Pretty Woman (HW)

In Pretty Woman, Vivian Ward, who is a former prostitute, becomes an escort for a welathy, busniness man named Edward Lewis. In this specific scene, Vivian starts engaging into Edward’s elite world by going shopping around Beverly Hills. However, during her shopping, she encounters women who approach her in a rude way;throwing subliminal messages about her revealing outfit. They mention that the clothes sold there are not  appropaite for her and that they are too expensive for her tatse. Because she lives a life where her only occupation is based on prostituion, she is unaware of this new culture of elitism and therefore, feels disrespected. In fact, in this scene there is a sense of elegance that Vivian does not portray, like the way she speaks in contrast to the workers: “ya got nice stuff.” She also sees the differences by stating that she is looking for more conservative things, which is also contrast to her current style she wears. Throughout the movie she learns how to confrom to the “fancy” standards and become more “formal”, but along the way she faces challenges and insults like the women in this scene.