FROU FROU LIST - I

Petticoats and Crinolines in Films

Please take notice: These films mostly contain lovely visions of bouffant skirts, particularly of the 50's style, and MIGHT show peeks of petticoats. Very few show full petti-views (these will be noted). We are also now adding films which feature classic crinolines and petticoat as well. You might also review the corsetfilm list located at www.staylace.com/films/indexfiles/a/index.html

Many of the corset-era productions show gowns and petticoats as well!

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2000	IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK 2    TVM -- Small display of pouf on the little girl's 50s dress in the beginning.	SHARON STONE
1994	I'LL DO ANYTHING -- Small show of little girl crinies near the end.	WHITTNI WRIGHT
1951	I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS -- Stage girl froufrou Lobby Card  BUY THE FILM!	DORIS DAY
1953	I LOVE MELVIN -- Full of fifties bouffant and fluffy stage costumes.	DEBBIE REYNOLDS
1994	IMAGINARY CRIMES -- The film, set in 1962 Oregon,  has a marvelous scene in which the young Balk character parades around in the living room wearing her mother's petticoats and does a little dance. Then, she sits beside her petticoated mother on the couch and primps!   Review by Shelley It has everything I love and dream about. Beautiful pettislips, school uniforms, PJs  little cowgirl costumes. Mary Beth Sanford would have a time of her life. The younger daughter wears a charming taffeta plaid party dress I would die for. 2nd review by 'Satin Slip'	FAIRUZA BALK
1959	IMITATION OF LIFE -- Bouffant dresses, and the great show of pettis after the graduation scene (the camera actually focuses upward! Ms. Dee puts on quite a display as she is dressing for company and is putting on her shoes with lots of petticoat flying. Review by Shelley	SANDRA DEE
2002	THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST -- Two very short can can scenes.	REESE WITHERSPOON
1964	THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET -- In the first scenes there is 50s bouffant.	ELIZABETH MacRAE
1976	THE INCREDIBLE SARAH -- Hoops!	GLENDA JACKSON
1958	INDISCREET -- Fifties bouffant BUY THE DVD!	INGRID BERGMAN
1951	THE INHERITANCE (re-release of the 1947 film "Uncle Silas) -- Nice taffeta crinoline evening dress -- you can  hear the rustles as Miss Simmons moves;  worn in several scenes.	JEAN SIMMONS
1961	THE INNOCENTS -- Hooped and cage crinolined little girl and adult early Victorian gowns, with a peek now and then. BUY THE DVD!	DEBORAH KERR
C1995	IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER (A MIDWINTER'S TALE) -- A very bouffant dress toward the end. BUY THE FILM!	HETTA CHARNLEY
1965	INSIDE DAISY CLOVER-- Miss Wood, one of Tessy's heart-throbs, wears an INCREDIBLE clown outfit in this (as well as a long, bouffant gown earlier) that will stop a busload of football players <sigh>.	NATALIE WOOD
1955	INTERRUPTED MELODY-- Miss Parker sports a folk costume during an opera that exhibits flourishing pettis BUY THE TAPE!	ELEANOR PARKER
1949	IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME-- Miss Garland wears a red dress, with ample filly pink petticoats, while dancing, 3/4 of the way through - itself enough worth seeing. BUY THE DVD!	JUDY GARLAND
	IN TROUBLE WITH EVE a/k/a "Trouble with Eve"-- A stunning scene on a couch, as well as a maid setting the tables at the beginning.	SALLY SMITH
1956	THE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS -- Ms. Wynter's figure does justice to a most special sundress (and will make your mouth water) in this original version!	DANA WYNTER
1997	INVENTING THE ABBOTTS -- 50s bouffant, with one intimate scene where the dress is carelessly pulled up to reveal the petticoat. BUY THE FILM!	LIV TYLER & JENNIFER CONNELLY
1944	IRISH EYES ARE SMILING -- More bouffant blarney in this musical about the composer of the song The still clip shows Ms. Haver in some bouncy little girl style pouf and -- a huge bonus -- masses of big sister crinolines flowing and whirling all over the place in the background.*  Review and still by Pammie (R.I.P.)	JUNE HAVER
1956	THE IRON PETTICOAT--  Miss Hepburn a la pouf!  Quite unusual.	KATHERINE HEPBURN
1982	IT CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD -- Spoof of 50s B film with petticoats aflyin'	GILDA RADNER
1963	IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR -- This Elvis film stars an adorable little Asian girl who wears some cute “little girl” outfits.  Review by Shelley	VICKY TIU
1962	IT HAPPENED IN ATHENS   Lobby Card	JAYNE MANSFIELD
1963	IT'S ALL HAPPENING	ANGELA DOUGLAS
1955	IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER -- Fifties bouffant, including a special petticoated frock worn by Miss Gray. BUY THE DVD!	CYD CHARISSE & DOLORES GRAY
1956	IT'S NEVER TOO LATE-- About half an hour into the film, there's a scene with the daughter (called Tessa). She comes down the stairs in a double layer white (paper nylon?) petticoat and white "merry widow". We get a good view of her petticoat; she is carrying her dress. She comes into the front room and asks her gran to do up the petticoat (It has a draw string). Then she puts on the very full skirted dress which has two net petticoats attached, of which we also get a good view. She's then zipped up, and a bit later we get a full view of this beautiful dress. Earlier in the film, Tessa jumps over a banister and lands in a chair on the other side, and we get views of petticoats then as well. So, I can say that this British film is highly recommended!-- Review by Janet	SUSAN STEPHEN
1961	IT'S TRAD, DAD!	HELEN SHAPIRO
1995	IT TAKES TWO-- Specific notice should be taken of the woman in the extremely bouffant black cocktail dress at the party at the mansion.  Very unique! BUY THE FILM!	KIRSTIE ALLEY
1951	I WANT YOU -- Small show of little girls' crinies near the end.	DOROTHY McGUIRE

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