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

Any rating comments obviously refer to the quality of the film vis-à-vis frou-frou

1950

WABASH AVENUE Still or publicity shot

BETTY GRABLE

2007

WAITRESS -- Visible petticoats at the end.

KERI RUSSELL

2007

WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY -- Rock 'n roll teenage dancing, with attendant pettis flying

(VARIED UNIDENTIFIED)

2005

WALK THE LINE -- Some pretty 50s dresses...

REESE WITHERSPOON

1979

THE WANDERERS -- This cult film is set in the early 60's and features a few good scenes. The best is when nice looking teenagers play strip poker and when the time comes to see the girl's dress we see some lovely (full view) petticoats!
Review by Shelley

KAREN ALLEN

1943

WAR OF THE WILDCATS -- Cancan!

MARTHA SCOTT

1953

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS -- A nice square dance scene at the beginning of the film with long,
flaring skirts and petticoats. Review by Dennis

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(VARIED)

2001

WASABI French/Japanese -- For most of the last 20 minutes of the film,
Ms. Hirosue wears a bright orange square dance petticoat as outerwear.
Review by Karl N. 5.4 MByte vidclip

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RYOKO HIROSUE

1997

WASHINGTON SQUARE -- 19th century hoops and hoopskirts

JENNIFER JASON LEIGH

1940

WATERLOO BRIDGE Stillclip

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VIVIEN LEIGH

2005

THE WEDDING DATE -- Highly visible bridesmaid tulle

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DEBRA MESSING

1961

WEEKEND IN LAS VEGAS

NATALIE WOOD

1967

WELCOME TO HARD TIMES (Western "can-can))

JANICE RULE

2006

WENDY WU: HOMECOMING WARRIOR TVM -- Miss Song battles homecoming rival with ancient Chinese martial arts while wearing a pink bouffant gown. 12.7 MByte vidclip

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BRENDA SONG

1958

WENN DIE CONNY MIT DEM PETER -- German

CORNELIA FROBOESS

1961

WEST SIDE STORY Click here for promo-clip and famous dance scene.

NATALIE WOOD &
RITA MORENO

1962

WHAT A CARVE UP! (Ms. Eaton, in a nice organdy dress with paper nylon petti, rustles as she sits down at the table.
Later, a bedroom scene with her removing her petticoat, standing in her bra and knickers.) Review by David

SHIRLEY EATON

1964

WHAT A WAY TO GO! (Aside from typical 50s pettis, there are some very unusual gowns, notably
a red "Oriental" number with tight, long lower skirt and extreme balloon-like upper skirt, and another - a front split floor length gown which, when pushed aside, contains crinies. Also, some wide peplum and short hoop outfits--worth a viewing!) Video stream

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SHIRLEY MacLAINE

1961

WHAT A WHOPPER! (50s bouffant)

MARIE-FRANCE

2000

WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? (50s housewife en bouffant in the beginning)

ANNETTE BENING

1945

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

JOAN LESLIE

1960

WHERE THE BOYS ARE (Full view! ) This has Tessy’s favorite dressing room scene, and for good reason. It doesn’t get much better! Girls and petticoats, who needs gin? Yvette Mimieux in petti at left from Shelley. The film also features Connie Francis en bouffant. Review and advertisement from Shelley

CONNIE FRANCIS &
YVETTE MIMIEUX

1954

WHITE CHRISTMAS (Early 50s bouffant, with some glimpses of petti,
and a great cigarette girl outfit) Stream of 'The Best Things happen While You're Dancing'

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