Art of the Dress

Art of the Dress,[1] also titled Rarity's Dressmaking Song,[2] is a song that is featured in the episode Suited For Success. The song is a direct homage or "borrowing" from Stephen Sondheim's song "Putting It Together" from the musical Sunday In the Park With George. It is one of two musical numbers that take after Sondheim's work, the other one being At the Gala. The length of the song and its reprise combined gives the longest running time of any song of the series. It is the fourth track on the Songs of Friendship and Magic soundtrack album. The reprise is not on the album, but the digital booklet included with the album contains the reprise's lyrics. The album version of this song contains harmony vocals not heard on the televised version, and removes sound effects such as Opalescence's meow. It also serves as the sixth track of side A on the vinyl album Magical Friendship Tour.