History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E14SuitedForSuccess

* EyeTwitch: Rarity after she found out Hoity Toity wanted a dozen of each of her final dresses in Canterlot ''by next Tuesday''.

** To her credit, the first six dresses ''weren't'' hard for her. Aaaaand then she started work on the second set of dresses.

** Possibly a Two Scene Wonder. The other scene that people seem to remember from this episode is the [[TwentyPercentMoreAwesome "20% Cooler"]] line.

* [[CrazyCatLady Crazy Cat Mare]]: Pinkie Pie is afraid Rarity will become one during her HeroicBSOD.

** Rarity gives similarly faint praise for the redesigns, claiming only that they make her happy because her friends are happy.

[[caption-width-right:350:Four reasons we need fashion police.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Five reasons we need fashion police.]]

* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: Averted. When Rarity suggests the fashion show, tomboy Rainbow Dash is just as excited about doing it as Twilight Sparkle and Applejack.

* ShownTheirWork:

Her friends are initially grateful and excited...[[HypeBacklash too excited]], as it turns out, for when they see the dresses Rarity's made for them, they're not quite satisfied with them. Rarity graciously puts her original work aside in favor of the dresses her friends really want, even though their tacky, overly-critical, or vague suggestions result in ridiculous creations that strain her artistic sensibilities. To make matters worse, Spike informs Rarity that the famous fashion critic Hoity Toity will be coming in from Canterlot to attend the fashion show.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: Rarity's friends' reaction to the original designs is tepid. "They sure are...um...something." "It's...nice."

* [[HairDecorations Every Filly is Cuter with Hair Decs]]: Each one of the dresses includes some sort of NiceHat, hair clip, or crown. The reject dresses have their own hair decs, but they're ''not'' so cute.

** [=FiM=] is noteworthy for making an episode about a fashion show into a ''parody'' of the fashion industry (also seen in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E20GreenIsntYourColor "Green Isn't Your Color"]]), instead of having it look like a bunch of children playing dress-up.

-->Making sure it fits forelock and crest\\

-->Piece by piece, snip by snip\\

* CrazyCatLady: Pinkie Pie is afraid Rarity will become one during her HeroicBSOD.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: Rarity's friends' reaction to the original designs is...tepid. "They sure are...um...something." "It's...nice."

'''Rarity:''' [''pushes a kitchen sink offstage'']

* NiceHat: In addition to Applejack's signature hat, Pinkie Pie's good dress comes with one. All five have [[RummageSaleReject not-so-nice hats]] with the ImpossiblyTackyClothes.

* FashionShow: [=FiM=] is noteworthy for making an episode about a fashion show into a ''parody'' of the fashion industry (also seen in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E20GreenIsntYourColor "Green Isn't Your Color"]]), instead of having it look like a bunch of children playing dress-up.

* ShownTheirWork: The lyrics of "The Art of the Dress" refers to parts of the body that are critical in proper dress design. Or more specifically, proper anatomical parts of a ''pony'' body that would be important for a pony's dress.

->'''Fluttershy:''' Uh-oh; she doesn't like it...\\
'''Rarity:''' No; I don't like it...I ''love'' it!!

'''Rainbow Dash:''' The color's fine, just make it look cooler.\\

Her friends are initially grateful and excited... [[HypeBacklash too excited]], as it turns out, for when they see the dresses Rarity's made for them, they're not quite satisfied with them. Rarity graciously puts her original work aside in favor of the dresses her friends really want, even though their tacky, overly-critical, or vague suggestions result in ridiculous creations that strain her artistic sensibilities. To make matters worse, Spike informs Rarity that the famous fashion critic Hoity Toity will be coming in from Canterlot to attend the fashion show.

->'''Fluttershy:''' Uh-oh, she doesn't like it...\\
'''Rarity:''' No, I don't like it... I ''love'' it!!

The second, and more important, part is convincing Hoity Toity to take in a private showing of Rarity's original dresses... and proceeding to knock his horseshoes off with a spectacular fashion show. Hoity Toity is impressed enough that he offers to showcase Rarity's designs at his Best of the Best Boutique in Canterlot... [[OhCrap then proceeds to place a rush order for six dozen dresses]].

* DamnedByFaintPraise: Rarity's friends' reaction to the original designs is... tepid. "They sure are... um... something." "It's... nice."

-->'''Rarity:''' Leave me alone! I vant to be alone! I want to wallow in... ''whatever it is that ponies are supposed to wallow in!'' Do ponies wallow in pity? Oh listen to me, I don't even know what I'm supposed to wallow in. ''I'M SO PATHETIIIIIIIC!!!''

'''Fluttershy:''' But, uh, you know, um, whatever you want to do is fine...\\

** The music during the second fashion show is a rapid-fire medley of sound-alike musical motifs -- "AlsoSprachZarathustra" for Twilight's dress; AaronCopland's "Hoedown" for Applejack's; "I Want Candy" for Pinkie Pie's; the WestminsterChimes for Rainbow Dash's; ClaudeDebussy's "L'Apres-Midi d'une Faune" for Fluttershy's.

-->'''Applejack:''' So... all you have to do is make a different, stunning, original, amazing outfit for (counts) one-two-three-four-five plus yourself... SIX ponies, lickety split?\\
'''Rarity:''' (confident laugh) Ohohoho Applejack... you make it sound like as if it's going to be hard.

* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: Averted. Tomboy Rainbow Dash is just as excited to be in the fashion show as Applejack and Twilight Sparkle.