Object

Charlie's Formal Frock

Charlie stands awkwardly pinned within the formal frock's stiff, high-collared embrace, its dark fabric evoking dusty presidential annals as President Bartlet circles him with gleaming eyes, compliments cascading like rediscovered protocol. The garment strains against Charlie's discomfort, fabric whispering under Bartlet's approving gaze while he invokes Woodrow Wilson's legacy, dismissing top hats with playful authority amid an aide's tug at his own coat.

1 appearances

Purpose

Formal attire enforcing regal statesman protocol for presidential aides at events like the Congressional Christmas party

Significance

Revives archaic dress code, injecting historical gravitas and Bartlet's erudite warmth into tense administration nights, humanizing the leader through paternal pride in his aide's transformed silhouette

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S2E10 · Noel

Bartlet Champions Regal Statesman Attire for Charlie

Charlie's formal frock serves as the visual and narrative centerpiece, its stiff, high-collared fabric amplifying his discomfort while symbolizing Bartlet's revived tradition of statesmanlike grandeur; it frames the dialogue on protocol, embodying historical gravitas invoked via Woodrow Wilson.

Before: Worn awkwardly by Charlie in the center of the bedroom

After: Still worn by Charlie as they prepare to leave

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