Harry Potter as a Fashion Accessory (Mirror Image)

Harry Potter as a Fashion Accessory

So I was walking around town on Saturday afternoon and everywhere I went, people were reading the latest Harry Potter saga: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/harry_potter.html
The woman behind the counter of the Candle Shop at Liberty Place hardly wanted to take a break from the book to wrap my aromatic confections in tissue paper.
On a walk through Rittenhouse Square, I peeped at least three people holding the orange covered book adorned with the bespectaled teen.
As I drove up Lincoln Drive, I glanced over to the car next to me and the passenger was enthralled with Harry Potter, her feet up on the dashboard reading away.
There was even a copy of the book sitting on the table at the Bubble House Sunday afternoon- that's a weekly block party in West Philly.
I just assumed an orange book cover was the Harry Potter book.
The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines fashion as the prevailing style.
That means fashion is not what Vogue tells us it is, or the latest episode of Project Runway but it's what people do whether it's wear Crocs (I know you thought they were ugly too.) Or carry Vera Bradley Bags.
And that means Harry Potter - who will probably grow up to be a Dockers wearing wizard - is in fashion; the height of fashion, no less.
Whoulda thunk it?
What do you think?

Posted by Elizabeth Wellington on July 23, 2007 2:32 PM | Permalink

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Karen Heller:

And if you carry two books -- many housebolds purchased more than one copy -- that's almost two pounds in each arm, thereby toning the arms while being fashionable. Style, exercise and enlightenment in one full swoop.

Posted by Karen Heller | July 25, 2007 3:50 PM

Posted on July 25, 2007 15:50

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The Mirror Image team consists of Inquirer and philly.com writers with a passion for fashion and an eye for the trends. We live to shop and shop to live, but always appreciate a good sale. We know that “What I am going to wear?” is a serious question, possibly requiring consultation and multiple outfit changes. We believe beauty treatments can be a necessity instead of a luxury, and consider awards shows required viewing. Above all, we strive to bring style into our daily lives – and have fun telling others about it.

Contributor Elizabeth Wellington has been the Inquirer's Fashion Reporter since 2003 and writes the Mirror, Mirror column for the Sunday Image section. She is a bargain shopper who hates buying pants and rarely meets a dress she doesn’t like.

Contributor Chris Gray is the editor of the Image section, and has been a reporter and editor at the Inquirer since 2001. She believes you are never too tall for heels and considers text messaging a vital form of communication.

Contributor Karen Heller covered fashion for several years, nationally and regionally, and has an enduring interest in style and fashion. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, she reports on popular culture. Her column appears in the Wednesday Daily Magazine.

Contributor Kristen Graham is a Philly.com producer and columnist. She is still recovering from her mother dressing her in homemade cotton plaid bell-bottoms as a toddler, and regards religious Project Runway and What Not To Wear watching as the only way to make amends.

Contributor Jodie Chester Lowe is a Philly.com Entertainment producer and a member of the Great Expectations project team. By college, she knew she needed to expand her wardrobe beyond casual shirts and jeans. She’s branched out with the tops, but denim still gets its own drawer (or two) in her dresser.

Contributor Ellen Dunkel is the Philly.com Entertainment channel manager. She was almost literally born to shop, having grown up in Paramus, N.J., the No. 2 ZIP code in the United States for retail sales. She often serves as a personal shopper for family members who are missing the fashion gene.

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