History Main / IWantMyBelovedToBeFashionable

* This is the premise of ''Manga/ShinozakisanKiWoOtaShikaNi'': {{TheFashionista}} Akina befriends the {{Otaku}} Kaede to save her, finding it a waste that her cuteness is wasted on an otaku lifestyle.

* ''BoysOverFlowers'': Rich jerk Tsukasa gets a crush on average girl Tsukushi and has her ''kidnapped'' for an impromptu makeover.

* In ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', Tamaki (and the twins) constantly attempt to get [[DeadpanSnarker Haruhi]] into pretty dresses. This is a rather odd example, since Haruhi is hardly unattractive... but [[{{Bifauxnen}} hardly attractive in the manner of most girls]].
* In ''PokemonSpecial'', Ruby tailors one of his spare outfits into one for Sapphire as a thank you gift for her for saving his life, not to mention that he's somewhat horrified that she normally wears a leaf bikini.
* ''Manga/{{Cardcaptor Sakura}}'': While Sakura is by no means 'unattractive' (and only 10 years old), her [[SchoolgirlLesbians crushing]] best friend Tomoyo still feels the urge to stuff her into a new (lovingly hand-made) costume every episode and record her running around in it. Then re-watch the recordings. For hours. And she's visibly upset when she misses an opportunity to make Sakura try out a new outfit.
* George and Yukari's relationship in ParadiseKiss is all about this; he falls for her partly because she's exactly the kind of girl he wants to design clothes for.

* One ''ElfQuest: New Blood'' story has Ahnshen, the weaver and tailor of the Sun Folk, wanting to give Moonshade a makeover. It's tied up with his idea that she should be a "gentle flower" rather than a "savage and frightening" huntress. Seeing her all dolled up is what convinces him he was wrong.

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* Disney's ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' ends with the literal RichBitch poodle accidentally scaring off the PluckyComicRelief[=/=]ChewToy, who'd been hitting on her for the whole movie, with this trope.

* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in ''Film/CasinoRoyale'': James Bond and Vesper Lynd are upgrading each other's wardrobes before their relationship has gone very far past strictly professional.

* In Ovid's ''TheMetamorphoses'', Apollo falls for the nymph Daphne, who spends all her time running around in the woods, sees her loose hair, and immediately thinks, "What if it were pinned up?"

* The KoreanSeries ''BoysBeforeFlowers'' shows us LonelyRichKid Jun Pyo giving OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Jan Di a complete wardrobe change for a weekend tropical trip.
* The RealityTV series ''ExtremeMakeover'' is completely made of this trope, as is ''HowDoILook''. The series ''AmbushMakeover'' is more like "I want random strangers on the street to be fashionable".

* Therese does this to Anthony in ''ForBetterOrForWorse''. Fans were meant to hate Therese for that among other things. There are [[CreatorsPet reasons]] people might side with Therese instead.

* Dorothy does this for/to Walky, in ''DumbingOfAge.'' She then reciprocates by saying he can buy her ''anything'' for her to wear... Cluelessly, he does ''not'' pick lingerie.

* In Creator/GeorgetteHeyer's ''Literature/PowderAndPatch'', the heroine rejects her childhood sweetheart because he isn't fashionable enough. This backfires on her when he goes abroad and comes back witty and fashionable, and she realizes she liked him better before.

--->'''Haruka''': Honestly, I've thought this for a while now, but your casual clothes are so lame!
--->'''Yuu''': But this is normal over in America...
--->'''Haruka''': Look, foreigners can get away with a T-shirt and jeans because they have the body for it, but Japanese people '''can't'''!
--->'''Yuu''': Ah... but...
--->'''Haruka''': COME ON, HURRY UP AND GET CHANGED!

IWantMyBelovedToBeFashionable is where falling in love kicks off a burning desire to change the beloved ([[WellIntentionedExtremist for the better!]]), usually by making them stand up straight and color-coordinate their wardrobe. It sometimes occurs as a result of UnderdressedForTheOccasion. TruthInTelevision.

* Disney's ''OliverAndCompany'' ends with the literal RichBitch poodle accidentally scaring off the PluckyComicRelief[=/=]ChewToy, who'd been hitting on her for the whole movie, with this trope.
* In ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Lisa's Date with Density," Lisa takes her crush Nelson Muntz shopping for spiffier clothing. "I feel like such a tool," he says, seeing himself in the mirror with a collared shirt and sweater vest.

* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in ''Film/CasinoRoyale'': James Bond and Vesper Lynd are upgrading each other's wardrobes before their relationship has gone very fast past strictly professional.

* In GeorgetteHeyer's ''Powder and Patch'', the heroine rejects her childhood sweetheart because he isn't fashionable enough. This backfires on her when he goes abroad and comes back witty and fashionable, and she realizes she liked him better before.

* Pryia did this to Leonard in TheBigBangTheory, taking him shopping for better clothes and insisting TheGlassesGottaGo. Worth noting it was portrayed as a '''bad''' thing, ultimately leading to Pryia demanding changes such as removing Penny from his social circle. Penny herself has given Leonard fashion advice, but it's usually more in line with what (not) to wear to a formal event and good natured ribbing at the expense of his trademark hoody.

* Mary Crawford, a RomanticFalseLead in ''MansfieldPark'', falls in love with Edmund Bertram but refuses to marry him unless she can get him to choose a more lucrative profession than the clergy. She can't.

* ''{{Cardcaptor Sakura}}'': While Sakura is by no means 'unattractive' (and only 10 years old), her [[SchoolgirlLesbians crushing]] best friend Tomoyo still feels the urge to stuff her into a new (lovingly hand-made) costume every episode and record her running around in it. Then re-watch the recordings. For hours. And she's visibly upset when she misses an opportunity to make Sakura try out a new outfit.

* Tomoyo insists on making outfits for her beloved Manga/CardCaptorSakura. Though she restraints herself to only making "battle costumes".

* In ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', Tamaki (and the twins) constantly attempt to get [[DeadpanSnarker Haruhi]] into pretty dresses. This is a rather odd example, since Haruhi is hardly unnattractive... but [[{{Bifauxnen}} hardly attractive in the manner of most girls]].

* In ''[[TomClancy Patriot Games]]'', Jack Ryan's wife insists that he get some fancy suits when they visit England.

* Therese does this to Anthony in ''ForBetterOrForWorse''. Fans were meant to hate Therese for that among other things. There are...[[CreatorsPet reasons]] people might side with Therese instead.

* In ''UltimateSpiderMan'', Harry comments that M.J. should stop wearing glasses because she looks "way hot without them". M.J. counters that she looks "way hot ''with'' them". The reader's probably going to side with M.J., particularly the way David Lafluente draws her.

* Non-romantic example: [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rarity's]] interest in fashion and spirit of generosity means that she often tries to set her friends up with elaborate and fashionable costumes, most notably in her first encounter with Twilight Sparkle and when she realised her friends lacked fancy outfits for the gala they all had tickets to.