Clothing as a Reflection of Class (was: Draco's Pointy Shoes)

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> > >  sartoris22:
> > >  Draco's shoes are big, but at least he's wearing a cool
> > >  suit. They give Draco the coolest clothes of the kids, just
> > >  as his father has the coolest clothes of the adults. Artists
> > >  always seem to make evil appealing.
> >
> > Valerie:
> > I absolutely loved the leather outfit that Lucius was wearing in
> OotP!
 
> Sartoris22:
> 
> I agree--Lucius's hair is great.Jason Isaacs really transforms his
> looks for that role. It's hard to believe that he's the same actor
> who plays Michael Caffee in Showtime's "Brotherhood," in which he's
> really great. Perhaps because of the visualization, I like Draco and
> Lucius much more in the movies than I do in the books, even though
> they are mean and awful in both. They just have such great style in
> the movies that I have difficulty really disliking their characters.
> Because they can no longer be death eaters--it's okay to reference
> the final book, right?--they might start a father-son fashion design
> business. Of course, they would have to add other colors to their
> line besides black.

Steph:

While I also think the Malfoys' clothes are pretty cool, and agree
with you that it makes Lucius, at least, a bit more likeable than he
should be.  Draco's slick black suits make him look even more arrogant
than he already is, IMHO.  I think the costume designer dressed them
that way to show the class difference between the Malfoys and the
Weasleys.  Notice how the Weasley kids all have patched up clothes or
clothes that don't really fit that well?  In OotP Ginny had on patched
pants, and Ron's maroon sweater seemed a bit small.  They look like
they bought their clothes at a rummage sale.  When I saw a couple of
the new photos from HBP with Ron in them, particularly the one where
he's sitting between Harry and Ginny at the Burrow, I just had to
laugh and shake my head for Rupert, who once again is stuck wearing
really horrible costumes.  Nothing will match his dress robes in GoF,
though.