1 | '''Basic Trope''': Clothing so ridiculous that it's obviously there to gawk over. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Two pages of description on a single dress that will never return. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': As above, but with three additional pages, and even more gushing detail after everything the wearer says or does. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Characters' clothes are described well, but briefly. |
5 | * '''Justified''': |
6 | ** The rich would wear extravagant clothes to flaunt their wealth. |
7 | ** They are at a fashion show, what do you expect? |
8 | * '''Inverted''': A detailed description of how plain and shabby an outfit is. |
9 | * '''Subverted''': A character wears something glorious and the author brushes over it. |
10 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...Until the conversation turns to clothes, and then we get the usual treatment. |
11 | * '''Parodied''': |
12 | ** Everyone's wearing three suits of finery, their hair is taller than they are, and then they begin to complain about how dumpy they look. |
13 | ** The outfits are so glitzy and extravagant, everyone literally orgasms by just looking at them. |
14 | * '''Zig Zagged''': The characters look great! Now it's sweats for everyone. Just kidding! |
15 | * '''Averted''': Clothing is never described in detail. |
16 | * '''Enforced''': "It's for 8-year old girls. Put everyone in glitzy dresses." |
17 | * '''Lampshaded''': An authorial aside about how dull describing clothing can be. |
18 | * '''Invoked''': The clever lead sets up a party to see who has the nicest clothes. |
19 | * '''Exploited''': ??? |
20 | * '''Defied''': A no-nonsense character shuts down any discussion of clothing. |
21 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
22 | * '''Conversed''': "Jeez, what is this, a Jane Austin novel?" |
23 | * '''Deconstructed''': [[Literature/AmericanPsycho The descriptions are used to show the character narrating is vain and cares only for appearances.]] |
24 | * '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The protagonist is a fashion designer, so they paid a lot of attention to the clothes. |
25 | ---- |
26 | Back to CostumePorn |
27 | ---- |
28 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
29 | %% |
30 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
31 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
32 | |
33 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext PlayingWith / CostumePorn
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load