Oh, thank you so much for helping me with these flyers, Spike.
I'm so lucky you just happened to be walking past the boutique.
Uh, yeah, right.
Just happened to be walking past.
Whatcha got here?
Lost dog? Balloons for sale? Guitar lessons?
'Cause I found one, I need some,
and yes, I am interested!
No.
It's a call for submissions.
Fashion contest I'm organizing.
A showcase for aspiring young designers.
Oh, wow!
What an awesome idea!
Thank you.
I remember how difficult it was to break
into the fashion industry when I was starting out.
That's why the winner of the contest will get
to debut their line in the Carousel Boutique!
So selfless...
So generous...
I've also managed to get esteemed fashion critic Hoity Toity
and iconic fashion photographer Photo Finish
to come to Ponyville and judge the show.
And...
Wait until you hear who else will be a judge.
Countess Coloratura?
Sassy Saddles?
Spike?!
No!
The third judge for
the Carousel Boutique's Couture du Future Fashion Contest
is none other than...
Applejack!
What?!
...What?
What?!
You already said that, darling.
I know.
But I had to say it again because that's how confused I am.
You want me to judge a fashion show?
I'm sure Rarity has her reasons,
and once we hear them,
all of this will make sense.
I admit, Applejack is an unorthodox choice.
But that is precisely what makes her an inspired choice!
See? Now it all...
still doesn't make any sense.
Hoity Toity has expertise in fabric and stitchwork.
Photo Finish has an artistic eye for shapes and colors.
But sometimes, we designers forget about practicality.
That's where you come in.
Uh, I think I might be a little too practical.
My closet's nothin' but twenty versions of this hat.
Which tells me you're a pony who knows what she likes.
Besides, a judge must be honest,
and you're the most honest pony there is.
Ask any pony – they'll tell you.
Ooh! Ooh! Lemme try!
Excuse me. Have you ever heard of Applejack?
The most honest pony there is?
Sure have!
See?
So what do you say?
Well, if I'm bein' honest,
I don't think I'm the right pony for the job.
Fashion just ain't my bag of oats.
Aw, booooo!
I do understand your hesitation.
But before you say no, sleep on it?
Sure, I... guess I can do that for ya.
Yeah, I know, Big Mac.
I-I was just as surprised as you are.
I mean, heh, can you imagine?
Me, judgin' a fashion show?
I'd do it!
It sounds like fun gettin' to see all those pretty outfits!
Well, you're the exception in our family, sugarcube.
You know about that kind o' stuff.
I'd be as useful as a bird knot on a zapplin' tree.
Although...
Rarity did say I just had to focus on practicality.
She already has experts for the...
uh, fashion-y stuff.
Eh, but I still wouldn't know what to say.
Come on, Apple Bloom!
You're doublin' our workload here!
Sorry.
I wanted to wear a signature hat like yours,
but it's makin' it harder to see.
That's because it's not like mine.
You don't need a fancy scarf to keep your hat on.
Now you can see.
Wow! That is a lot better!
Thanks, Applejack!
Sure thing.
You know what?
I am gonna help Rarity judge her show!
I think my sensible "everypony" take on fashion
is exactly what the pony community needs!
Rarity, I thought about it some more,
and if you still need me,
I'd love to be a judge.
I just knew you'd come around!
I, Photo Finish, have arrived!
As has Hoity Toity.
It's wonderful to see you!
Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!
Thank you both so much for doing this.
We missed you at Miss Pommel's debut
in Manehattan last week.
Miss Pommel is showing?
I thought she was still making costumes.
You haven't heard? Everypony who's anypony is talking about it.
Oh, my, they're absolutely stunning!
It sure is great to hear Miss Pommel is doin' so well.
Who is this?! Who speaks?!
Oh, uh, this is Applejack.
Another one of the judges.
So, judge, what do you think?
Oh. Wow. Uh, that is just... wow.
These are clothes?
Ze photo is upside-down!
This is...
She looks like a disco ball!
D-Did they have to roll her down the runway?!
I can't believe anypony would actually wear this!
Am I right?
Oh, my!
I faint!
So funny...
Oh, gosh. I didn't mean to make her faint.
Oh, don't worry about it, darling.
Uh, it happens all the time.
Besides, that dress did look a bit like a disco ball.
Although, Miss Pommel is making the point that,
no matter what we wear,
it is a costume of some kind or another.
I have no idea what you're talkin' about.
And... that's okay.
Let's go meet the designers
and help them get ready for the show!
Designers, welcome!
Today you will work on your designs,
and we judges will offer our guidance and advice
as you prepare for tomorrow's big show.
Lily Lace, tell us about your inspiration.
You guys, this morning, on my way here,
I heard a bird singing literally
the most beautiful song I'd ever heard!
And I wanted to capture not so much the bird's song exactly
but more like how the wind carried the bird's song!
Powerful yet at the same time fragile and delicate.
Uh... Huh?
Next up, meet Starstreak.
I'm not interested in what's already been done.
Only what will exist...
in the future!
Tomorrow's fashion belongs to those who hear it coming.
I am Inky Rose.
You have a very focused vision!
A strong sense of what you want!
It's good!
Applejack, you've been rather quiet.
What do you think?
Well... it's a lot of black.
It's kinda...
depressing.
How's this?
Makes a world of difference!
Maybe to fashion experts like you.
But to ponies like me, it's still black.
And I'm not sure how you wear singin' birds or the future.
I don't think they liked what I had to say.
Ah, well, that's why you're here.
Fashion needs a healthy dose of practicality now and then.
Are you puttin' holes in the clothes?!
On purpose?!
It's to create a distressed look.
More like an old and tattered look!
When a pony's old clothes get holes in 'em,
they don't wanna go to the store to buy
new clothes with holes in 'em!
Okay, yes, not a very practical choice.
Fashionable, but not practical.
Simply shtunning!
Sure, it looks pretty,
but that's a lot of fabric.
With the way it drags behind,
it'll be covered in dirt in no time.
Thank goodness I'm here.
Otherwise, we'd have had holes in clothes
and dirty dresses.
But of course, no look is complete without mane and makeup!
So, uh... when are you gonna do her mane?
Ugh! It's already been done!
You know what?
Uh, I think we've given the designers
enough guidance for today.
Let's, uh, let them finish their work.
Uh, can't wait to see what y'all do for the big show tomorrow!
I literally don't know why...
- I am so offended. - That was so insensitive...
Hey, Applejack! On your way home?
How'd the first day of the contest go?
Heh! Great!
At first, I didn't think I'd be much help.
But thank goodness I signed on!
Without me, they'd be doin' all kinds of crazy fashion-y things!
Hey, Rarity! Applejack says the contest is going great!
Good thing she's there, huh?
Yes, of course...
Some of her thoughts are tough to swallow,
but hopefully her candor will help the designers
achieve the best designs possible.
You seem a little stressed.
Wanna try? Music is very relaxing.
Sure... Hmm.
Much better.
I can meet my goals. Today is a fresh start.
Good morning, everypony!
Time for final adjustments before the show!
If buttons could convey sadness, you've done it.
To me, they convey wakin' up an hour early
just to button 'em all!
And that's if you could reach most of 'em!
Is this better?
There you go!
Now when it's cold,
you just slide it on ya, and you're set.
Like a poncho!
Um... poncho?
I attached each feather individually!
It took me for-literally-ever!
You used hoof-cross-double-over stitches!
They're perfect!
Who cares if it's stitched perfectly?
You don't need feathers on your head!
My little sister tried to add some flair to her hat,
and guess what it got her –
an extra hour of work pickin' apples off the ground!
A good start, but it needs more.
No.
Yes!
I'd go with this one.
No, this one!
Something is funny?
What? Oh, no. Uh, it's just, I mean...
Those belts look the same.
Well, that one completely changes the look.
This one complements it.
You're kiddin', right?
Is everything okay?
They're havin' a heated debate about those two belts.
Ooh! Both good choices.
No!
There is no choice!
They're the exact same belt!
This is so silly!
Fashion is ridiculous!
You don't mean that!
I do!
I'm sorry, but that's my honest opinion!
Well! I never would've come
if I knew we were going to be insulted!
We go!
No! Please! Come back!
If they're out, I'm out, too.
I didn't get into fashion to design boring utilitarian clothes!
I want to create elegance and drama!
And this is literally the opposite of—!
I mean—! I can't even!
Yeah...
No.
What?
I was just bein' honest!
Stop everything!
There is no show!
Take it all down!
Rarity, what's going on?
Is everything okay?
No! It is the opposite of okay!
The judges have quit! The designers have dropped out!
The show is cancelled!
All my good intentions squashed!
And it's all Applejack's fault!
Why are you mad at me?!
I was just sayin' what I thought!
And isn't that why you wanted me to be a judge?!
For my honesty?!
Of course! But you said fashion is ridiculous!
But it's my opinion! And I'm not gonna lie!
Come with me!
Oh!
Rarity! Oh, what a nice surprise!
Hello, Strawberry Sunrise.
This is Applejack.
I was wondering if you could tell her how you feel about apples.
Don't like 'em.
What?! Why?!
They're crunchy, they're sweet, they're delicious.
They're not strawberries.
You're right!
Apples are better than strawberries!
Only if, by "better", you mean "better at being disgusting".
You'd better apologize!
Oh, I'm sorry.
But you actually bite into those tasteless, mealyworm-filled things?
Ohhh.
What?!?
Applejack, why are you so angry?
It's just Strawberry's honest opinion.
What's wrong with that?
Well, that's fine if she doesn't like 'em!
But if she knew how hard we worked to make our apples perfect,
maybe she wouldn't be so mean about—!
...Ohhhhhhh...
Oh, boy.
Doesn't feel so good, does it?
Nope.
No, it does not at all.
I am so sorry, Rarity.
I got so carried away with bein' honest,
I guess I didn't think about how I was makin' others feel.
I'm a real rotten apple.
I appreciate that, Applejack. That means a lot.
I just wish you'd realized it before you ruined the fashion show.
I need to get some of these.
It's the only way to travel.
What are you doing?!
Canterlot is that way.
Yup.
But you're not goin' back to Canterlot yet.
Hey!
What is she—?!
I don't know.
Run.
I can't even!
Whew... Listen, y'all.
I thought I was just bein' honest when I said all those things.
But somepony helped me realize I was actually bein' hurtful.
So for that, I apologize.
Zo! You don't think fashion is ridiculous?!
Uh... Well, I, uh...
I still don't understand it.
But I appreciate how much it means to y'all
and how much hard work you put into it.
I also know this contest is important to Rarity.
So what do you say?
Well, I'd hate to have come all this way here
and not see what you can do.
If they're judging, we're in.
Under one condition. Literally.
Anything.
Untie us.
Show's back on, fellers!
...And then, Applejack found me and told me
to distract you for an hour.
But the hour's up! Ta-da!
B-B-But how?!
They were all leaving.
This was all coming down.
You can thank Applejack. She literally did it all by herself.
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
But I did bust my tail because
I know how much this means to you.
Ohhhhh!
Thank you, Applejack.
We start now!
First up, Lily Lace!
Starstreak!
Inky Rose!
And now, it's time to vote.
I am drawn to the beauty and drama of fashion,
and nopony does drama better than Lily Lace,
so I vote for her.
It means sooooo much to me!
I literally can't even!
Simplicity is the keynote of true elegance.
That is why I vote for Inky Rose.
You've... made me so...
happy?
Fashion is the art!
I, Photo Finish, vote for Starstreak!
Wonderful to hear, darling.
Well, it all comes down to you, Applejack.
Can you believe it?!
After everything that's happened,
Applejack is the deciding vote!
This is so exciting!
Well, Applejack?
Lily Lace's clothes go here,
Inky Rose's will go there,
and Starstreak's there.
Sorry, but I couldn't pick just one.
They all did great, and in my opinion,
they all deserve to win.
And I agree.
I told you your perspective would be beneficial.
Is, uh, this one of your new designs, Rarity?
It's, uh...
Uh, the form is... reminiscent of uh...
I mean, it conjures up images of...
uh... well, uh...
- I-I mean... - Oh, that?
No! I totally messed that one up!
It's ghastly! Horrid!
Absolutely terrible!
Oh, thank goodness.
'Cause in my honest opinion...
it's awful.
When you're right, you're right!
I am relieved!
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