History PimpedOutDress / Film

* Averted amongst the Dutch women in ''Film/MichielDeRuyter'', even though the Netherlands were very wealthy in the Seventeenth century. It was then, and still is to a degree, frowned upon to display ostentatious wealth in the traditionally Calvinist country. The only one who plays this straight is Wendela de Witt.

* ''Film/WhyBeGood'' is from 1929, so there's the short dresses, but with lots of fringe and ruffles. One can't forget the accessories either; there's those fabulous cloche hats and pearls, too.

* ''Film/TheLoveParade:'' Queen Louise's [[http://maceddy.com/jeanette-macdonald-the-love-parade-wedding-gown-up-for-auction/ beaded wedding dress.]]

* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', Sarah's super puffy dress, with the GiantPoofySleeves in the "masquerade ball" DreamBallet scene.
* Creator/GingerRogers got to wear many Pimped Out Dresses in her various films. Some of the most notable:
** In ''Film/TheGayDivorcee'' (1934), a ruffled dress with a sparkly top and frothy skirt for "Night and Day."
** The famous ostrich-feather dress in ''Film/TopHat'' (1935).
** A beaded dress with a fur collar in ''Film/FollowTheFleet'' (1936).
** In ''Theatre/LadyInTheDark'' (1944), she wears a dress with a mink skirt and loads of jewels on the top and lining the skirt. She had to wear an altered version for a dance sequence in a later scene (the skirt was just lined with red fabric), so it wasn't too heavy to dance in.

** To elaborate on just how many and how costly her dresses actually were, at one point in ''Phantom Menaces'', Obi-Wan estimates with all seriousness, that if they were to sell all of Queen Amidala's wardrobe at the time, they very well might fetch enough local money to purchase the repairs they needed. The same amount of money as the grand prize of an annual, high-stakes podrace.

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* [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethI Queen Elizabeth]] in ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}: The Golden Age'' is adorned by an astonishing sequence of unbelievable confections. Some were in what the producers cheerfully admitted were wholly historically improbable colours, [[RuleOfCool just to look cool]].

* The dresses in ''TwentySevenDresses''.

* A few dresses in ''AllAboutEve'', including a dress made for the lead in the [[ShowWithinAShow play within the movie]].

* Brawne's dresses in ''BrightStar''.
* ''BrotherhoodOfTheWolf'' has several, given the aristocracy in the film.

* ''GoneWithTheWind'' has several, most worn by Scarlett. Her first dress is a frilly white one with green ribbons. Another dress is a white one with black trimming and an ermine muff. One is all red, including the [[FluffyFashionFeathers loads of feathers]], that Rhett makes her wear to a party. VivianLeigh even got a special dress made just for the Atlanta premiere, that was black velvet, had a white ermine neckline, and puff sleeves made of ermine tails. Then of course there is the green CurtainClothing dress.

* Both the 1930s and 2000s versions of ''MarieAntoinette''. The dresses have various amounts of ribbons, frills, feathers, fur, and jewelry.

* In ''MomAndDadSaveTheWorld'', Marge is forced to wear a couple as part of her GoGoEnslavement. One is [[http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/2/Open/Warner%20Brothers%20Distribution/Movies/Mom%20and%20Dad%20Save%20the%20World/_derived_jpg_q90_600x800_m0/MomandDadSavetheWorld-Still5.jpg?partner=allmovie_soap a pink and gold dress]] with flared sleeves and black pearls. The other is [[http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/2/Open/Warner%20Brothers%20Distribution/Movies/Mom%20and%20Dad%20Save%20the%20World/_derived_jpg_q90_600x800_m0/MomandDadSavetheWorld-Still3.jpg?partner=allmovie_soap a white and black wedding dress]] with lots of white buttons all over it, and a large flared collar that is below the shoulders.
* Several dresses in ''MoulinRouge'', including a dress that is basically a [[OfCorsetsSexy a pink bustier]] with a ShowgirlSkirt of pink feathers.

* Some worn by Carol Heiss in ''SnowWhiteAndTheThreeStooges''. One is a [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carol_heiss_snow_white.jpg white skating dress]] loaded with sequins, has white fur trimming the top (in the style of high middle age dresses), topped by a dainty CoolCrown, and temporarily includes an white ermine muff with a bunch of tails in the front.

* The winner of "[[BeautyContest Miss Merry Christmas]]" in ''SteelMagnolias'' wears a long, red dress with a white faux fur neckline and muff.

* The pink dress Sally Shine wears in the ''TowerOfTerror''.

** In ''Film/TheGayDivorcee,'' a ruffled dress with a sparkly top and frothy skirt for "Night and Day."

* In the Creator/GingerRogers film ''LadyInTheDark'', she wears a dress with a mink skirt and loads of jewels on the top and lining the skirt. She had to wear an altered version for a dance sequence in a later scene (the skirt was just lined with red fabric), so it wasn't too heavy to dance in.
** Creator/GingerRogers' feather dress in ''Film/TopHat''.

* [[TheVirginQueen Queen Elizabeth]] in ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}: The Golden Age'' is adorned by an astonishing sequence of unbelievable confections. Some were in what the producers cheerfully admitted were wholly historically improbable colours, [[RuleOfCool just to look cool]].

* The skating dresses worn by SonjaHenie in her movies.

* Eliza wears a couple in ''Theatre/MyFairLady''. The first is the white lace one at the races, that has black and white ribbons, a huge NiceHat, and a ParasolOfPrettiness. The second is the white gauzy one at the embassy ball, that [[GemEncrusted is loaded with jewels]].

* Eliza wears a couple in ''MyFairLady''. The first is the white lace one at the races, that has black and white ribbons, a huge NiceHat, and a ParasolOfPrettiness. The second is the white gauzy one at the embassy ball, that [[GemEncrusted is loaded with jewels]].

* Anna wears a dress for the dance in ''TheKingAndI''
** As well as in ''AnnaAndTheKing''.

* In the ''StarWars'' {{prequel}}s, Padme Amidala had a [[http://jasonpal.deviantart.com/art/Padme-Print-finally-56025962 large collection]].

* The winner of "[[BeautyPageant Miss Merry Christmas]]" in ''SteelMagnolias'' wears a long, red dress with a white faux fur neckline and muff.

* MaeWest wore many fancy dresses in her film, with varying amounts of lace, frills, sequins, and fur, with fur often edging the hem of the skirts, which few actresses could pull off as gracefully as she could.

* ''Film/MirrorMirror'' has a number of dresses, including two [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolic dresses]] worn by SnowWhite and the Queen.

* The outfits in the 1984 ''{{Literature/Dune}}'' film are pretty elaborate. Much of the ladies' dresses were based on renaissance gowns, hoop skirts, trimmings, collars and all.

* In the GingerRogers film ''LadyInTheDark'', she wears a dress with a mink skirt and loads of jewels on the top and lining the skirt. She had to wear an altered version for a dance sequence in a later scene (the skirt was just lined with red fabric), so it wasn't too heavy to dance in.

* ''{{Labyrinth}}'', Sarah's super puffy dress, with the GiantPoofySleeves in the "masquerade ball" DreamBallet scene.