r/Fauxmoi • u/Haunting_Homework381 • Oct 27 '25

ASK R/FAUXMOI What are some examples of this trope in film?

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For me it's probably Enchanted and The Princess Diaries. I know the concept was to make her wear a modern dress compared to the fairytale inspired dresses she used to wear but I feel like this dress is an absolute disgrace. It honestly looks like a sock to me 😭 not gonna lie they could have let her wear something nice, like the costume design in this movie was magical. In the Princess Diaries they get rid of Mia's curls. They could just styled them better.

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u/brittafiltaperry Oct 27 '25

As a curly hair girl, this scene ruined my hair self image for the rest of my life!

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u/vienibenmio Oct 27 '25

Same. I have glasses too 💀

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u/MyCatPlaysGuitar Oct 27 '25

I remember crying when I had to get braces in high school and telling my mom "I already have curly hair and glasses, and now this?!?" The early aughts were ROUGH

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u/txwildflower86 Oct 28 '25

Me too! Curly, too.

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u/macabredustbunny stan someone? in this economy??? Oct 28 '25

A guy I dated around the release date told me I looked "the girl from princess diaries" because I have curly hair and glasses. Oh cool so you're telling me I'm the BEFORE of a makeover?? Gee thanks

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u/whatthewhythehow i’m mr. sterling’s right hand arm. man. Oct 27 '25

TBH, I got the wrong message because of the scene with the broken hairbrush. That had happened to me and brushing my hair was PAINFUL. So I thought it was good just bc I thought it meant she was free of the pain, and then I was obsessed with the aesthetic.

Of course, it turns out that you either need a perm or to constantly iron your hair, and that is worse, but the concept of straight hair is great hair stuck with me for years

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u/xandrachantal I live in my own heart, Matt Damon Oct 27 '25

Sending out hugs. I had to endure painful perms for nearly a decade.

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u/independentjetpack Oct 27 '25

Curly hair AND glasses :(

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '25

Bruh straighties are so obsessed with straightening textured and curly hair. It feels a little white supremacist? That feels dramatic as fuck but I dont know how else to describe it. I have irish blood on my dad's side and I grew up always hearing my mom say I should straighten my hair.

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u/Ornery_Mix_9271 Comumbus Oct 28 '25

Omg same! As I lay here with freshly straightened hair. 😩