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* Chocolate Misu's [[MagicSkirt magic suspenders]] in ''Manga/SorcererHunters''.

* Chocolat's combat outfit in ''Manga/SorcererHunters'' consists of baggy trousers and a pair of thin suspenders. If a woman dressed like that in real life, the only way she could move without flashing her nipples would be to glue the suspenders in place.

** The game's leading lady, one [[RebelliousPrincess HRH]] Kaguya Nanbu, has [[GagBoobs huge tracts of land]] stuffed into a microdress held on by the cruelty of the Universe. She has an extremely [[DanceBattler acrobatic fighting style]], which results in, uh, [[{{Gainaxing}} earthquakes,]] in keeping with the metaphor, but never a wardrobe malfunction. Whoever [[MagicSkirt enchanted]] that thing deserves either a medal or to be hanged, depending on your perspective.

* This is the modern design philosophy for HornyDevils and Dark Elves in ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' and ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'', wearing just enough that they aren't technically showing anything but implying they could be at any time. Earlier versions of the models were outright topless.

** Nico Robin's outfit post-timeskip has her skirt resting just below her hips, revealing a lot of her pelvis and pubisarea; realistically, the skirt is far down enough that it should just fall to the floor.

* {{Discussed}} in ''LightNovel/ProblemChildrenAreComingFromAnotherWorldArentThey'' by [[LovableSexManiac Shiroyasha]] and [[ChivalrousPervert Izayoi]], with the former explaining this effect as the reason she invented a literal MagicSkirt.

ImpossiblyLowNeckline ("What's holding it ''up''?"),[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape, or enough boning that the damn thing would stand up on its own even without her in it.[[/note]] NavelDeepNeckline and {{Sideboob}} ("What's keeping those two strips in place?"),[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape.[[/note]] {{Underboobs}} ("That shirt should ride up!"),[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape -- sensing a theme here?[[/note]] and GodivaHair ("All she has to do is turn her head a ''little''...") [[note]]Glue and a prayer, posture and careful movement, lots of hairspray; and by the way, she's wearing a bodystocking, too.[[/note]] are common forms of this. Strongly overlaps with VaporWear, when a costume's design seems incompatable with any undergarments.

ImpossiblyLowNeckline ("What's holding it ''up''?")[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape, or enough boning that the damn thing would stand up on its own even without her in it.[[/note]], NavelDeepNeckline and {{Sideboob}} ("What's keeping those two strips in place?")[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape.[[/note]], {{Underboobs}} ("That shirt should ride up!")[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape -- sensing a theme here?[[/note]], and GodivaHair ("All she has to do is turn her head a ''little''...") [[note]]Glue and a prayer, posture and careful movement, lots of hairspray; and by the way, she's wearing a bodystocking, too.[[/note]] are common forms of this. Strongly overlaps with VaporWear, when a costume's design seems incompatable with any undergarments.

*** And yet [[http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Rindou Rindou]], her bazooka-wielding underling probably has her beat as far as this trope is concerned. Seriously, is her short jacket duct-taped to her nipples or something?

* The strangest invocation of this trope has to be in the gag manga ''[[Manga/KidouSenshiGundamSan Kidou Senshi Gundam-San]]''. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] says this is [[http://manga.animea.net/kidou-senshi-gundam-san-chapter-0.1-page-12.html why he wears his iconic mask]].

* In Creator/{{Filmation}}'s ''[[WesternAnimation/FlashGordon1979 Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All]]'', Flash, Dale and Zarkov are captured by Beastmen soon upon crash landing on Mongo and dragged to their mountain settlement. Along the way, their [[ClothingDamage clothing disintegrates]] with [[https://youtu.be/O9Z9k0wAZtQ?t=5 Dale's dress so shredded with one shoulder is completely bare to the point where the whole blouse is just about to fall open completely]]. The look is so alluringly that when the film was reedited into the SaturdayMorningCartoon TV series instead, the gang had to be redrawn into their usual costumes to avoid imagery the NBC network could never allow in that timeslot.

* Jessica Albert from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII''. Her breasts are [[http://www.dqshrine.com/dq/dq8/dq8-40.jpg so large]], and [[http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/4547/304451-jessica_7_large.jpg her top is so low]], one would think her nipples were glued to the neckline, with how they never explode out -- even with her [[http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb369/diony69/Jessica%20Albert/vlcsnap-2012-04-01-16h59m29s28.png idle stretching]], her [[http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb369/diony69/Jessica%20Albert/tumblr_lzv5qluESL1qzlgbao1_250.gif bouncing]], or her [[http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb369/diony69/Jessica%20Albert/vlcsnap-2012-04-01-17h07m52s162.png bending over]]. The "Sex Appeal" (as her skill in the game is) of Jessica's dress is that she is essentially naked from the nipple up. As such, her top attracts much attention and many camera shots in the game.

* In ''VideoGame/GodEater'' Sakuya's SexyBacklessOutfit is held up only by a pair of strings tied behind her neck and back. With [[https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/godeater/images/7/7d/Tachibana_Sakuya.jpg how much sideboob is showing]], it's a wonder nothing slips out.

* Sylvanas Windrunner's outfit, specifically her skin-tight pants, in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII''and ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Prior to the Battle For Azeroth expansion, many wondered about her top as well (though tbf, it did look like it was reinforced with metal). While one can suspend disbelief in the case of the dragons who dress in similar styles, since their "clothes" may actually be body parts, one really has to wonder about Sylvanas. The front of her pants sits well below her belly button or even her hip line. If she jumped in the air, the fabric SHOULD be pulled down sufficiently as to show her vaginal opening. Of course, it never does: no matter how many crazy archery stunts she pulls.

* This is the idea behind the "fan dance" and "bubble dance" invented by the famous burlesque dancer, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Rand Sally Rand]].

** A particularly well-known example is Music/JenniferLopez' [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmwscsJy7B1qcg9muo1_500.jpg green dress]], parodied in the Simpsons' example above.

* Romans didn't wear togas as much as we imagine them doing; most famously they were donned by political candidates, since [[LightIsGood the pure white of the garment was supposed to communicate their honesty]]. The reason? There was ''nothing'' holding them up except for strategic body posturing. If you pivoted just the wrong way, down it would come and nude you would be [[note]] not quite nude, they did wear underwear. But it was roughly equivalent to a modern speedo in terms of modesty.[[/note]].
** At least in later times [[http://www.roman-empire.net/society/soc-dress.html togas were worn over a tunic]], and the more conservative and traditionalist Romans who preferred the old-fashioned way were considered to be somewhat eccentric.

ImpossiblyLowNeckline ("What's holding it ''up''?")[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape, or enough boning that the damn thing would stand up on its own even without her in it.[[/note]], AbsoluteCleavage and {{Sideboob}} ("What's keeping those two strips in place?")[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape.[[/note]], {{Underboobs}} ("That shirt should ride up!")[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape -- sensing a theme here?[[/note]], and GodivaHair ("All she has to do is turn her head a ''little''...") [[note]]Glue and a prayer, posture and careful movement, lots of hairspray; and by the way, she's wearing a bodystocking, too.[[/note]] are common forms of this. Strongly overlaps with VaporWear, when a costume's design seems incompatable with any undergarments.

* In one ''Manga/CaseClosed'' chapter, [[http://tinypic.com/r/2cp4vba/7 a woman dressed in what looks like a dress made out of a really long scarf]] appears. AbsoluteCleavage included.

** ComicBook/EmmaFrost. As a member of the Hellfire Club, her outfit, while skimpy, was believable. ([[DressedLikeADominatrix It was white lingerie resembling the kind that anyone could buy at Victoria's Secrets, combined with knee-high boots and a cape.]]) However, after her HeelFaceTurn, her outfits got more daring and more improbable in design. One good example was when she first joined the ComicBook/XMen: her outfit combined AbsoluteCleavage and ImpossiblyLowNeckline, using a few strategically placed scraps of fabric to form a reverse "X" with her exposed skin. (Of course, the lingerie was a dress code for the Hellfire Club, but being the [[AttentionWhore type of person she is]], quitting the Club actually gave her a chance to be ''more'' daring.)

* Katsuragi of ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' wears an open dress shirt with AbsoluteCleavage. You would think that with all of her flipping around, her nipples would pop out any second, or at least she'd suffer an areola slip, but somehow her top always stays in place.

* Averted in ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' with Vanka of Brogoria. She wears a very low-cut tunic that shows AbsoluteCleavage, but it often slips and exposes her breasts.

* Because TheInternetIsForPorn, very few things get Website/FourChan hot and bothered, but two people holding hands, one or both sporting a LuminescentBlush, and neither even looking at each other? Unbelievably lewd.

ImpossiblyLowNeckline ("What's holding it ''up''?")[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape, or enough boning that the damn thing would stand up on its own even without her in it.[[/note]], AbsoluteCleavage and {{Sideboob}} ("What's keeping those two strips in place?")[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape.[[/note]], {{Underboobs}} ("That shirt should ride up!")[[note]]Glue and a prayer, double-sided tape -- sensing a theme here?[[/note]], and GodivaHair ("All she has to do is turn her head a ''little''...") [[note]]Glue and a prayer, posture and careful movement, lots of hairspray; and by the way, she's wearing a bodystocking, too.[[/note]] are common forms of this. Strongly overlaps with VaporWear, when it appears a costume doesn't include any undergarments.

* John Singer Sargent's ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Madame_X Portrait of Madame X]]'' caused a minor scandal in its day. No doubt part of the appeal is that one strap of the lady's dress looks ''just'' bit loose (it was even further down her shoulder in earlier versions). In reality, the dress had a rigid corset top and would have stood up on its own.

* John Singer Sargent's ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Madame_X Portrait of Madame X]]'' caused a minor scandal in its day. No doubt part of the appeal is that one strap of the lady's dress looks ''just'' bit loose (it was even further down her shoulder in earlier sketches). In reality, the dress had a rigid corset top and would have stood up on its own.

* The eponymous Lunna from the unofficial mini-expansion mod ''Lunna Astray in [[VideoGame/StardewValley]]'', is always wearning a white dress with one sleeve falling down to her right arm. According to her, the dress used to belong to the Wizard Rasmodius' ex-wife.

** The android [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/ST_-_What_Are_Little_Girls_Made_Of.jpg Andrea]] from "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E7WhatAreLittleGirlsMadeOf What Are Little Girls Made Of]]" has a costume with an upper portion that's merely two crossed strips of material. Off the set, models wearing this costume ''never'' failed to get a dramatically appreciative reception from at least the men.

* ''Film/DuelInTheSun'' thrived under the trope. There's a reason Howard Hughes' advertising caused George S. Kaufman to call it "The Sale of Two Titties".
* ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': Was there any more to Leia's dancing-girl costume beneath the panels of cloth hanging from front and back of the waistline? According to Carrie Fisher on the DVD commentary, there wasn't, and at times, crews standing behind her could see "all the way to Florida", as it were. Oola suffers a wardrobe malfunction as she is being dragged towards Jabba the Hutt, and again as she falls through the trap door. You can still see a short bit of the first malfunction in the current special edition. Older editions have longer scenes.

* All of Pamela Anderson's scenes in ''Film/BarbWire''. Creator/GeneSiskel outright invoked the trope, stating that the entire film was about whether or not [[MsFanservice Anderson's breasts would pop out of her outfits.]]
* The giant, elaborate, torso-covering necklace and perilously secured sarong-like skirt that [[VainSorceress Lisle]] (Isabella Rossellini) wears in ''Film/DeathBecomesHer''.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''

*** In William Shatner's ''Get a Life'', he tells a story about how Gene Roddenberry talked that same outfit into a fashion show at a Sci-Fi con. According to one of the people there, the model apparently had to spend the evening [[ThatCameOutWrong "beating men off with a stick"]]. Notable is the fact that Star Trek ''hadn't even aired yet''.

** Similarly, the [[http://bp2.blogger.com/_tBl_3BU6-1c/RZrYC6QnGFI/AAAAAAAAAME/n-3uZ-gdEiM/s1600-h/Carolyn+Palamas+3.jpg top part]] of the Greco-Roman-style outfit worn by Leslie Parrish (playing Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas) in "Who Mourns For Adonais?" consisted of a single swath of cloth draped across her breasts and slung over her shoulder. Most people who were there believed that nothing held it in place except its own weight, and were absolutely certain it was going to fall off at any second. Parrish, on the other hand, knew that it was stuck to her skin via massive amounts of two-way tape which had torn off chunks of skin during the original fitting; this is why she instead wore a bathrobe during all rehearsals, even the dress rehearsal.
** In "Mudd's Women", Maggie Thrett, playing the character of [[http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/File:Ruth_in_sickbay.jpg Ruth]], suffered repeated wardrobe malfunctions during shooting -- apparently one of her, ahem, assets refused to remain covered. (Unsurprisingly, the final version of the costume was another of Roddenberry's "improvements.") The ruined shot was saved for a [[HilariousOuttakes Gag Reel]], however.

* In the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Sleeper" Creator/JamesMarsters is shown in bed with the sheet loosely bunched around his waist, just barely above the groin.

* This is parodied in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' when it's Agnes Skinner who wears a skintight dress to Homer's award ceremony as "Man of the Hour". Homer's father, her co-host, asks, "What's holding that dress together?", to which Sideshow Mel stands and answers, "The collective will of everyone in this room!"

* In one episode of WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries, Lois and Clark are attending a fashion show, where Lois opines of one garment, "The only thing holding that dress up is faith."

* [[MsFanservice Krystal]] from ''Videogame/StarfoxAdventures'' is a NubileSavage who wears a skimpy tribal outfit that's basically [[WalkingSwimsuitScene just a bra]] and a [[DangerouslyShortSkirt hazardously short loincloth]]. In particular, the way the loincloth stays on (two button clips, one on each of her hips) makes it [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190419190727/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mbcWxUuho-g/maxresdefault.jpg physically]] [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhR5v-nWAAAecbC.jpg impossible]] for her to be wearing underwear. [[note]]''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' takes this trope to it's [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome logical conclusion]]: while many of the other female characters with similarly explicit outfits had their designs [[DigitalBikini slightly altered for modesty]], Krystal's private area was outright modeled without anything covering them up. Naturally, there have been several [[VideoGamePerversityPotential up-skirt]] screenshots [[https://i.imgur.com//OffoMLh.jpg of]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuDzYdAVsAEHAK-.jpg her]] [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1NEb5AXcAATaog.jpg exposed]] [[http://archive.fo/Q2aPZ privates]].[[/note]]

* {{Invoked}}/{{Parodied}} on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' -- [[ValleyGirl Lumpy Space Princess]] is normally naked, being a sort of [[SiliconBasedLife purple cloud-creature]], but puts on a transparent dress ([[ImprovisedClothes made from a used plastic bag]]) when she wants to seduce [[KidHero Finn]]. Due to her shape and attire,, she only ends up failing.

* In his biography, Creator/ChuckJones recounts how his fellow male students at college all told him how lucky he was to be taking art class, as he got to sketch beautiful nude models. When the woman disrobed and posed, however, Chuck found himself unaffected and sketched her as he would any other subject. Later that day, however, he was sitting outside in the common area between classes when a female student sat next to him to adjust her stockings. As pulled back her skirt, all Chuck saw was the briefest glimpse of one of her bare thighs, but that was enough to [[RagingStiffie force him to take a moment to compose himself]] before heading to his next class.

** Roman (infantry) armor also worked on this principle. Romans used large shields, so their armor didn't particularly have to be extensive. And it wasn't.

* ''Anime/PrincessTutu''. Princess Kraehe wears a black tutu which looks like it might fall off at any second. Episode 13 of ''WebVideo/PrincessTutuAbridged'' even has the cast trying to figure out how it stays up at one point.

* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has this in spades. There is eventually introduced an entire organization whose members are only not technically "naked" because they have tactical belts with low hanging pockets.

* In ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'', Sharkin's Roman-soldier-style miniskirt always made him look one stiff breeze away from indecent exposure.

* Kureha from ''Manga/{{Tokko}}'' goes around wearing nothing above her waist except an unzipped leather jacket. Even when riding her motorcycle, it somehow stays in place.

* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} has fallen victim to ridiculously skimpy suits from time to time. [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/File:Adventure_Comics_Vol_1_409.jpg Her one-time suit]] in ''ComicBook/AdventureComics #409'' was completely backless and displayed her {{Sideboob}} prominently. In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} got her brainwashed and dumped into a cape, skintight trousers and an impossible bra. At the beginning of her [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Post-Crisis book]], her midriff shirt was so tiny it almost displayed her underboobs. Finally, her alternate universe counterpart ComicBook/PowerGirl is infamous by her [[CleavageWindow boob window]].

* In one ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey'' strip, Beetle, Killer, and Plato are in a nightclub where a dancer is performing onstage wearing a skimpy outfit made of flowers:
-->'''Beetle:''' Come on! We've seen the stage show ''twice'' already.\\
'''Killer:''' Let's see it again.\\
'''Beetle:''' How come?\\
'''Plato:''' He's waiting to see if they wilt.

* In ''FanFic/LevelUpMHA'', Izuku's Gamer style Quirk gives both Momo and Itsuka "sexy kimono" skins which are described as always looking one deep breath or wrong movement from falling off entirely.
* When Manga/{{Naruto}} meets [[MsFanservice Anko]] in ''FanFic/UchibiSasuke'', he discovers that the only think more distracting than boobs is clothing that looks like it will slip and show boobs. He even [[RefugeInAudacity outright asks Anko how she holds it up]].
-->If you saw boobs, then you saw boobs: awesome!
-->However, if there was the ''potential'' for boobs, then it made people focus on them with every fiber of their being, trying to make the clothing slip down the rest of the way by sheer force of will. The fact that no one had ever been able to actually do this was the real proof there was no such thing as psychic powers in the human gene pool (because the lack certainly wasn't for lack of trying), but people still hoped.

** Madelyne Pryor in the crossover ''ComicBook/{{Inferno}}'', as well as some later appearances. Her ragged outfit included a loincloth and one of the most famous cases of {{Underboobs}} in comics history. Especially given how often Madelyne raised her arms, it is widely assumed that only telekinesis was keeping her inside that costume!

* In one ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' chapter, [[http://tinypic.com/r/2cp4vba/7 a woman dressed in what looks like a dress made out of a really long scarf]] appears. AbsoluteCleavage included.

* [[MsFanservice Krystal]] from ''Videogame/StarfoxAdventures'' is a NubileSavage who wears a skimpy tribal outfit that's basically [[WalkingSwimsuitScene just a bra]] and a [[DangerouslyShortSkirt hazardously short loincloth]]. In particular, the way the loincloth stays on (two button clips, one on each of her hips) makes it [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190419190727/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mbcWxUuho-g/maxresdefault.jpg physically]] [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhR5v-nWAAAecbC.jpg impossible]] for her to be wearing underwear. [[note]]''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' takes this trope to it's [[RealityEnsues logical conclusion]]: while many of the other female characters with similarly explicit outfits had their designs [[DigitalBikini slightly altered for modesty]], Krystal's private area was outright modeled without anything covering them up. Naturally, there have been several [[VideoGamePerversityPotential up-skirt]] screenshots [[https://i.imgur.com//OffoMLh.jpg of]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuDzYdAVsAEHAK-.jpg her]] [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1NEb5AXcAATaog.jpg exposed]] [[http://archive.fo/Q2aPZ privates]].[[/note]]

* Because TheInternetIsForPorn, very few things get [[{{Imageboards}} 4Chan]] hot and bothered, but two people holding hands, one or both sporting a LuminescentBlush, and neither even looking at each other? Unbelievably lewd.

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