Stella from 'Jonas'

School uniforms exist to make students appear neat and ready to learn and to create a bond of conformity.

Then there are the creatively dressed students, albeit in uniforms, at Horace Mantis Academy on Disney Channel's Sunday series Jonas. One, Stella (Chelsea Staub), is a burgeoning fashion designer.

Blood is an acquired taste (we're assuming). But if you stare long enough at Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) of True Blood, airing Sundays on HBO, you'll come to realize that no matter what her blood type is, it's your type. She's a quirky mixture of sexy and sass that series costume designer Audrey Fisher has made into a beautiful reflection of quiet sophistication balanced by country life.

In a movie with "princess" in the title, one could fairly expect a fashion column about elaborate outfits and the right tiara with the right gown.

Disney Channel's Princess Protection Program, airing Friday, June 26, also stars a very regular teen, however.

It's not easy to be taken seriously when you look as if you could sprout gossamer wings but be equally comfortable in bondage gear.

Yet Holly Hunter as Detective Grace Hanadarko in TNT's Saving Grace, which returns Tuesday, June 16, pulls it off.

We form snap judgments based on how people dress. As such, we don't expect Army majors' wives to be overtly sexy.

Catherine Bell, playing Denise, the wife of Major Frank Sherwood (Terry Serpico) on Lifetime's Sunday series Army Wives, should be refined, even if that wasn't evident when she was having an affair last season.