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!
Any rating comments obviously refer to the quality of the film vis-ā-vis frou-frou.
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| 1949 | MADAME BOVARY -- Flaubert ā la froufrou, with Ms. Jones lusciously attired in a full-skirted dress of tiered linen. Review by Pammie | JENNIFER JONES | |||
| 2000 | MADAME BOVARY -- TVM Crinolined gowns. Also, a bedroom scene with heroine in bed and an impressive set of hoops on a stand in the window waiting for her. Review by Stephan | FRANCES O'CONNOR | |||
| 1966 | MADE IN PARIS Stillclip | ANN-MARGRET | |||
| 1957 | MADEMOISELLE STRIP-TEASE French -- Bardot-type crinies. | DORA DOLL | |||
| 1987 | MADE TO ORDER -- Bouffant ball gown with crinies. | ALLY SHEEDY | |||
| 1998 | MAFIA -- Some bridal froufrou toward the beginning. | CHRISTINA APPLEGATE | |||
| 1967 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR -- TVM -- Last scene: Bouffant ballroom gowns | (Varied) | |||
| 1954 | MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION -- 50s bouffant, including a very special frock worn by Ms. Rush on the beach BUY THE DVD |
JANE WYMAN & BARBARA RUSH |
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| 19?? | THE MAILBOX OF ETTORE SCOLLA (French) -- Three woman compare their petticoats | (Unknown) | |||
| 1992 | THE MAMBO KINGS -- At least one glimpse of petti during 'The Lucy Show' group TV-watching scene toward middle) | CATHY MORIARTY | |||
| 2008 | MAMMA MIA! -- Two instances of pettis, one worn by Miss Baranski, the other a short petti-skirt worn by a reveler |
MERYL STREEP
& CHRISTINE BARANSKI |
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| 1956 | MAM'SELLE STRIPTEASE French ("En Effeuillant la Marguerite") -- Bardot crinies! -- a/k/a/ "Please Mr. Balzac" | BRIGITTE BARDOT | |||
| 1953 | THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN -- One catfight with western hoops afly'n'! | PATRICE WYMORE | |||
| 1956 |
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JENNIFER JONES
& GIGI PERREAU |
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| 1955 | MAN OF THE MOMENT 3 clips | LANA MORRIS | |||
| 1958 |
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JULIE LONDON | |||
| 1999 | MAN ON THE MOON -- Some nice "Rockettes"-type costumes near the end, which show off petti! | (Varied) | |||
| 1997 | THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE -- French maid outfit with pettis. | JOANNE WHALLEY | |||
| 1956 |
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DORIS DAY | |||
| 1959 | THE MAN WHO UNDERSTOOD WOMEN -- Fifties bouffant | LESLIE CARON | |||
| 1938 |
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NORMA SHEARER | |||
| 1955 | MARIE-ANTOINETTE French/Italian | ANN CARRERE | |||
| 2006 | MARIE ANTOINETTE -- Panniers and petticoats aplenty! | KIRSTEN DUNST | |||
| 2008 | MARLEY AND ME -- Excellent bridal frou frou at the very beginning | JENNIFER ANISTON | |||
| 1979 | MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN German | HANNA SCHYGULLA | |||
| 1991 | THE MARRYING MAN | KIM BASINGER | |||
| 1955 |
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BETSY BLAIR | |||
| 1964 | MARY POPPINS -- Ms. Andrews handles petticoats well! | JULIE ANDREWS | |||
| 1998 | THE MASK OF ZORRO -- Spanish pettis | CATHERINE ZETA JONES | |||
| 1993 | MATINEE --
Ms. Martin has
several good
scenes. One such scene is where she throws her legs over the edge of the
bed to catch her little brother! Another sweet image has Kelly walking
down a sidewalk with her friend. Simple, yet fetching. Review by Shelley |
KELLIE MARTIN | |||
| 1937 | MAYTIME -- Wait for the 1850's-dressed woman in the swing. A massive hooped skirt! | JEANETTE MACDONALD | |||
| 1955 | THE McCONNELL STORY -- Watch lovely Ms. Allyson greet test pilot Alan Ladd in wonderful full skirts of the period, complete with multiple layers of petticoats! Review by Rhonda Risque | JUNE ALLYSON | |||
| 1983 | THE MEANING OF LIFE ("Monty Python's The Meaning of life") Stillclips | CAROL CLEVELAND | |||
| 1956 | MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS -- A wonderful scene where Ms. Cyd Charisse wears a delightful full-skirted dress with flouncy, white petticoats, which she amply displays during an energetic dance scene. Review by Rhonda Risque | CYD CHARISSE | |||
| 1944 |
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JUDY GARLAND | |||
| 1959 |
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VERONIKA BAYER & MARGIT SAAD |
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| 2000 | MEN OF HONOR -- Small dance scene set in the early fifties. | CHARLIZE THERON | |||
| 1952 |
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LANA TURNER | |||
| 2001 | ME WITHOUT YOU -- Cocktail dresses with petticoats. |
ANNA FRIEL & MICHELLE WILLIAMS |
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| 1988 | MIDNIGHT MOVIE MASSACRE -- Beyond "camp"* | JEANNE BEACHWOOD | |||
| 1995 |
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HETTA CHARNLEY | |||
| 1994 | MILK MONEY | (VARIED) | |||
| 1944 |
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BETTY HUTTON | |||
| 1962 |
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ANNE BANCROFT & PATTY DUKE |
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| 2000 |
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HALLIE KATE EISENBERG
& ALISON ELLIOT |
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| 1984 | MISCHIEF-- The bedroom scene! | CATHERINE MARY STEWART | |||
| 1958 | MISS APRIL (FRÖKEN APRIL) Swedish -- Lots of nice petticoat scenes!! | LENA SÖDERBLOM | |||
| 2000 | MISS CONGENIALITY -- Not only is the delightful Ms. Bullock dressed in a frilly, petticoated German barmaid outfit, but---later, she is shown in long duration in only the absolutely gorgeous white petticoat and camisole underneath! It'll make your heart race! | SANDRA BULLOCK | |||
| 1953 | MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER --
Plenty of period
costumes, although I think they got the styles a little wrong for the
1850s as most of the skirts seem to have a small bustle, which I think
came later. However, the dresses are still wonderful, and there is one
scene where one of the actresses twirls round and round in her beautiful
dress, showing the pettis like we square dancers do. Review by Kerian |
PIPER LAURIE | |||
| 1986 |
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TARA MacGOWRAN | |||
| 1957 | MISTER CORY-- Bouffant skirts and dresses of the era. You can SENSE the crinies underneath! | MARTHA HYER | |||
| 1962 | MR. HOBBS TAKES A VACATION-- 50s dance sequences | LAURI PETERS | |||
| 1957 | MISTER ROCK AND ROLL-- THE ALAN FREED STORY-- Some nice 50s petti-dance scenes, with flips!* | (VARIED) | |||
| 1953 |
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AVA GARDNER & GRACE KELLY |
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| 1999 | MOLLY -- Miss Shue plays a charming autistic woman who likes to wear petticoats, mostly as outerwear. | ELISABETH SHUE | |||
| 1992 |
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TERI GARR | |||
| 2003 | JULIA ROBERTS | ||||
| 1952 | MONKEY BUSINESS -- The dress (black tulle and taffeta) which Ginger Rogers wears at the start and ending, I think, is wonderful. We don't actually see petticoats, but we do see a lot of bouffance. Review by Janet & David. | GINGER ROGERS | |||
| 1994 | THE MONSTER ("Il Mostro"/"Le Monstre") Italian/French 10.7 MByte vidclip | NICOLETTA BRASCHI | |||
| 2005 | MONSTER IN LAW -- Ms. Fonda wears a black & white very full skirt with a bouffant black crinoline under. |
JANE FONDA & JENNIFER LOPEZ |
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| 1953 | MONTE CARLO BABY -- Hoop skirts | AUDREY HEPBURN | |||
| 1979 | MORE THAN FRIENDS | PENNY MARSHALL | |||
| 1990 | MOTHER GOOSE, ROCK AND RHYME -- Mr. Duvall wears a pretty blue bouffant petticoat as OUTERwear! | SHELLEY DUVALL | |||
| 1952 | MOULIN ROUGE -- Can Can plus Stillclips | ZSA ZSA GABOR | |||
| 2001 | MOULIN ROUGE -- Fabulous Can Can Stillclips | NICOLE KIDMAN | |||
| 1947 | MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA -- Anti-Bellum hoops | ROSALIND RUSSELL | |||
| 1959 |
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(UNKNOWN) | |||
| 1988 |
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STACEY DASH | |||
| 2005 |
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JUDI DENCH | |||
| 1996 | MRS. SANTA CLAUS -- Despite her plain appearance, what's underneath speaks otherwise! The entire movie has petticoats here and there, but they're especially prominent at the Tavish Toy Factory dance (where the pictures are from), and mass population dancing in the streets to an earlier number. There are lots of things to see thanks to Angela's carefree nature, whisking her skirts around without a second thought. Review by J. H. | ANGELA LANSBURY | |||
| 1970 | THE MUSIC LOVERS -- Cancan! | GLENDA JACKSON | |||
| 1985 | MY AMERICAN COUSIN | (VARIED) | |||
| 2002 | MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING -- Check out the mermaid bridesmaid gowns. | NIA VARDALOS | |||
| 1950 | MY BLUE HEAVEN -- Miss Grable in an 'over-the-top,' nicely petticoated French maid outfit with frilly rumba panties. | BETTY GRABLE | |||
| 1946 |
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LINDA DARNELL | |||
| 1964 | MY FAIR LADY -- As she flops down on the sofa -- a spill of frilly thrills! | AUDREY HEPBURN | |||
| 1942 | MY GAL SAL -- Poufy showgirl outfit (publicity picture?) Publicity dressing room picture | RITA HAYWORTH | |||
| 1985 | MY LIFE AS A DOG -- The little girl is a 'tomboy', but, in the end, sits on a roof with her friend, in full female finery, including a petticoated skirt. | MELINDA KINNAMAN | |||
| 1955 |
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JANET LEIGH & BETTY GARRETT |
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| 1988 | MY STEPMOTHER WAS AN ALIEN -- Ms. Basinger wears a nice fluffy skirt! | KIM BASINGER |
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