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Radical change in appearance

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::summary Radical change in appearance ::

In film there is a trope of a character, usually a girl, undergoing a dramatic makeover in appearance or personality. Some examples include:

Now, Voyager (1942)
Cinderella (1950)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Grease (1978)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Moonstruck (1987)
Clueless (1995)
She's All That (1999)
Miss Congeniality (2000)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
Mean Girls (2004)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
The House Bunny (2008)

Books

There is also a series of books, aimed at teenage girls, called The Makeover Series, written by Suzanne Weyn. There are several experts who perform the art of makeovers. Usually makeover artists specialize in hair styling, make-up or clothing.

"The Makeover Guy" is a registered trademark for author and makeover expert Christopher Hopkins who is known for his television head-to-toe makeovers. He has a book called Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45.

References

Huey, Ryan. "Pimp My Ride." ''St. James Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Culture'', edited by Thomas Riggs, St. James Press, 2018, pp. 359-361. ''Gale Virtual Reference Library'', http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3679700167/GPS?u=orov49112&sid=GPS&xid=2a6364c3 . Accessed 21 September 2018.
"L'OREAL PARTNERS WITH VIVA TECHNOLOGY START UP CONNECT." ''ENP Newswire'', 15 June 2016. ''Health Reference Center Academic'', http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A455194696/GPS?u=orov49112&sid=GPS&xid=bceb66fb . Accessed 19 October 2018.
"Korean wolf cut".
Christopher., Hopkins. (2008). "Staging your comeback : a complete beauty revival for women over 45". Health Communications.

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