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** [[SexShifter Ranma]] himself [[ThirdLawOfGenderBending is an excellent example]]. Though he believes himself handsome in either form, insulting his looks as a man will merely annoy him. Insulting his looks as a ''woman'' will send him into an absolute berserker rage.
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** [[SexShifter Ranma]] himself Ranma's own {{Sex Shift|er}}ing [[ThirdLawOfGenderBending is an excellent example]].demonstrates this trope handily]]. Though he believes himself handsome in either form, insulting his looks as a man will merely annoy him. Insulting his looks as a ''woman'' will send him into an absolute berserker rage.
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* Throughout her body of work, Creator/MercedesLackey has written a lot of characters to be vain. With how high of a value she places on practicality, if any of these characters have any opinion to speak of on decoration and their own appearance it's basically considered a minor character flaw if they think about it much; they're usually accustomed to trudging through such wet and messy conditions that a hot bath and clean clothes of any sort are a MundaneLuxury to be savored.
** It's especially prevalent in ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'', where to contrast with the men and {{Action Girl}}s who are her protagonists she often has a heavy emphasis on RealWomenDontWearDresses, having her characters call women who care about their looks things like "empty-headed creatures" with various levels of scorn and condescension. Gay men fare a bit better but there's usually an air of frivolity to descriptions of them. BeautyEqualsGoodness in this setting but it has to be "natural" beauty brought on by being clean in a uniform, or inherently by being magical. MakeupIsEvil, as is any attempt to use magic to manipulate one's appearance.
*** In the ''Mage Winds'' trilogy Herald Elspeth indulges in a moment of smugness about her position vs that of the Tayledras, who are a NonHeteronormativeSociety in which men are all somewhat effeminate by her standards - her Tayledras boyfriend lends her his clothing and it fits fine. The Tayledras live in a magically-warmed valley and enjoy a level of decoration and comfort far beyond what she as a Herald is familiar with. She allows
*** Vanyel, protagonist of the ''Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy'', is on the flamboyant side when he starts out; his mother's favorite, he's learned lute and fashion in her bower, but despises her as weak and simpering. After the TimeSkip between the first and second book he's almost completely left that side of himself behind and is perpetually on the bedraggled exhausted side, but a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy per excellence thanks to his magic.
** It's especially prevalent in ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'', where to contrast with the men and {{Action Girl}}s who are her protagonists she often has a heavy emphasis on RealWomenDontWearDresses, having her characters call women who care about their looks things like "empty-headed creatures" with various levels of scorn and condescension. Gay men fare a bit better but there's usually an air of frivolity to descriptions of them. BeautyEqualsGoodness in this setting but it has to be "natural" beauty brought on by being clean in a uniform, or inherently by being magical. MakeupIsEvil, as is any attempt to use magic to manipulate one's appearance.
*** In the ''Mage Winds'' trilogy Herald Elspeth indulges in a moment of smugness about her position vs that of the Tayledras, who are a NonHeteronormativeSociety in which men are all somewhat effeminate by her standards - her Tayledras boyfriend lends her his clothing and it fits fine. The Tayledras live in a magically-warmed valley and enjoy a level of decoration and comfort far beyond what she as a Herald is familiar with. She allows
*** Vanyel, protagonist of the ''Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy'', is on the flamboyant side when he starts out; his mother's favorite, he's learned lute and fashion in her bower, but despises her as weak and simpering. After the TimeSkip between the first and second book he's almost completely left that side of himself behind and is perpetually on the bedraggled exhausted side, but a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy per excellence thanks to his magic.
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* Throughout her body of work, Creator/MercedesLackey has written a lot of characters to be vain. With how high of a value she places on practicality, if any of these characters have any opinion to speak of on decoration and their own appearance it's basically considered a minor character flaw if they think about it much; much and has to be 'earned'; they're usually accustomed to trudging through such wet and messy conditions that a hot bath and clean clothes of any sort are a MundaneLuxury to be savored.
savored. You can tell a good noble or rich person in her settings because no matter what kind of fashions are in fashion, the good characters wear clean, plain garments.
** It's especially prevalent in ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'', where to contrast with the men and {{Action Girl}}s who are her usual protagonists she often has a heavy emphasis on RealWomenDontWearDresses, having her characters call women who care about their looks things like "empty-headed creatures" with various levels of scorn and condescension. Gay men fare a bit better but there's usually an air of frivolity to descriptions of them. Frequently BeautyEqualsGoodness in this setting but it has to be "natural" beauty brought on by being clean in a uniform, or inherently by being magical. MakeupIsEvil, as is any attempt to use magic to manipulate one's appearance.
*** [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Companions]] and gryphons, male and female alike, are universally vain and in love with their own appearances and quite a lot of page time is spent on grooming, and on other characters becoming enraptured by their beauty, but it's a case of unquestioned BeautyEqualsGoodness and their vanity is treated as a lovable annoyance.
*** Vanyel, protagonist of the ''Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy'', is on the flamboyant side when he starts out; his mother's favorite, he's learned lute and fashion in her bower, but despises her as weak and simpering and has a much higher opinion of his tomboyish ActionGirl older sister. After the TimeSkip between the first and second book he's almost completely left the peacock side of himself behind and is perpetually on the bedraggled exhausted side, but is a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy per excellence thanks to his magic.
*** In the ''Mage Winds'' trilogy Herald Elspeth indulges in a moment of smugness about her position vs that of the Tayledras, who are a NonHeteronormativeSociety in which men are all somewhat effeminate by her standards - her Tayledras boyfriend lends her his clothing and it fits fine. The Tayledras live in a magically-warmed valley and enjoy a level of decoration and comfort far beyond what she as a Herald is familiarwith. with, and often sport very elaborate hair and clothing. She allows
*** Vanyel, protagonist ofallows after seeing bloodied Tayledras scouts brought back to the ''Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy'', is on the flamboyant side when he starts out; his mother's favorite, he's learned lute and fashion in her bower, but despises her as weak and simpering. After the TimeSkip between the first and second book he's almost completely left valley that side of himself behind they've earned this luxury and is perpetually on the bedraggled exhausted side, but a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy per excellence thanks to his magic.
maybe aren't soft and frivolous.
** It's especially prevalent in ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'', where to contrast with the men and {{Action Girl}}s who are her usual protagonists she often has a heavy emphasis on RealWomenDontWearDresses, having her characters call women who care about their looks things like "empty-headed creatures" with various levels of scorn and condescension. Gay men fare a bit better but there's usually an air of frivolity to descriptions of them. Frequently BeautyEqualsGoodness in this setting but it has to be "natural" beauty brought on by being clean in a uniform, or inherently by being magical. MakeupIsEvil, as is any attempt to use magic to manipulate one's appearance.
*** [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Companions]] and gryphons, male and female alike, are universally vain and in love with their own appearances and quite a lot of page time is spent on grooming, and on other characters becoming enraptured by their beauty, but it's a case of unquestioned BeautyEqualsGoodness and their vanity is treated as a lovable annoyance.
*** Vanyel, protagonist of the ''Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy'', is on the flamboyant side when he starts out; his mother's favorite, he's learned lute and fashion in her bower, but despises her as weak and simpering and has a much higher opinion of his tomboyish ActionGirl older sister. After the TimeSkip between the first and second book he's almost completely left the peacock side of himself behind and is perpetually on the bedraggled exhausted side, but is a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy per excellence thanks to his magic.
*** In the ''Mage Winds'' trilogy Herald Elspeth indulges in a moment of smugness about her position vs that of the Tayledras, who are a NonHeteronormativeSociety in which men are all somewhat effeminate by her standards - her Tayledras boyfriend lends her his clothing and it fits fine. The Tayledras live in a magically-warmed valley and enjoy a level of decoration and comfort far beyond what she as a Herald is familiar
*** Vanyel, protagonist of
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* Throughout her body of work, Creator/MercedesLackey has written a lot of characters to be vain. With how high of a value she places on practicality, if any of these characters have any opinion to speak of on decoration and their own appearance it's basically considered a minor character flaw if they think about it much; they're usually accustomed to trudging through such wet and messy conditions that a hot bath and clean clothes of any sort are a MundaneLuxury to be savored.
** It's especially prevalent in ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'', where to contrast with the men and {{Action Girl}}s who are her protagonists she often has a heavy emphasis on RealWomenDontWearDresses, having her characters call women who care about their looks things like "empty-headed creatures" with various levels of scorn and condescension. Gay men fare a bit better but there's usually an air of frivolity to descriptions of them. BeautyEqualsGoodness in this setting but it has to be "natural" beauty brought on by being clean in a uniform, or inherently by being magical. MakeupIsEvil, as is any attempt to use magic to manipulate one's appearance.
*** In the ''Mage Winds'' trilogy Herald Elspeth indulges in a moment of smugness about her position vs that of the Tayledras, who are a NonHeteronormativeSociety in which men are all somewhat effeminate by her standards - her Tayledras boyfriend lends her his clothing and it fits fine. The Tayledras live in a magically-warmed valley and enjoy a level of decoration and comfort far beyond what she as a Herald is familiar with. She allows
*** Vanyel, protagonist of the ''Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy'', is on the flamboyant side when he starts out; his mother's favorite, he's learned lute and fashion in her bower, but despises her as weak and simpering. After the TimeSkip between the first and second book he's almost completely left that side of himself behind and is perpetually on the bedraggled exhausted side, but a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy per excellence thanks to his magic.
** It's especially prevalent in ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'', where to contrast with the men and {{Action Girl}}s who are her protagonists she often has a heavy emphasis on RealWomenDontWearDresses, having her characters call women who care about their looks things like "empty-headed creatures" with various levels of scorn and condescension. Gay men fare a bit better but there's usually an air of frivolity to descriptions of them. BeautyEqualsGoodness in this setting but it has to be "natural" beauty brought on by being clean in a uniform, or inherently by being magical. MakeupIsEvil, as is any attempt to use magic to manipulate one's appearance.
*** In the ''Mage Winds'' trilogy Herald Elspeth indulges in a moment of smugness about her position vs that of the Tayledras, who are a NonHeteronormativeSociety in which men are all somewhat effeminate by her standards - her Tayledras boyfriend lends her his clothing and it fits fine. The Tayledras live in a magically-warmed valley and enjoy a level of decoration and comfort far beyond what she as a Herald is familiar with. She allows
*** Vanyel, protagonist of the ''Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy'', is on the flamboyant side when he starts out; his mother's favorite, he's learned lute and fashion in her bower, but despises her as weak and simpering. After the TimeSkip between the first and second book he's almost completely left that side of himself behind and is perpetually on the bedraggled exhausted side, but a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy per excellence thanks to his magic.
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* Literature/BekaCooper
** Averted in ''Literature/TheImmortals'' where TheArchmage Numair is [[BunnyEarsLawyer incredibly vain]] and tells his student Daine that men are just as vain as women, they just show it differently. Being a mage who hurls spells from the back lines, he can afford to be conscientious about his appearance.
** Averted in ''Literature/TheImmortals'' where TheArchmage Numair is [[BunnyEarsLawyer incredibly vain]] and tells his student Daine that men are just as vain as women, they just show it differently. Being a mage who hurls spells from the back lines, he can afford to be conscientious about his appearance.
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** [[Literature/TheNumairChronicles Arram]] is the [[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter one male lead in the series]]. He only shows a bit of this in his teens, having opinions about what colors look best on him, but by the time he's TheArchmage Numair in ''Literature/TheImmortals''
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* Averted in ''Literature/TheImmortals'' where TheArchmage Numair is [[BunnyEarsLawyer incredibly vain]] and tells his student Daine that men are just as vain as women, they just show it differently. Being a mage who hurls spells from the back lines, he can afford to be conscientious about his appearance. The heroines of the Literature/TortallUniverse, on the other hand, are [[ActionGirl frontline fighters]] used to getting dirty and bruised and who only [[SheCleansUpNicely clean up]] for their love interests.
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* Most of the lead characters in the Literature/TortallUniverse are {{Action Girl}}s of one stripe or another and each has her own relationship with vanity, though all of them are used to getting dirty and bruised.
** [[Literature/SongOfTheLioness Alanna]] grows up [[SweetPollyOliver disguising herself as a boy in order to become a knight]], but in her teens she starts to yearn to be a woman and seen as one as well, so she starts moonlighting as a lady. After she's forcibly outed, she can be herself ''and'' clearly female so while normally she does wear breeches and dresses like a given male knight, now she gets her ears pierced and wears nice dresses on peaceful occasions. A man she picks up on her journeys, Liam Ironarm, is an AmazonChaser to the extent of becoming [[RealWomenDontWearDresses very uncomfortable]] seeing her in one of those dresses; that, and his discomfort with her magic, makes Alanna realize she and him are not going to last. She wants a man who can love all of her.
** [[Literature/TheImmortals Daine]] is a common-born girl who on coming to Tortall was first hesitant to replace her skirt with breeches, then enthusiastic. As her status rises she's expected to dress elaborately from time to time, such as when she's with a diplomatic mission to Carthak. She admires her fancy clothes and likes how she looks in them but isn't particularly attached, though she winces whenever she realizes that she's CoveredInGunge and has ruined something.
** [[Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall Kel]] is, thanks to Alanna's example, able to train for knighthood while openly a girl. She soon proves a stocky, muscular girl who's usually mistaken for a boy, something she finds amusing. Because so many of her fellow trainees and the training master ''hated'' knowing there was a girl in their midst, she takes up wearing dresses at dinner so that they can't forget what she is, and has to send for more dresses from home, since she'd only brought a few. Spite seems to be her motive; as an older teen she's stopped this and only [[SheCleansUpNicely gussies up for Cleon]], though looking in the mirror she finds the vision of who she could have been if not for combat training to spark an odd feeling, more good than bad. After that relationship ends she's not really shown dressing up again.
* Literature/BekaCooper
** Averted in ''Literature/TheImmortals'' where TheArchmage Numair is [[BunnyEarsLawyer incredibly vain]] and tells his student Daine that men are just as vain as women, they just show it differently. Being a mage who hurls spells from the back lines, he can afford to be conscientious about his appearance. The heroines of the Literature/TortallUniverse, on the other hand, are [[ActionGirl frontline fighters]] used to getting dirty and bruised and who only [[SheCleansUpNicely clean up]] for their love interests.
** [[Literature/SongOfTheLioness Alanna]] grows up [[SweetPollyOliver disguising herself as a boy in order to become a knight]], but in her teens she starts to yearn to be a woman and seen as one as well, so she starts moonlighting as a lady. After she's forcibly outed, she can be herself ''and'' clearly female so while normally she does wear breeches and dresses like a given male knight, now she gets her ears pierced and wears nice dresses on peaceful occasions. A man she picks up on her journeys, Liam Ironarm, is an AmazonChaser to the extent of becoming [[RealWomenDontWearDresses very uncomfortable]] seeing her in one of those dresses; that, and his discomfort with her magic, makes Alanna realize she and him are not going to last. She wants a man who can love all of her.
** [[Literature/TheImmortals Daine]] is a common-born girl who on coming to Tortall was first hesitant to replace her skirt with breeches, then enthusiastic. As her status rises she's expected to dress elaborately from time to time, such as when she's with a diplomatic mission to Carthak. She admires her fancy clothes and likes how she looks in them but isn't particularly attached, though she winces whenever she realizes that she's CoveredInGunge and has ruined something.
** [[Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall Kel]] is, thanks to Alanna's example, able to train for knighthood while openly a girl. She soon proves a stocky, muscular girl who's usually mistaken for a boy, something she finds amusing. Because so many of her fellow trainees and the training master ''hated'' knowing there was a girl in their midst, she takes up wearing dresses at dinner so that they can't forget what she is, and has to send for more dresses from home, since she'd only brought a few. Spite seems to be her motive; as an older teen she's stopped this and only [[SheCleansUpNicely gussies up for Cleon]], though looking in the mirror she finds the vision of who she could have been if not for combat training to spark an odd feeling, more good than bad. After that relationship ends she's not really shown dressing up again.
* Literature/BekaCooper
** Averted in ''Literature/TheImmortals'' where TheArchmage Numair is [[BunnyEarsLawyer incredibly vain]] and tells his student Daine that men are just as vain as women, they just show it differently. Being a mage who hurls spells from the back lines, he can afford to be conscientious about his appearance.
