My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - 1x14 - Suited For Success

    Rarity makes dresses for the Grand Galloping Gala for all her friends.  No one likes the dresses at first, so Rarity remakes all of them, accommodating all their suggestions.  This leads to a fashion critic dismissing her work, until her friends get the critic to see her original dresses.
    I never liked Rarity that much.  She's too preoccupied with fashion, and her focus on being stereotypically high-class and girly make her into a character I would normally hate.  But she comes across as being patient, and willing to deal with criticism, which is a difficult thing.
    The episode features a song - The Art of the Dress.  It's split into two passages, as she makes each set of dresses.  While I don't care for Rarity's singing voice as much, the song is better written than, say, Winter Wrap Up.
    There are lots of nice moments - Fluttershy being bullied into being honest, as well as being surprisingly knowledgable.  Pinkie Pie wanting lollipops and streamers on her dress.  And during the second fashion show, the poses they strike are great.