if the concept of the School Robes 
might have helped this film.  (At one point in ABC's showing of COS, 
hosted by DR, EW & RG, EW says something about it being much more 
casual--that she was in jeans...)

I can't help but think of how when various movies come on TV today, I 
immediately know they were filmed in the '80's.  I am afraid that the 
succumbing to popular clothing on the kids in POA will date the film 
immensely.  Why the need to have them in other than school uniforms, 
other than the new director's attempt to be hip?

When Hermione says "Is that how my hair looks from the back?" I could 
only think "Thank God!! and someone should tell the Weasley Twins and 
Ron how their's must look, too!!"  When one of the twins first walked 
into the Leaky Cauldron (Evidently and without reason, Now Under new 
Management!) I thought it was Charlie Weasley (you know, the one 
actually described as having long hair)

Without going into the missing plot elements, I thought the drastic 
change in costuming did a disservice to the future 
longitivity/watchability of the film.