UPDATE FACTORY & NEWSPAGE
(and occasional blog & commentary)
...TO MAKE IT EASIER TO FOLLOW THE CHANGES AS THEY HAPPEN
SEPTEMBER 2009
SEPTEMBER 2009
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Trampoline fun, from David M.
(Click to enlarge)
More such 
J-pop maid videos, pointed out by Crinolyn: ...and crowded pettis on a popular Japanese entertainer (Poor, dark stage lighting, but worth a look ). |
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" It was fun all right. When I was a little girl the stores were full of pretty stuff like that. The only problem was making up my mind!I guess I drove my poor mother crazy trying to decide on what petticoat or pettislip to wear with my new dress. I also drove her crazy picking out that new dress!!!!! In the end it was always my mother that made the decision. That was okay with me, because I loved everything she picked out anyway! Easter was really fun because I got all new stuff. I mean EVERYTHING! ...Gloves, hat, shoes, and of course, the new dress and matching crinolines. Oh yes, pretty undies too." |
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Julie: Don't you wish you could travel back in time,
and make purchases, such as these? I sure do. Lingerie was often
prettier than the More catalog images
A few have pointed out
this new video by Paloma Faith -
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Crinolyn:
"While
there have been many links to ballroom dancing, one could spend days
looking at them on YouTube,
this one is
of particular interest, as it is the introduction of dancers.
(Starting at 2:04) As they are introduced they do a customary twirl
of their skirts with petticoats flying! Very noteworthy! This clip
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Misha points to these videos: "Baroque dance, trio of women in fluffy, full-skirted gowns." "Below are ball gowns and vintage dance, Most from Lexington Vintage Dance Society. Generally are so-so, YouTube quality, but worth a look. This one is maybe the best, closer view, focused on the skirts and feet, and the best quality."#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 ...and here is Dorothy Collins as Alice (Hit Parade, 1955)
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Crinolyn has come up with four videos which deal with the in and
outs of wearing hoopskirts |
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Charming video, pointed out by Spanking Services:
...also a
small gallery and a naughty
girl's spanking from their site, now with a small video clip
...and from "Buntonjoe":
"My creaky
memory prompted me to look
this video up, as it inspired
me back in the Bicentennial Year. Note the majorettes."
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DON'T EVER FORGET! Freedom Isn't Free!
Shelley sends
this vidclip: "Fantastic sound! |
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Dara:
"The first
episode of the TV Series The United States of Tara reached
this side of the pond this past week. The daughter of the family
appeared in a lovely plaid pleated skirt with netting early in the
episode and was then the lead dancer in a ballet. Her costume had
lovely multiple layers of skirt, as had the other ballet dancers.
There's no particular reason to think that pettis will feature in
further episodes but this one was thrilling. Can't find any clips
or stills unfortunately."
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In advance of Halloween,
Crinolyn and Tessy are starting a new "commercially available petticoated
costumes" section - we solicit your contributions, but there are criteria: Here are four examples - click to enlarge
Michelle O. has placed a video clip fromDesigning Woman
on YouTube, featuring Dolores Gray
in her wonderful mermaid gown, shown in the 23 September and 26
August Updates. |
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In her research, June Flowers
has discovered this
most fascinating video
...and Beth sends on this fun 'Petticoat Girl' video
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Ruffles:
"Maybe my persnickitiness can pay off in places to look for
pettis. The last video labelled as a square dance looked a
lot more like a line dance (definitely not square). So, I looked
in my limited supply of videos and small knowledge of dancing to
provide some samples - with Square Dance (youth) Round Dance Tango, Formal Swing Boogie Woogie (Swing) [ED: difference between the two?] |
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Crinolyn found this nice story: Lisa's Adjustable Petticoatby Oggbashan |
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From Crinolyn: Here is a great cache of videos from classic movies, all featuring our favorite attire! ...and Joe A. sends:
"An article
entitled 'Petticoat Girls in School Parade' appeared in the
British Daily Mirror (1961). Here are some relevant
excerpts:
"The headmistress
said the girls were deliberately showing their petticoats at
school, and decided it must stop..."
"The girls aged
seventeen and eighteen lifted their gymslips and showed the
headmistress what sort of petticoat they were wearing..."
"Girls caught
wearing a frothy, frilly, non regulation petticoat were told not
to wear it again at school..."
"They must be taught
to realise that the sight of a petticoat to a young boy can be
very provocative..."
A seventeen year old
boy at the school said "Frilly petticoats? fancy hairstyles?
Lovely!"
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Mike F. points out this most delightful vidclip of the wind under a petti! Shelley - freeze frame
this at 2:06...Dorothy Collins in 1956
bouffant |
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Another 'pettiskirt' site, this from Wendy
...and Shelley
points to these Japanese singer video:
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'Buntonjoe' points out two French maid vidclips (look toward the end of #2) |
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