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* Konoka in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' sometimes likes to do this to Setsuna. Pretty much the girls's entire wardrobe was selected by Konoka (she normally just [[SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack likes her school uniform]]).

* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'': 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 ''Manga/ParadiseKiss'' is all about this; he falls for her partly because she's exactly the kind of girl he wants to design clothes for.

* Non-romantic example in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'': Hayate Yagami is not impressed by her Guardian Knights' sense of fashion (which boils down to pure combat functionality) and designs new, colorful outfits for them that emphasize their beauty (for Signum and Shamal), cuteness (Vita), or handsomeness (Zafira). That she is a CosplayOtakuGirl with a mind of a dirty old man means that these outfits are {{fanservice}}-y as hell--but the Knights don't even realize that: to them, their new outfits are a symbol of the unexpected kindness their master deigned to show them, so Vita, at the very least, grows [[BerserkButton violently protective of hers]]. Incidentally, this act also serves as a catalyst for the Knights' gradual {{defrosting|TheIceQueen}}.
* In ''Manga/ShinozakisanKiWoOtaShikaNi'', [[TheFashionista Akina]] befriends [[{{Otaku}} Kaede]] to save her from her otaku lifestyle, finding that her cuteness is wasted on such a life.
* Non-romantic example in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': In Chapter 119, Kei goes out of her way to make sure Shirogane doesn't embarrass her at her school festival, either by standing out in his high school uniform or by looking like a middle schooler with his terrible sense of fashion. Seeing how her classmates are smitten and impressed by her brother when he shows up, she can't help but smile blissfully.

* One ''ComicBook/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.

* In ''Film/{{Geek Charming}}'', Dylan takes Josh shopping and gives him a makeover to make him popular like her.
* In ''Film/PatriotGames'', Jack Ryan's wife insists that he get some fancy suits when they visit England.
* In ''Film/IrmaLaDouce'', Irma, a prostitute, wants to make sure Jack Lemmon, her new ''mec,''[[note]]a French word which in this context roughly translates as "pimp"[[/note]] wears the nicest clothes to show how much she loves him.

* This is what appears to be happening when Lily hooks up with Julius in ''Film/{{Circus}}''. She completely overhauls his wardrobe and personal grooming to transform him from a nerdy accountant into geek chic. However, it turns out to be another [[TheConWithinACon con within a con]].

* Mary Crawford, a RomanticFalseLead in ''Literature/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.
* In Ovid's ''Literature/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?"
* Non-romantic example: In ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'', Jeeves keeps Bertie's clothing within certain guidelines, sending back, giving away, or ''utterly destroying'' anything he - that is, ''Jeeves'' - doesn't like. Since Jeeves ''is'' Bertie's valet, this would seem natural, except that it's SeriousBusiness and leads to high levels of dramatic tension (PlayedForLaughs) between the two. If Bertie insists on wearing something of which Jeeves disapproves, the latter's reactions range from frigid and distant to ''utterly heartbroken''.
* There's a form of this in ''Literature/ABrothersPrice''. A princess who fell in love with Jerin Whistler invites the Whistlers to go to court, where they find that absolutely staggering amounts of money are regularly sunk into the fancy outfits that people, particularly men, wear to various occasions. The royal family arranges a purse for them so they don't beggar themselves or appear to be poor, and gets them a tailor.
* 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, but also (seemingly) affected and heartless, and she realizes she liked him better before.

* The KoreanSeries ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' shows us LonelyRichKid Jun Pyo giving OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Jan Di a complete wardrobe change for a weekend tropical trip.

* Liz, [[{{ComicStrip/Garfield}} Garfield's veterinarian]] and Jon's official girlfriend in recent years, has taken this upon herself in order to not have Jon cause a commotion wherever they go together on dates. It's not so much she wants him to be fashionable; she just wants him to not be literally horrifically tacky. She's certainly got her work cut out for her.

* Non-romantic example: [[WesternAnimation/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 to which they all had tickets.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' episode "Song of Mystery," Velma tries to get Shaggy to wear tighter, smarter looking pants. At the end of the episode, he states that he prefers the way he normally dresses.

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

* In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', 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.

* In the ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' episode "My Fair Clavin", Cliff encourages a girl he's been seeing to wear makeup and change her wardrobe, but it ends up backfiring on him when she suddenly becomes popular with other men. He tries to convince her to go back to the way she was, but she's not willing to do so because she's become more confident in herself and likes how she looks now.

* One ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' episode had Cliff encouraging a girl he'd been seeing to wear makeup and change her wardrobe, but it ends up backfiring on him when she suddenly becomes popular with other men. He tries to convince her to go back to the way she was, but she's not willing to do so because she's become more confident in herself and likes how she looks now.

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, and the subsequent embarrassment. TruthInTelevision.

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

** There's a non-romantic example when Rachel (a terrifyingly efficient shopper and TheFashionista) often drags her best friend Cassie (who works with animals, and thus never wears anything that can't get dirty) to the mall to "dress [Cassie] up like her personal Barbie doll". In one case, [[ShipperOnDeck she does this after informing Jake]] he ''will'' be taking Cassie to the school dance, causing Jake to lose his composure when he sees her afterwards.

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

* In ''Film/IrmaLaDouce'', Irma, a prostitute, wants to make sure Jack Lemmon, her new ''mec'' (a French word which in this context roughly translates as "pimp") wears the nicest clothes to show how much she loves him.

* This is want appears to be happening when Lily hooks up with Julius in ''Film/{{Circus}}''. She completely overhauls his wardrobe and personal grooming to transform him from a nerdy accountant into geek chic. However, it turns out to be another [[TheConWithinACon con within a con]].

* Non-romantic example: In ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'', Jeeves keeps Bertie's clothing within certain guidelines, sending back, giving away, or ''utterly destroying'' anything he doesn't like. Since Jeeves ''is'' Bertie's valet, this would seem natural, except that it's SeriousBusiness and leads to high levels of dramatic tension (PlayedForLaughs) between the two. If Bertie insists on wearing something Jeeves disapprove of, the latter's reactions range from frigid and distant to ''utterly heartbroken''.

** Non-romantic example in where Rachel (a terrifyingly efficient shopper and fashionista) often drags her best friend Cassie (who works with animals, and thus never wears anything that can't get dirty) to the mall to "dress [Cassie] up like her personal Barbie doll". In one case, [[ShipperOnDeck she does this to after informing Jake]] he ''will'' be taking Cassie to the school dance, causing Jake to lose his composure when he sees her afterwards.
--> 'He thinks I look dumpy,' I muttered to Rachel under my breath.\\
'Cassie, you are so hopeless. What you know about guys could fit on the head of a pin. Good grief. That is not a 'she looks dumpy' look. That's a 'whoa, she looks hot, but I better not show any reaction or she'll get offended' look.'"
** And a romantic example when Tobias has an appointment iwth a lawyer to meet with a long-lost cousin [[spoiler:actually Visser Three in disguise]]. Thanks to Rachel dressing him in all-designer clothes, Tobias is able to wave away the question of how he's been fending for himself (his aunt and uncle don't care that they haven't heard from him in months).

* Therese does this to Anthony in ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse''. Fans were meant to hate Therese for that among other things. There are [[CreatorsPet reasons]] people might side with Therese instead.
* Liz, [[{{ComicStrip/Garfield}} Garfield's veterinarian]] and Jon's official girlfriend in recent years, has taken this upon herself in order to not have Jon cause a commotion wherever they go together on dates. It's not so much she wants him to be fashionable as not literally horrifically tacky. She's certainly got her work cut out for her.

* Non-romantic example: [[WesternAnimation/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.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' episode ''Song of Mystery'' Velma tries to get Shaggy to wear tighter, smarter looking pants. At the end of the episode he states that he prefers the way he normally dresses.
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* Non-romantic example in ''{{Literature/Animorphs}}'', where Rachel (a terrifyingly efficient shopper and fashionista) often drags her best friend Cassie (who works with animals, and thus never wears anything that can't get dirty) to the mall to "dress [Cassie] up like her personal Barbie doll". In one case, [[ShipperOnDeck she does this to after informing Jake]] he ''will'' be taking Cassie to the school dance, causing Jake to lose his composure when he sees her afterwards.

* Early on in ''Film/TheFly1986'', Veronica notices that she's never seen the {{Adorkable}} scientist Seth in anything other than a single, nice-but-not-chic suit. It turns out that it's one of ''[[LimitedWardrobe five identical outfits]]'' he owns, because he doesn't like expending mental energy on choosing clothing. Very shortly after this conversation their professional relationship escalates to a personal one, and the next day she goes shopping to get him some casual clothes (a plaid shirt, leather jacket, etc.). These are all he's seen wearing from that point onward, suggesting he's happy with the change, especially given how much he cares for Veronica.

* In ''IrmaLaDouce'', Irma, a prostitute, wants to make sure Jack Lemmon, her new ''mec'' (a French word which in this context roughly translates as "pimp") wears the nicest clothes to show how much she loves him.

* ''Anime/YasashiiSekaiNoTsukurikata'': The first date between Yuu and his student Haruka starts on a science note and ends up with Haruka picking clothes for Yuu.

* The first date between [[YasashiiSekaiNoTsukurikata Yuu and his student Haruka]] starts on a science note and ends up with Haruka picking clothes for Yuu.

* In ''Manga/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.

* [[DeathByOriginStory Claire]] gave her fiance Hershel a [[NiceHat top hat]] for his new promotion as it marked his transition to a gentleman, and he needed to look the part. And so the world was blessed with Franchise/ProfessorLayton.

* ''Series/KillingEve'': After Villanelle (who is well-established as having a [[VillainousCrush deeply obsessive]] [[StalkerWithACrush fixation with Eve]]) breaks into Eve's suitcase, she's disappointed to find Eve only ever wears comfortable-but-frumpy outfits that aren't the least bit flattering. What's a WomanOfWealthAndTaste to do? Why, steal her crush's clothes and replace them with a brand-new, extremely expensive, ''extremely'' stylish ones instead, of course! Eve is suitably creeped out, but she does keep the clothes.

* 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.

* Konoka in ''MahouSenseiNegima'' sometimes likes to do this to Setsuna. Pretty much the girls's entire wardrobe was selected by Konoka (she normally just [[SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack likes her school uniform]]).

* In ''Manga/ShinozakisanKiWoOtaShikaNi'', [[TheFashionista Akina]] befriends [[Otaku Kaede]] to save her from her otaku lifestyle, finding that her cuteness is wasted on such a life.