Ronald Weasley's dress robes

During the school year of 1994, it became necessary for students attending Hogwarts to own a pair of dresse robes. They did not know this at the time but the robes were actually for the Yule Ball which would be held in December. As the Weasley family were poor, Ron Weasley had to make do with second hand robes. They were frilly and depicted in the film as quite old fashioned. He was insistent at not wearing them, even going as far to make Molly Weasley, his mother suggest him to go naked and Harry Potter get a photograph.

Ron took Padma Patil a pretty girl in his year to the ball. Ron's robes were so hideously embarrassing that Padma was unhappy to be seen with Ron. They did not dance at all and Padma walked off with a Beauxbatons boy. Also, many people laughed and stared at the dress robes.

Afterwards, when Harry had given Fred Weasley and George Weasley his Triwizard Tournament earning of 100 galleons, he asked them to but Ron a new pair of dress robes. They honoured his requests and Ron wore much more attractive robes, commencing from the beginning of the next year.