clothing in the Potterverse
zesca
nansense at cts.com
Mon Feb 2 00:50:13 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 90065
I've always wondered how Harry acquired his muggle clothes.
When living with the Dursley's his wardrobe choices were confined to
Dudley's cast-offs.
In Diagon Alley he is fitted for robes at Mme Malkin's (no mention of casual
wear).
Hogsmeade trips have never, to my knowledge included a
stop at wizard equivalent of Brooks Brothers.
I don't see Petunia taking him back-to-school shopping over the summer;
she's more prone to instigating clothing humiliation by dying Dudley's old
clothes grey in some stinking solution.
In the movie abomination/contamination of book 1 we see Harry on the
Hogwarts Express with ripped khakies several sizes too big. When watching
H fight Quirrelmort I remember thinking: no, not the red cableknit...where did
he get that anyway? Then I began pondering the significance of the color red
in the alchemical healing process...rubeus potter, etc, etc.
Do we ever see Harry acquiring normal under-the-robe wear?
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Have you ever wondered why it's so difficult for adult wizards to understand
muggle fashion? it seems like their kids seem relatively down with the
lifestyle.
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