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5[[quoteright:350:[[Film/{{Cleopatra}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cleopatra_golddress.png]]]]
6[[caption-width-right:350:Think just looking at [[http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/wp-content/uploads/cleopatra-50th-anniversary-blu-ray-dvd-Elizabeth-Taylor-as-Cleopatra_4_rgb.jpg this dress]] is impressive? [[DescriptionPorn Try describing it]].[[labelnote:well...]]"For her role as [[Film/{{Cleopatra}} Cleopatra]], Creator/ElizabethTaylor had as many as 65 different costumes throughout the film! To start, Cleopatra has chosen to represent her [[RequisiteRoyalRegalia Queenship of Egypt]] and divine nature by wearing four combined crowns! First, she wears the [[CoolCrown plumed crown of Nefertari]] set with the [[Myth/EgyptianMythology sun-disk of Ra]] between tall feathered plumes, all in [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine radiant gold]]. The disk is flanked by a dozen cobras all rearing up, and one facing forward paired with a vulture head as a representation of the united crowns of upper and lower Egypt. Each little serpent has its hood intricately detailed, a queen surrounded by king cobras. The crown then drapes itself elegantly over the sides of her head with the GemEncrusted wings of the protection Goddess Nekhbet, the traditional crown for female Pharoahs. Each carefully etched and decorated with emerald colored crystals and hundreds of aquamarine seed beads and sequins to provide a [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry peacock-like iridescence underneath the golden feathers]]. Speaking of gold, she's absolutely ravishing in a golden silk cape '''[[GoldMakesEverythingShiny actually made with 24 karat gold!]]''' It was cut and shaped with thin strips of gold painted leather, decorated with thousands of seed beads, bugle beads, and bead-anchored sequins sketching the wings of [[ThePhoenix a phoenix in flight]], ready to conquer Rome! The feathers by her shoulders are gentle curves at the top, and fully Egyptian embossed lines towards the bottom, and highlighted by black lines. But don't be fooled! This cape allows light through in these black gaps, making her bare arms also seem feathered. The golden bodice with feather patterns she wears underneath may seem understated, even simple, but this too celebrates Cleopatra's power as a woman. It highlights her feminine figure by hugging her curves, and a plunging v-neck down to her bust, free of any necklace or other adornment to highlight her femininity, and opening to a pleated gold skirt at the bottom. Is it any wonder she conquered the Emperor Julius Caesar?"[[/labelnote]]]]
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11-> ''I wanted to do a valentine to Hollywood ... This was done through sets, costumes, hair, and makeup. Everything was exaggerated. Shoulder pads were an inch bigger inside, and the ties were made even wider. Giorgio Armani said that he studied the costumes and decided to make clothes, "like Film/NewYorkNewYork".''
12-->-- '''Quotes/MartinScorsese''', ''Martin Scorsese: A Journey'', Page 102-103, explaining the appeal of the trope and its influence on fashion.
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14This trope is about extremely detailed clothing, either seeing it or describing it. Seems to be more as a form of AuthorAppeal or {{Fanservice}} than for any important details to the plot. Seems to be most common in stuff aimed at girls and women.
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16This trope is usually written, but if the clothing is elaborate enough, it can be shown visually. This was especially true when royalty invokes the ErmineCapeEffect, or in period drama films from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood. With both, the point was in the fanciest, flashiest clothing possible.
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18A SuperTrope to:
19* BattleBallgown
20* BlingOfWar (regardless of the gender of the wearer)
21* FairytaleWeddingDress
22* TheFashionista
23* FashionShopFashionShow
24* FrillyUpgrade
25* HappyHolidaysDress
26* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit
27* KickingAssInAllHerFinery
28* PimpedOutCape
29* PimpedOutDress
30* RequisiteRoyalRegalia
31* SexySantaDress
32* SexyWhateverOutfit
33* StylishProtectionGear
34* VirtualPaperDoll
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36{{Sister Trope}}s include:
37* ConspicuousConsumption
38* CostumeDrama
39* ErmineCapeEffect
40* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry
41* FashionMagazine
42* FashionShow
43* FluffyFashionFeathers
44* GardenGarment
45* GemEncrusted
46* GorgeousGarmentGeneration
47* GorgeousPeriodDress
48* HollywoodCostuming
49* ImpossiblyCoolClothes
50* PrettyInMink
51* UnlimitedWardrobe
52
53Compare: DescriptionPorn, SceneryPorn, TechnologyPorn, ModelingPoses.
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55Contrast: ModestRoyalty; ImpossiblyTackyClothes (making it clear the detailed outfit is bad).
56
57Compare / Contrast SimpleYetOpulent.
58
59Not to be confused with porn costumes, which tend to be [[VaporWear a single layer]] to provide an excuse for the actors to strip, or with SexyWhateverOutfit -- though there is much overlap there.
60
61----
62!!Examples:
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66[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
67* ''Manga/XxxHolic'': Yuuko [[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Ichihara's]] [[UnlimitedWardrobe wardrobe]] is a veritable catalog of ludicrously orgasmatastic clothing designs. The ''only times'' Yuuko ever wears the same outfit twice is once in a dream sequence and once in real life, and it is in-universe memorable enough that Watanuki comments on it... and even gets worried because of it. [[spoiler: His fear is justified.]]
68** Since [[spoiler:Yuuko's death, Watanuki has taken over not only her role as shopkeeper but also as CLAMP's mannequin for unique and frequent Costume Porn.]]
69** Similarly, anything Tomoyo makes for Sakura in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. Really though, just Creator/{{CLAMP}} in general.
70** The splash pages of many Creator/{{CLAMP}} manga are used primarily as an excuse to dress the characters up in elaborate and exquisitely detailed costumes. Pick up any of their artbooks and see.
71* ''Manga/{{Adekan}}'': Anri's, Shiro's, and numerous female characters outfits are a thing of beauty. Anri, Shiro, and Kojiro frequently get put on covers in [[HoYay suggestive positions around each other]] while wearing incredibly elaborate outfits.
72* ''Manga/AKB49RenaiKinshiJourei'' features intricate costumes for idol group members performing on stage, and a single performance will involve multiple costume changes as well.
73* Due to the pretty blatant AuthorAppeal, Ai Yazawa sometimes devotes endless panels and splash pages to showcasing the costumes her fashion designer characters create from every possible angle. Yukari modeling the PimpedOutDress from ''Manga/ParadiseKiss'' is probably the worst offender, but it happens many other times both in that series and ''Manga/NeighborhoodStory''.
74* The Amawakuni clothing in ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'' are all beautifully designed and detailed in the Oriental fashion.
75** This isn't new for someone like Creator/YuuWatase, as they often drew Miaka Yuuki from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' wearing ''really'' pretty Chinese-styled robes. Yui Hongou's belly dancer-like outfits were very easy in the eyes as well.
76* The Storas of ''Amuri in Star Ocean'' are essentially personalized space-suits that look like very elaborate (and rather revealing) MagicalGirl costumes. They also enhance and control the powers of their wearers, generate blunt projectiles seemingly out of thin air, as well as undress their users and neatly store their clothes away before covering them up again.
77* Most of the outfits in ''Manga/BlackButler''. Special mention goes to the gown Ciel wore at a ball when cross-dressing.
78* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' has a ''lot'' of this, since Sakura has a different, detailed, cute costume for every card she confronts, courtesy of her best friend [[AuthorAppeal Tomoyo]]. It's a rare instance of it being justified InUniverse: when your best friend is a highly talented costume designer ''and'' videographer ''and'' has heavy SingleTargetSexuality towards you ''and'' feels the camera loves you as much as she does ''and'' believes that you have to look your best when capturing magical cards that are wreaking havoc, you can expect to be the guinea pig for her new creations OnceAnEpisode. The anime even has a special segment at the end of many episodes which is dedicated to pointing out the specific details of Sakura's costumes.
79* In-universe case in ''Manga/CaseClosed'' the "Kimono Goddess" filler case happens in an inn that possesses [[KimonoFanservice LOTS of beautiful and very pricey female kimonos]] (which make Ran [[CutenessProximity squeal in amazement]]) and is near the shrine of the aforementioned Goddess. This becomes a plot-point when [[spoiler: the AssholeVictims, two {{Rich bitch}}es named Asuka and Ema, appear dead in carefully-arranged crime scenes that involve such kimonos: this is because they caused the death of Sakurako, a girl who was a big devotée of the Kimono Goddess, and her long-lost sister Chieri/Eri was also aware of the myth so she used it as criminal theme to signify her revenge against the two assholes who got her sister killed.]]
80** Even more so, there's a backstory to the myth of the Goddess, and it also brings up the trope. According to it, [[spoiler: a NaiveEverygirl named Koharu received a trunk of beautiful kimonos [[BecauseyouWereNiceToMe as thanks from a daimyo whose life she saved.]] The [[AlphaBitch jealous daughters of the village leader]] accused her of theft to get them, and [[KillTheCutie poor Koharu]] [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished was executed.]] That same night, [[TheDogBitesBack the two girls were found dead]] — also in carefully-arranged scenes involving these kimonos, which were supposedly caused by Koharu's soul which had become a vengeful spirit. To appease her, she was from then on referred to and venerated as the Kimono Goddess, a Shinto minor deity who is generally seen as the protector of the area... but is believed to be willing to ''sponsor someone's revenge'' if they ask her to.]]
81** Again invoked in another case, where we take a peek at the wardrobe belonging to an ElegantGothicLolita fangirl. It's a blink-and-you-may-miss-it moment in the manga version, but the anime gives us quite the tour of the girl's ''beautiful'' jewelry and clothes. [[spoiler: Too bad that she's actually the ''victim of the week''. And then her frilly black dress is [[ChekhovsGun vital to resolve the case]].]]
82* ''Anime/CodeGeass'':
83** Lelouch's elaborate and nigh-ridiculous [[spoiler:emperor outfit]]. Nice hat too.
84** Everyone else is not far behind either, especially C.C. getting a complete makeover, new hairstyle, and a new ridiculous costume out of nowhere for one episode in Season 2.
85** Not to mention the art books.
86*** Well, the character designs ''were made'' by Creator/{{CLAMP}}.
87%%* ''Manga/DawnOfTheArcana'' also features this.
88* ''Manga/DearBrother'' had the main characters [[http://robotsintutus.tumblr.com/post/16299689171/of-course-one-of-the-big-things-about-shojo-manga changing clothes very regularly]]. (The only exceptions would be [[BifauxnenAndLadette Rei and Kaoru]]).
89* ''Anime/{{Gankutsuou}}'' takes this trope to eye-bleeding extremes.
90* ''Anime/GlassFleet'' could be considered hardcore costume porn, with some of the most off the wall outfits of any show.
91* ''Manga/GirlFriends2006'' is an interesting example - it focuses very heavily on all the different kinds of make-up and clothing the main characters play around with in luxurious detail...but since the girls are just normal middle-class Japanese high schoolers, the clothes involved are the sort that you'd expect girls in real life to be wearing, being pretty mainstream and relatively affordable. [[http://listlessink.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/the-girl-friends-of-shoujo-anna-sui-and-cecil-mcbee/ This article explains in a little more detail.]]
92* As a PeriodPiece about the relationship between a maid and a noblewoman in UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain, ''Manga/GoodbyeMyRoseGarden'' features a lot of examples of GorgeousPeriodDress, particularly in the chapter title pages.
93* ''Anime/LaSeineNoHoshi'': The artistocrats have an UnlimitedWardrobe of extremely glitzy dresses and accessories, especially in the first episode where they're at a ball and Marie Antoinette's dress outshines everybody else's.
94* ''Anime/KazeNoShojoEmily'': In one episode, Rhoda's rich dad buys her and her friends fancy outfits for their ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' production. The results are very fancy and frilly.
95* In ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', the costumes that the titular host club wears for special {{Cosplay}} events are as stylish and drool-worthy as can be expected of a rich kids' club.
96%%* ''Manga/PandoraHearts''.
97* ''Manga/PetShopOfHorrors'', both [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/725354a784ee2b890d76de99e56f749d1239297264_full.jpg D]] and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/062403_petshop02.gif the]][[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kirin-1.jpg pets]].
98* Most MagicalGirl anime tend to have at least a little of this, but ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' takes it above and beyond normal usage. Every one of the seven [[HeroSecretService Leafé]] [[TransformationTrinket Knights]] transform with the MagicalGirl and give her a new costume based on their ElementalPowers. [[spoiler:And then to top it off she has a final ultimate form, the "White Prétear", who wears a regal PimpedOutDress]]. In fact, considering the TransformationSequence with the knights is packed full of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, you might consider it ''literal'' Costume Porn. The tagline when Creator/ADVFilms brought the show over to America was "Wearable {{Bishonen}}!"
99* ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' '''loves''' showing off how complex and intricate the various armors are. A lot of the StockFootage revels in showing off the heroes suits from every conceivable angle.
100* ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'' ''revels'' in this. (See the pictures on PimpedOutDress.AnimeAndManga and RequisiteRoyalRegalia pages for just an idea.)
101* In ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', while at first the armors (named cloths) were relatively simplistic looking, as the story advances, they became more and more detailed, having some pages at the end of each manga volume to show them in full detail.
102* ''Literature/TrinityBlood'' combines this with SceneryPorn: all characters dress breathtakingly cool and the locations look like a tourist ad for wherever in Europe they happen to be.
103* Mihara Mitsukazu's mangas (''Dokuhime, The Embalmer'') are filled with this, which is unsurprising since she's published in a Gothic Lolita magazine.
104%%* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' features this. Nearly every character has a fancy elaborate outfit.
105* ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'' is slightly guilty, especially with Allen's costume.
106* Pretty much every character from ''Manga/TheWitchAndTheBeast'' is decked out in PeriodPiece clothings from the 1920s-1930s. Everyone has a stylish fashion sense. Even the ''Tomboys'' look incredibly chic.
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109[[folder:Comic Books]]
110* Artist Colleen Doran in ''ComicBook/ADistantSoil''. TheAgeless HumanAlien rulers of the CrystalSpiresAndTogas Ovanan race wear outfits that are literally unbelievable. If only because they probably have to exert some [[MindOverMatter telekinetic]] effort just to keep all the crystals and gemstones from breaking their necks!
111* ''ComicBook/KatyKeene'' actually encouraged this, with [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent fan submissions that the artists would adapt into the actual comics]].
112* ''ComicBook/MillieTheModel'' also did fan submissions adapted into the comics.
113* Ditto ''ComicBook/PatsyWalker'' and its associated titles. In both cases, the fan who sent in the costume design would receive a credit.
114* The period clothing in ''ComicBook/{{Sasmira}}'' is drawn in lavish detail by artists Laurent Vicomte and Anaïs Bernabé, down to every last frill.
115* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderstrike}}'': When Marcy opens her health salon, she decides to dress to the nines, including a shimmering evening dress, diamond necklace, and white fur jacket. Though all are cut in ways to show off her figure (hinting that a lady joining the salon could look as good as her).
116* In ''ComicBook/WonderWomanHistoriaTheAmazons'' all of the Goddesses and Amazons have this (save for Aphrodite) but Hera in particular deserves special mention. She wears a new, elaborately detailed, costume for every new scene she's in.
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119[[folder:Comic Strips]]
120* One of the defining features of [[Creator/NellBrinkley Nell Brinkley's]] comic serials is the sumptuously illustrated, ultra-stylish costumes her heroines are outfitted in. Her full-color {{Sunday Strip}}s of the 1920's were typically organized around a full body glamour-shot showing off ruffles and roses, silken stockings, fur trims, feathered hats, and other fine fripperies that adorned the characters:
121** ''ComicStrip/TheAdventuresOfPrudencePrim'' -- Although Prudence lives with her stuffy spinster aunts who explicitly disapprove of modern fashion, she wears some truly fabulous outfits when she sneaks out for her adventures. Highlights include embroidered pink chiffon pajamas, a gold-and-green bathing costume with matching swim cap and flower-print "swagger parasol," and a black dress short enough to show off her "painted knees" (an actual fashion trend from the 1920's).
122** ''ComicStrip/TheFortunesOfFlossie'' -- Being a modern sort of woman, Flossie wears only the most stylish flapper togs whenever she goes out ''or'' stays in. This includes jewel-blue lounge pajamas with fur trim, a lavishly decorated "Queen of Hearts' costume, and a mod vermillion dress-suit with matching fez.
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125[[folder:Fan Works]]
126* ''Fanfic/BecomingFemale'' does this:
127-->I was wearing a cream-colored blouse with bright purple polka dots, a fleece jacket with pink and red horizontal stripes and an olive green mini. I was wearing lavender flip-flops with lime green tube socks over my mustard yellow tights. [[CaptainObvious I also had on a bra and panties, but they were under the rest of my clothes so you couldn't see them]]. I had dyed my hair blue and put it in buns like Princess Leia from ''Franchise/StarWars''. [[InformedAttractiveness All the boys stared lustfully at me while most of the girls looked incredibly jealous]].
128* In ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' and its sequel, the author occasionally indulges, particularly with the Yule Ball in the sequel, which features lovingly detailed descriptions of Harry, [[spoiler: Carol]], and [[spoiler: Diana's]] costumes.
129* In ''Fanfic/ChlorineGrownRoses'', nearly every chapter describes every characters' outfits and hairstyles (particularly Azusa's), most of which consist of band tees and short skirts.
130* {{Played for Laughs}} in the ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' fic ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9373517 Clothe Me With the Tainted Dress]]''
131--> […] [[WholesomeCrossdresser Takasugi]]'s obstructive clothing: a ''[[KimonoFanservice furisode]]'' of deepest crimson whose sleeves and hem trailed on the floor thanks to its wearer's height, adorned with a detailed and grand ''surihaku'' depiction of a forest of golden autumn leaves and silver ''susuki'' grass - a striking and extravagant ensemble of [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny too much gold]] and ''even more'' silver that gave Takasugi's own butterfly robe a run for its money. That was not to mention the slew of ornaments whose material ranged from wood to brass to gold to tortoiseshell - ''every single one'' [[EverythingsSparklywithJewelry studded with]] [[GemEncrusted jewels]] to boot - stuck into his choppy hair. As if having his neck gone stiff carrying that load atop his head wasn't bad enough, there had to be this blasted ''kanzashi'' from which hung long beads of pearls reaching past his chin that kept swinging into his face and against each other, creating those irritating dull clacking noises every time he moved his head. And to top it all off, his face was caked with make-up even under his bandages - he was made to remove them as foundation and powder and ''eyeliner'' and ''mascara'' was ruthlessly applied onto the part of his face that would be concealed anyway.
132* The ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/DecksFallEveryoneDies'', tries to hide the clothing descriptions by breaking them up, but they're still detailed descriptions:
133--> "Joey lounged on a couch that had been spray-painted gold, wearing a blue leopard print tunic with a pink bobbed wig. With all the reflective objects and Joey's second skin of body glitter, the downstage area seemed to be bathed in light....All the audience would be able to see was the glow-in-the-dark face and body paint worn by Joey....Glittering sparks shot out of holographic badges behind the two birthday hats on Joey's pectorals."
134* Although in ''Fanfic/EternalFlowers'' the author tends to go into DescriptionPorn, especially when it comes to food, in Chapter Thirty-Seven, the descriptions of the dresses for the Moonlight Gala for each female character get a lengthy paragraph.
135* ''Fanfic/AGrowingAffection'' has a handful of extended clothing descriptions, but most notably:
136--> The main portion of [[spoiler: Hinata]]'s gown was a shimmering, medium-weight, pure white silk mikado. The edges of the fabric were all stitched with a golden filigree of small, overlapping triangles. The bride's dress was strapless like those of her attendants. But the pale beauty's bodice was so perfectly fitted it almost appeared to be paint instead of fabric. [[{{Fanservice}} It clung tightly to every curve of her exquisite breasts, dipping slightly between her cleavage]]. The gown wrapped around her toned stomach, revealing the slight indent of her navel. The upper portion of the dress also had short sleeves connected under her arms, covering from the middle of her biceps to just above [[spoiler: Hinata]]'s elbows. Unlike her friends, the young woman wore no gloves, and her engagement ring shone brightly on her finger. The ivory material split just below the waist, creating a wide slit in front while the rest of the dress flared out dramatically, flowing around her in vertical pleats. A cape-like extension off the back of the bodice and sleeves added an additional layer to the back of the gown. The silk ended a full six inches above the floor. Underneath there was an underskirt of pale lavender, but unlike the white silk this part of the dress had a matte finish. The second layer went all the way to the floor, and as was also visible through the gap in the front. The bride wore a simple [[CoolCrown silver circlet]] on her head, with a veil of lace hanging out of the headpiece down to just below her chin.
137* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' fandom, redesigning the characters' simple outfits, either for cosplay purposes or fashion purposes, is absurdly common. Rumminov's [[http://rumminov.tumblr.com/tagged/dreamers Fancy Dreamers]] and [[http://rumminov.tumblr.com/tagged/fancy+tier Fancy Tier]] designs are extremely popular, as well as Mookie's [[http://mookie000.tumblr.com/tagged/punK%20tier/ various J-fashion designs]], but there are many more popular ones as well. Some of these popular designs, such as Meenah's various custom God Tier outfits, Porrim's "party dress" (based on Asian fashion) and Equius's fetishistic maid costume (which the artist apparently never sent to Hussie, but which he put in anyway) were canonised in the "Ministrife" flash.
138* Fanfiction author Khaosomega is notoriously prone to this, especially if an outfit includes some hot high heels. This often comes at the expense of other areas, however, especially if said area relates to the porn half of the trope name.
139* Used in the ''Series/LostGirl''/''Series/Merlin2008'' crossover fic ''Fanfic/LostInCamelot'', as Bo and Kenzi are sent back in time to Camelot and learn that they cannot return to the twenty-first century, with Kenzi in particular revelling in the opportunity to explore now outfits (the author notes that some of her costume designs draw inspiration from ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'')
140* The author of ''Fanfic/MoonDaughter'', a ''Literature/{{Percy Jackson|and the Olympians}}'' fanfiction, does this a lot:
141--> I was resolved so I put on some black eyeliner and some dark red lipstick that was the color of blood to remind me of my mission. I put on a silver tank top and a blavk jacket that was made from lether with a [[RougeAnglesofSatin sliver]] zipper and a sliver moon on the cuffs, I put on black skinny jeans with sliver threads sown threw them and a pair of black converse with dark red laces. My hair I cut on the edges a little to make it more ragged.
142* ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'':
143** Half of the text is the main character describing her "goffic" clothing and that of her friends (never mind that Hogwarts requires [[RobeAndWizardHat wizard robes as uniform]] in the source material). All descriptions are nearly identical.
144*** Her outfit changes and those of her friends are rendered with such love and detail, that she didn't reserve any for the rest of the text.
145** The best description of the "Black Leather Pajamas".
146** Pfff, "black leather bar."
147* The ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]]'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/MyInnerLife'' has loads of this when describing the lovely new dress and hairstyle Jenna currently has. Bonus points for the fact that some of the things she wears would look just horrid if drawn or worn in real life.
148-->I went to the wardrobe closet and selected a low cut pink dress with long [[RougeAnglesOfSatin selves]] and the Triforce symbol over my right breast. A pink feathery lace ran underneath my breasts. And a crisscross pattern held the back together. I pulled my hair into a bun and went downstairs.
149* ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/TheRoseAndTheCrown'' will sometimes stop for a lengthy description of Cinderella's fancy new gown and whatever jewelry comes with it.
150* ''[[https://www.wattpad.com/story/170783103-spongebob%27s-first-time-the-rebirth Spongebob's First Time]]'' is full of this. Every single thing Sandy wears is described in such exorbitant detail that it just gets funny after a while. Some of these things would probably look revolting if someone managed to even wear them.
151-->Sandy was wearing an ivory-onyx tearaway striped crop top with a ruby ribbon around her neck. She also wore an onyx beret [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment studded with studs]], and short lingerie exhibiting a tad of her pussy. Her stockings were made of the most exotic french samite, with gorgeous french jewels cascading down the sides. She wore such divin, élégant chaussures with lots of bijoux on them. She wore a leather cape en cuir with sultry strass roses and hermine sexy that l'a bordée'd it. She also wore a sexy bra with holes so you could see her mamelons marrons and aréoles brun clair. She also wore jeweled gants esclavage ivoire with fingerless tips.
152* Just like the [[VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival source]] [[VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestivalAllStars material]], the fan art for the ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'' series has the female characters wearing all sorts of nice-looking clothes and on occasion, there are also descriptions of outfits the characters are wearing in-story despite the descriptions being a sentence or two at most.
153* ''Fanfic/{{Unchained|UmeiNoMai}}'' contains a lot of lavish descriptions of kimono and obi as Izuna enjoys clothing her concubine with garments worthy of his new station. On Tobirama's side, the narration often emphazises just how ''expensive'' his new wardrobe is -- something that horrifies him.
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157* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' movie is full of this. Most notable examples would have to be Anya's yellow silk DreamSequence dress, the svelte navy and sparkly Parisian Opera dress, her blue court dress at the beginning of the movie, and her yellow court dress at the end of the movie.
158* The Franchise/{{Barbie}} films are full of this. Good Lord are they ever. Usually there are characters who are supposed to be poor, but their regular clothes are just as opulent as the inevitable ball gowns they get at later points.
159* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' proves that with sufficiently careful art direction, mundane everyday clothes can look just as good if not better than the most elaborate dresses.
160* As seen in the page picture, Franchise/DisneyPrincess costumes can be very elaborate. Note that usually the most elaborate costuming is on the merchandise more than the movies, since [[DetailHoggingCover the more detailed the costume, the harder it is to animate]].
161* ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' deserves a mention, because the first film only had two outfits for its female leads - each with a ballgown for the coronation, and then a practical mountain climbing dress for Anna and a SimpleYetOpulent ice dress for Elsa. In the sequel however, the characters get multiple outfits per scene, taking advantage of the AnimationBump (the first was somewhat rushed and had to be ready in a year, while the second had a higher budget and longer development). And as it ends with [[spoiler: Anna becoming Queen of Arendelle]], she gets a fancy gown to go along with it.
162* Nearly everyone in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' is wearing a bearskin vest, which must have been terrible for the animators considering how difficult fur is to animate. For individual characters, [[http://i45.tinypic.com/14kuqsy.jpg Hiccup's riding vest is meticulously detailed to the last buckle]]. Meanwhile, [[http://i46.tinypic.com/jigax0.jpg Astrid's distinctive shirt and armwarmers]] are made with naalbinding (a traditional Viking form of knitting), and the yarn is of many different shades and thickness to showcase a rough, homespun, and hand-dyed look.
163* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'':
164** Sun Yee wears a red traditional hanfu robe trimmed with gold and with gold accessories which is period accurate for a high status woman in Ming Dynasty China.
165** The main characters' clothing is depicted in great detail with close ups showing every stitch and fibre is rendered individually.
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169%%* [[http://viejohnny.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/xerxes.jpg Xerxes's]] entire gold ensemble in ''Film/ThreeHundred''.
170%%* Jocelyn in ''Film/AKnightsTale'' sports a new dress and hairdo in practically every scene she's in.
171* ''Film/ArseneLupin2004'': Costume Designer Pierre-Jean Larroque created about five hundred different costumes, including twenty for Romain Duris and eighteen for Kristin Scott Thomas. He took his inspiration from Real Life historical figures such as the Countess of Greffuhle, Luisa Casati and Countess Virginia Oldoini of Castiglione.
172* ''Film/BlackPanther2018'' received an Academy Award for Costume Design for its incredible Afrofuturist outfits designed by Ruth E. Carter, a frequent collaborator with Creator/SpikeLee. Some notable examples include [[http://blackpanthercostu.me/ramonda/ Queen Ramonda's 3D-printed ensemble]] and [[http://blackpanthercostu.me/dora-milaje/ the uniforms of the Dora Milaje.]]
173%%* Coppola's ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' was a feast of fruitcake, opulent costumes.
174%%* ''Film/TheCell'', outfitted by the same designer, spruced up ''Dracula'''s costumes due to being set mostly in a psychotic LivingDollCollector's MentalWorld.
175* The entire Creator/ElizabethTaylor ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}'' was one huge orgy of this. The film set a Guinness World Record for most costume changes in a film (sixty-five, if you're curious). Despite being considered such a financial failure that it nearly killed 20th Century Fox (it was such an expensive film, its $40 million worldwide gross was still $3 million short of breaking even) - it won an Oscar for its costumes.
176* The [[Film/Cleopatra1934 1934]] Creator/ClaudetteColbert version (which the Elizabeth Taylor film was a loose remake of) is likewise splendid in its Art Deco design.
177* ''{{Film/Clueless}}'': So much so that the costumes designed for this film became a staple of 90s fashion, [[{{Irony}} despite originally being intended to counter the actual fashion trends at that time, which was grunge.]] Main character Cher wears thirty-five different outfits alone and her yellow plaid outfit is still [[IconicOutfit iconic]] and recognisable today.
178* ''{{Film/Cruella}}'' writes this into the story, with the plot being two fashion designers constantly trying to outdo each other. Cruella's elaborate costumes do have a practical purpose as well; the fancier outfits allow her to hide her identity when she's 'Estella', where she dresses more mundanely.
179* The UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} epic ''Film/{{Devdas}}'' was an amazing example of this, and at the time broke records for the sheer amount spent on costume and design.
180* ''Film/CurseOfTheGoldenFlower'' pays special attention to the ridiculously opulent costumes and stylized armor worn by every character in the film. At one point, the king beats someone to death with his solid-gold belt.
181%%* ''Film/DangerousLiaisons'', the 1988 film. The costumes were so amazing you see them popping up in later historical dramas, too.
182* ''Film/TheDanishGirl'': The film showcases gorgeous, 1920's clothing.
183* ''Film/DesigningWoman'' has Lauren Bacall as a designing woman who wears beautiful 1950s clothes, and has a gorgeous fashion show full of them.
184%%* Another huge fashion show was from the pages of Vogue in ''Literature/TheDevilWearsPrada''.
185%%* ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'': Giselle makes her own costume porn, for the most part; the evil queen's outfit is just ridiculous.
186%%* A few gowns in ''Film/EverAfter'', most notably the gown Danielle wears to the masquerade ball.
187* The ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' series is filled to the brim with Colleen Atwood's immaculate and gorgeous period costumes.[[note]] The first two films take place in 1926 & 1927 and the third at a currently unknown point in the early '30s.[[/note]] So much that the first film's Oscar for Best Costume Design is its [[Franchise/HarryPotter parent franchise's]] first and only Oscar, nine movies in. Some highlights:
188** President Seraphina Picquery's [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HDMYeTEGoW0/WUVctJVaaYI/AAAAAAAAMf8/hs_A6RqkNLYKspUlZzQ15-HRJpIQJvZrwCK4BGAYYCw/s640/6c3def4dbc7e3686c83ce2ebdfffd50d.jpg ceremonial gown and headdress]].
189** Most of Queenie's [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/89/6c/ab896c4ab37fe382e57f118d4b5c51bb.jpg outfits]].
190** Leta Lestranges [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b0/5d/81/b05d813cb8a1d2f253e232b6b21f5674.jpg gorgeous plum dress]].
191** Nagini's [[https://i0.wp.com/theknockturnal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Maldictus.png?resize=338%2C1060&ssl=1 circus dress]].
192%%* ''Film/TheFifthElement''. Costumes by Jean-Paul Gaultier!
193%%* The 1936 musical ''Film/TheGreatZiegfeld''. Good gods and demons, the film [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ick8_a-pretty-girl-is-like-a-melody-the_shortfilms is loaded with it]].
194%%* Some Film/HammerHorror. Definitely.
195* Another Lana Turner example is ''Film/ImitationOfLife1959''. In the book it was adapted from (and original 1934 film), her character was a businesswoman who became successful via a pancake empire. The 1959 remake decidedly made her an actress that becomes a Broadway star, allowing for a fancier wardrobe. Her clothes altogether cost over $1 million, making it one of the most expensive cinema wardrobes at the time. This also allows Sandra Dee as her daughter to have fancy dresses of her own, and Susan Kohner (whose goes from waitress to chorus girl) to wear more than one nice evening gown. This was a deliberate move by director Douglas Sirk to draw in more female viewers (as the film actually deals with very ahead-of-its time themes about racism and sexism).
196* ''Film/JupiterAscending'':
197** Jupiter's [[http://www.naergilien.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/WorkPictures.jpg silver, white, and red gown]] with matching headdress. [[spoiler: It's her wedding dress.]]
198** Likewise Kalique's [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/f66753f6fd4169824d638a8f53f134de/tumblr_ninprsoscr1u2rmc6o1_1280.jpg own dresses]] [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/3020bdfad173e7583c71d5225db698f6/tumblr_ninprsoscr1u2rmc6o2_1280.jpg and gowns]] fit this trope too.
199** The shoes! Jupiter especially ends up in some ''fantastic'' heels, some of which even Creator/MilaKunis is visibly uncomfortable and/or struggling in.
200** [[http://www.pfspublishing.com/.a/6a0133f2f53db3970b016764ae25c1970b-800wi Blue Morpho butterfly]]; fitting given the butterfly motif of the film (and indeed, butterflies are present on the gown's neckline).
201* Creator/KeiraKnightley has a tendency to be cast in period pieces that shamelessly revel in this trope.
202** ''Film/TheDuchess'' has her in a new dress in every single scene, with plenty of nice hats to go with them. Naturally its only Oscar win was for the costumes.
203** Special mention must go to that damn gorgeous green dress she wore in ''Film/{{Atonement}}''. It outranked Audrey Hepburn's LittleBlackDress and Marilyn Monroe's iconic white number on a list of most beautiful dresses ever used in film! It's played with in the sense that she willingly gives up that pampered lifestyle to volunteer during World War II.
204** ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' naturally has an extended sequence where she's attending a formal ceremony in a fancy 18th-century gown, and then spends the second act of the film in a darker (but no less elaborate) number given to her by Barbossa. The sequels avert this by having her disguised as a man and wearing men's clothes for the most part.
205%%* ''W.E.'', about [[Film/TheKingsSpeech Prince Bertie's brother's]] affair with Wallis Simpson. Not surprising since Wallis was more glamorous than Elizabeth and the film was produced by {{Music/Madonna}}.
206* ''Film/LastNightInSoho'' is about a fashion design student with a love of the 1960s, so of course when she has psychic visions of 60s London, we see splendid dresses and suits in most scenes. This is of course subverted when Sandie (who Eloise is having visions of) ends up a prostitute, and her outfits become slightly tackier.
207* Downplayed in Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''. According to Bernard Hill (King Théoden), many of his costumes had elaborate golden embroidery that was too detailed to ever be appreciated (or even ''noticed'') on the camera. The meticulous costume designers added it anyway in order to help him get into character. The armorers even added an elaborate gold design to the ''inside'' of his breastplate, which they justified as a protective thing.
208** The above can be seen in the appendices included in the DVD release of ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]'', where the costume designers show some of their work, including Gandalf the White's undershirt which has elaborate gold embroidery despite being completely concealed by the rest of his clothes in every scene, and a dress that Arwen wears for a single sequence lasting no more than a minute, yet the dress itself is so beautifully stitched and made of such exotic materials (including silk shipped in from India) that it seems like a tremendous waste of money.
209*** This is true for almost all the costumes and props made for the films; Jackson could frame his shots ad-lib and not accidentally capture someone whose sword was made of [[SpecialEffectFailure cardboard wrapped in tinfoil]].
210** The {{Mordor}} Orcs in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]'' have very elaborate armor and banners, but you will hardly notice it.
211** Since the Bagginses are relatively wealthy, Frodo's clothing is made from richer materials, though of the same style as that of the other Hobbits.
212*** This doesn't quite make sense, since the Tooks are richer than Bagginses, and Brandybucks at around the same level, yet Merry and Pippin still wear simpler materials than Frodo.
213*** Both of those families are quite large; there is only one Baggins at Bag End, at that point in the story.
214** The armour that Aragorn wore when Gondor and Rohan marched to Mordor was beautiful, featuring ''silver threaded embroidery'' in the shape of the Tree of Gondor. Let that sink in. They embroidered ''boiled leather'' with ''silver thread''. There is not an appropriate metaphor to convey how difficult that is to do.
215** The armour that Sauron wore at the beginning of the film was only onscreen for about 45 seconds, but the whole thing was covered in an extremely subtle poison ivy motif engraved and acid etched into the steel.
216%%* The Creator/LanaTurner vehicle ''Love Has Many Faces'' is less well-remembered for its paper-thin plot than for its exorbitant “million-dollar wardrobe” (courtesy of legendary Hollywood costumer Edith Head, no less). Some have jokingly referred to the film as ''Love Has Many Costume Changes''.
217* ''Film/MarieAntoinette2006'': The titular queen wears several lavish and detailed dresses, from the wide caged white dress she wears on her wedding, a refined blue gown accompanied with a chic tricorne hat and rich trimmings, to a green and pink striped gown with dozens of ruffles and bows whose accessory consists of a diamond-encrusted fan.
218%%* The kimonos in ''Film/MemoirsOfAGeisha''.
219%%* ''Film/MirrorMirror2012'', by the same director, is this "dialed down" for a kid's movie.
220* ''Film/PhantomThread'' is rife with gorgeous 1950s haute couture dresses. Fitting, as it's the story of a renowned dressmaker.
221* Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version of ''Film/{{Romeo and Juliet|1968}}''. The Renaissance costumes are absolutely breathtaking and absolutely period-accurate, with hundreds of yards of elaborately pleated cotton velvet on the women and raunchy, colourful tights and codpieces on the men.
222* Played to the max is ''Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman'', especially with Ravenna who wears a new dress in almost every scene. Also ''everyone'' during King Magnus and Ravenna's wedding and later at [[spoiler: Snow White's coronation.]]
223* Queen Amidala of ''Franchise/StarWars''. Each of those dresses is based on a RealLife cultural dress, by the way. One of the most iconic outfits is based on a Mongolian wedding dress.
224** There was a point to this, but AllThereInTheManual. As Queen, she's not supposed to be a person but a living symbol of her people's culture and traditions. They went over the top on traditional designs and makeup so people would first think Queen of the Naboo, not Padmé Naberrie. Even the neat little mark on her lower lip was symbolic. It's the Mark of Remembrance to serve as a constant reminder of Naboo's bloody past.
225** It did have a plot purpose because she is supposed to be in disguise as a handmaiden on Tatooine and not revealed to be the same person until later in the movie.
226** When Padmé's "just" a senator (and even in private) her clothes continue to be elaborate and beautiful; there was a tie-in website written as a Coruscant news site where a fashion critic gushed over her outfit.
227** Also averted. While Padmé's (massive) wardrobe gets plenty of time onscreen, the costume department also dedicated tremendous effort to outfitting extras that only got about 3 seconds of screentime during a crowd scene. Case in point: [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Opula_Deget Opula Deget]].
228%%* The dapper suits in the 2011 film adaptation ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''.
229* ''Film/SylviesLove'': The costuming of the '50s and '60s is out in full force; Sylvie and Mona don many put-together and fashionable ensembles throughout the film.
230* Spoofed in one segment in the comedy ''Film/WhatAWayToGo'', with Creator/ShirleyMacLaine's character going through five or six extravagant gowns in as many scenes.
231%%* ''Film/VelvetGoldmine'' is a hardcore costume porn orgy.
232* ''Film/YvesSaintLaurent'': The 2014 {{Biopic}} of the fashion designer was authorized by the St. Laurent estate and uses the designer's authentic creations, including the famous Mondrian dress and the first ladies pantsuit. Curators from the St. Laurent archive were on set to make sure none of the 77 historic garments were damaged. The models were cast based on size, given the clothes could not be altered, and the models wore special underwear so their skin never touched the clothes.
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236* The Creator/MarquisDeSade's ''Literature/The120DaysOfSodom'' has as many detailed descriptions of the characters' costumes as it does their depravities.
237* This is done in the book version of ''Literature/AmericanPsycho'', but is partially a subversion: while the narration makes it sound like the '80s businessmen are clad in the most powerful of power suits if one were to actually look at the items in question, they'd realize they look absolutely ridiculous. The film adaptation went with [[SharpDressedMan expensive and stylish but otherwise normal-looking late-'80s suits]], instead applying its DescriptionPorn to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZVkW9p-cCU business cards]].
238* Laurell K. Hamilton abuses this no end in ''Literature/AnitaBlake'', especially when Jean-Claude and his sexed-up get-ups make an entrance. Parodied excellently [[http://killeverybodyinthewholeworld.blogspot.com/2008/03/anita-blake-books-by-laurell-k-hamilton.html here]].
239* ''Literature/TheBabySittersClub'' does this. Any given book will have several detailed descriptions of all the girls' outfits, but especially Claudia's. There's usually a shopping trip to the local mall, too, which enters FridgeLogic territory when one wonders how they manage to afford all that stuff on their $4.00-an-hour babysitting gigs.
240* ''Literature/TheBible'' has lovingly exact specifications for the garments of the priests in the Literature/BookOfExodus.
241* Creator/BarbaraHambly uses this trope very well to contribute to characterization and atmosphere in ''Literature/BrideOfTheRatGod''. The book is loaded with this, from the dresses to the furs Christine lets Norah wear.
242* ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'': The everyday clothes are given no description other than colour, but when some members of the main cast stay at the palace and are given new clothes so that they don't look out of place, those new clothes are described in detail.
243* ''Literature/TheClique'' does this a lot.
244* ''Literature/AClockworkOrange'' has main character Alex giving very detailed descriptions of "the heighth of fashion" that he and his droogs wore as part of the latest trends. These include very bizarre and intricate details, both in the first chapter and the final 21st chapter. Sadly, the outfits of Alex and his droogs in the movie were very little like the outfits described in the book.
245* Judy from ''Literature/DaddyLongLegs'' often describes dresses she bought with allowances from the titular character in detail.
246* Likely to occur with anything [[TheDandy William Marsh]] is wearing in ''Literature/DarknessVisible'' - azure silk waistcoats and nice hats abound.
247* In his ''Literature/DiogenesClub'' series, Creator/KimNewman writes what can only be described as costume {{Gorn}}. Occult detective Richard Jeperson wears only the most eye-searingly hideous of '70s fashions, and Newman describes his outfits in detail every story. "Literature/TheManWhoGotOffTheGhostTrain" has a double dose, as it features a flashback to Richard's youth that contains an equally detailed description of his wearing eye-searingly hideous ''[='50s=]'' fashions.
248* The Irish children's series ''The Drumshee Timeline'' series mainly centres around various poor or working class Irish children throughout history. But its third book ''The Secret of Drumshee Castle'' is about a young heiress to the titular castle. Despite her fondness for casual clothes (as she was raised on a farm) and hating the fancy dresses required for dinners - there's a sequence where she meets her cousin Judith, who then proceeds to have Grace try on multiple gowns that are described in great detail. ''Then'' they go to England for an audience with Queen Elizabeth I, which of course requires a lot of page time describing both Grace and Judith's gowns. And when they leave, the narration describes Grace's fancy dresses as she puts them in a chest to be sealed. The dresses show up in a later book ''Dark Days at Drumshee'', when Grace's granddaughter is to be married and selects which of them she'll wear (and her younger sister says which one she'll take too).
249* Comes up a lot in the ''Literature/EarthsChildren'' series. Ayla was raised by a Clan who did not decorate their clothing and is impressed by and eager to learn other groups' methods for beading and embroidery. [[ShownTheirWork Jean Auel did lots of research, and it shows]].
250* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': The outfits Rielle wears for the Sun Queen trials, as well as her wedding dress, are all lovingly described whereas all other forms of clothing are given basic descriptions.
251* The short story ''Literature/TheEyeOfArgon'' would periodically skid to a halt to describe a character's clothing in elaborate PurpleProse. This would happen whether the character in question was a Main or merely a Mook who would be killed off seconds after being introduced.
252* The description of the heroine's gorgeous 17th-century clothes in the historical romance ''Forever Amber'' is quite impressive.
253* In ''Literature/TheGoblinEmperor'', the clothes Maia must wear as emperor are described in some detail, only further emphasizing the contrast to what he's used to. The hair decorations of nobles also get a lot of descriptions, which in some cases is a way of showing who has taste and who hasn't.
254* In every single ''Literature/GossipGirl'' book (and all of its copycats), the author spends paragraphs discussing what each character is wearing down to the shoes and the lingerie, so much so that if a character is wearing jeans and t-shirt it begins to sound opulent.
255* ''Literature/TheHermuxTantamoqAdventures'' includes vivid descriptions of the characters' luridly-coloured clothing, particularly the bizarre outfits worn by RichBitch Tucka Mertslin.
256* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' : Each tribute gets a personal stylist and the series includes costumes that are literally on ''fire''; CostumePorn is basically Cinna's entire job. Looking flashy outside of the arena serves a practical purpose, though: tributes who catch the audience's eye are more likely to receive sponsors who can help them survive the arena. Mentioned to have sometimes in the past been ''literal'' costume porn; the Capitol is not afraid to incorporate nudity or partial nudity as part of a child's costume for the cameras. Beyond that, Creator/SuzanneCollins uses this trope more generally to illustrate the absolute excess of the Capitol citizens.
257* Laura always describes her semi-trashy, over-the-top outfits in ''Literature/IfIGoItWillBeDouble''. This makes sense. After all, she's a girly, fashion-loving dancer... and the book itself ''is'' supposed to be her diary.
258* OlderThanFeudalism: The description of the staggeringly elaborate decorations on the Shield of Achilles in ''Literature/TheIliad'' goes on for several ''pages''. The more important a character is, the more time is spent describing his battle armor.
259* Michael Moorcock was fond of this in his ''Literature/TheCorneliusChronicles'' stories, with the titular antihero's outfit always being described down to the last article whenever a new story starts, or he visits one of his hideouts and puts on a new outfit.
260* Trying to imagine brightly colourful, TheLateMiddleAges clothes Zbyszko wears in ''Literature/TheKnightsOfTheCross'' may fill your mind's eye with tears.
261* Jerry B. Jenkins, 'co-author' and actual writer of the ''Literature/LeftBehind'' books, spends more time in ''Tribulation Force'' describing Hattie and Steve's new Antichrist-approved outfits than he ever spent describing the scenes of horror that surely must have been unfolding in the first book following the disappearance of ''a third of the world's population'' in the Rapture.
262* Sara Crewe's shopping trip with her daddy at the beginning of ''Literature/ALittlePrincess''.
263* The ''Literature/{{Mabinogion}}'' brings us the early-medieval ''Dream of Macsen Wledig'', which is stuffed full of characters who turn up only to get the beautiful colors and magnificent materials of their clothes, armor, and horses described. Oh, and drop off messages. ​This is theorized to have happened mainly because the story was composed when 'writing stuff down' was just making a comeback in the British Isles. Somebody thought it was orgasmically awesome to be able to put in this many details and be able to get them right next time without killing your brain. An amazing memory was an important necessity to the job, but remembering many long stories was much more important than getting one right after days of wandering around madly muttering, 'green...blue...red...sable...no, yellow, then sable...'* At the end of ''Literature/TheManWhoWasThursday'', [[Creator/GKChesterton Chesterton]] places each character in ceremonial garb meant to personify the days of the week. They are all described, though not in ''excruciating'' detail - it only takes up a few pages.
264* The descriptions of the kimonos in ''Literature/MemoirsOfAGeisha'' have been described as the best part of the book.
265* Creator/MercedesLackey:
266** Occasionally the more elaborate outfits worn by the Hawkbrothers in the Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar series will get this treatment. One particular example of this was during the many ceremonies held toward the beginning of ''Owlknight'', with each of the participants wearing a separate costume for each one, all described in detail.
267** Lackey goes into enough detail on Tudor and Elven attire in the four-novel series about the young (Queen) Elizabeth that reproducing the outfits for a costuming competition would be child's play.
268** And in her ''Literature/TalesOfTheFiveHundredKingdoms'' series, where the female protagonist's GorgeousPeriodDress (and most of the rest of her wardrobe) gets a loving description.
269** And in her ''Literature/ElementalMasters'' series, which transcribes the [[BroadStrokes basic details]] of fairy tale plots into urban Victorian London.
270** And in... well. Suffice it to say Mercedes Lackey really loves this trope.
271* Throughout its length, ''Literature/TheNightCircus'' regularly takes the time to describe the lovely outfits, accessories, and even hairstyles of its female characters in particular. Since the book centers on the performing arts and illusion magic, which are two very visual story elements, it'd arguably be somewhat odd to ''not'' address how those elements interact with characters' clothing and overall appearance. When combined with the book's many examples of SceneryPorn as well, [[Creator/ErinMorgenstern the author]]'s overall use of this trope comes across as tasteful worldbuilding rather than pure FanService.
272* ''Literature/NightfallSeries'': Vampires are vain and always wear ornate clothing, which is described in detail.
273* The ''Literature/PhryneFisher'' mysteries star a wealthy, stylish woman in a GenteelInterbellumSetting, and feature many loving descriptions of Phryne's glamorous 1920s outfits.
274** The series also dips into Costume {{Gorn}} on occasion, when Phryne has to go undercover. Her "bedraggled tart" disguise in ''Cocaine Blues'' was already the tackiest kind of cheap floozy-wear (which was entirely the point), and then she distressed it to make it look realistically worn-down.
275* Parodied in ''Literature/ThePrincessBride'' book, where supposedly pages of such description were redacted from the "original version".
276* ''Literature/TheReynardCycle'': Each entry in the series features at least one scene where what characters are wearing is described in lavish detail. It's probably worth mentioning that the author is a [[AuthorAppeal theatrical costume designer.]]
277* Gwen's historical costumes in ''Literature/TheRubyRedTrilogy'' are always described in loving detail.
278* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' spends paragraphs describing the clothing and heraldry of the characters. The greater the detail, the greater the chance the wearer will be/do/experience something significant by the end of the chapter. Though, most of these descriptions are expositional to the character and the event at present, also to establish the social statuses, and importance of appearances.
279* In ''Literature/SirGawainAndTheGreenKnight'' the clothing worn by both of the title characters is described in loving detail.
280* ''Literature/{{Spitfire}}'', fittingly for a book whose POV characters are all royals or extremely high nobility, delivers this trope regularly. Princess Allene in particular is something of a vain dresser, and frequently spends a few paragraphs of narration at a time on the state of her clothing, as well as hair and makeup. Feon and Caederyn pay less attention to their own dress, but both demonstrate a keen eye for the outfits of other characters they encounter.
281* Much of the elaborate description of costume is left out of modern translations of ''Literature/TheTaleOfGenji'' as modern readers are unable to interpret the delicate social nuances, key to characterization, that would have been obvious to Murasaki Shikibu's contemporaries.
282* Creator/TamoraPierce describes all articles of clothing in great detail. This applies to both the ''Literature/TortallUniverse'' and the ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' series. In some cases, this is understandable for characterization reasons (Sandry, a seamstress and "stitch witch," naturally takes interest in fashion while Beka Cooper makes detailed observations of any suspect or persons of interest) but it's present no matter whose viewpoint you're looking through.
283* In the ''Literature/TimeScout'' series, small mistakes in costume downtime can be deadly. For some reason, the characters never end up in a place where drab, simple clothes are the norm. Instead, they end up mingling with high society in VictorianLondon. Coincidence. Yeah.
284* Every outfit in ''Literature/TheTimeTravelersWife'' is described. In detail.
285* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' often gets into this, especially when Bella is whining about some spectacular designer outfit Alice forced her to wear and of course whatever beige ensemble Edward is wearing at the moment. Admittedly, Meyer manages to tone it down by the last book by staggering the descriptions instead of creating walls of text.
286* Creator/AnneRice's ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles'':
287** ''Literature/TheVampireLestat'''s protagonist always goes to great length to describe his wardrobe.
288** The same's true for the other books "written" by Lestat, as well as in ''Literature/TheVampireArmand'' (narrated by the title character), possibly the [[PurpleProse purplest]] of the novels.
289* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''. Suffice to say that if one removes all the gratuitous clothing descriptions from the novels, the total page count would likely go down at least 40%.
290* In Creator/RobertEHoward's Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian story "Literature/AWitchShallBeBorn", Salome goes in for this.
291-->''Salome was clad in the barbaric splendor of a woman of Shushan. Jewels glittered in the torchlight on her gilded sandals, on her gold breast-plates and the slender chains that held them in place. Gold anklets clashed as she moved, jeweled bracelets weighted her bare arms. Her tall coiffure was that of a Shemitish woman, and jade pendants hung from gold hoops in her ears, flashing and sparkling with each impatient movement of her haughty head. A gem-crusted girdle supported a silk shirt so transparent that it was in the nature of a cynical mockery of convention''.
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295* ''Series/{{Alias}}'' has a lot of this when Sydney needs a fancy disguise. Costumes involved range from traditional style kimono to outrageous party outfits.
296* ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'': The second and third series in particular had very detailed costumes. Queenie's dress from the second series, Prince George's clothes (especially the trousers) and all of Blackadder's clothes were exquisitely detailed.
297* ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire''. Those gangsters were sharp dressers! As were their ladies, of course.
298%%* ''Series/TheBorgias''
299* ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'', which politely tips its hat in the direction of actual Regency fashion and then skips on its merry way into a land of incredibly bright colors, ribbons, ruffles, and flashy embroidery. The costume designers deliberately went for aesthetics over historical accuracy, in keeping with the show's romance-novel origins.
300* Jason King, on both ''Series/DepartmentS'' and ''Series/JasonKing''.
301* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has done this from the start:
302** Tom Baker's famous bohemian outfit and the Time Lords' exquisitely layered robes and headdresses were designed by James Acheson, who later went on to win three Oscars for his stupendous costumes for Hollywood movies. Check out [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E1TheMasqueOfMandragora "The Masque of Mandragora"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin "The Deadly Assassin"]] for his best work on the series.
303** Amy Roberts designed some rather gorgeous pieces for the stories she worked on ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E3ImageOfTheFendahl "Image of the Fendahl"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E4StateOfDecay "State of Decay"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E6TheKeeperOfTraken "The Keeper of Traken"]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E3MawdrynUndead "Mawdryn Undead"]] and the Ainley Master's velvet costume).
304** June Hudson's work on Season 17 and 18 is also worthy of attention, particularly her radical redesign of Tom Baker's costume to give him a [[SharpDressedMan darker, sharper look]]. Hudson adored Tom Baker's physical appearance and relished the opportunity to dress him up in beautiful things, and it shows.
305** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars "Pyramids of Mars"]]: The Fourth Doctor permanently alters his style of dress from this point onwards, and his new look is announced with a long shot of him slowly revealing his face from under his EyeObscuringHat, then striking a pose while the camera pans out and down his body. Sarah Jane gets to wear a floaty, sparkly Victorian gown and point a rifle at people. And everyone else is in GorgeousPeriodDress.
306** Due to improved budget at the time, the entirety of Season 14. See [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin "The Deadly Assassin"]], the GorgeousPeriodDress-heavy {{Costumer}} [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang "The Talons of Weng-Chiang"]] and the awesome RaygunGothic Art Deco couture headdresses in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E5TheRobotsOfDeath "The Robots of Death"]].
307** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E4TheGirlInTheFireplace "The Girl in the Fireplace"]] is an entire episode's worth of this. Not just Reinette's [[GorgeousPeriodDress gorgeous period dresses]], but the outfits the clockwork robots were wearing.
308* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': The Crawley sisters in particular seem to have an inexhaustible supply of gorgeous evening gowns.
309* ''Series/GameOfThrones'', especially in opulent King's Landing and faraway lands like Qarth. [[http://smatterist.com/749/gone-largely-unnoticed-game-thrones-series-now-impossible-take-eyes/ Here is an article]] about the detail put into the costumes. Renly Baratheon's ostentatious armour and Margaery Tyrell's sumptuous wedding gown are excellent examples.
310** ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'': The dresses, robes and tunics of the nobles look absolutely gorgeous, laced with gold and jewels. Daemon's armour is intricately decorated with a dragon motif. It's quite fitting as this was the apex of Targaryen wealth and power.
311* Dressing characters - especially the villains - in gorgeous opulent clothing is a particular strength of ''{{Series/Gotham}}''. Penguin, Fish, and Barbara after [[spoiler:her FaceHeelTurn]] all have at least one new beautiful outfit per episode, especially in the later seasons.
312* ''Series/HockeyNightInCanada'' host Don Cherry wears, uh... very flamboyant outfits.
313* Chairman Kaga in ''Series/IronChef'', ranging from rather understated but still stylish outfits to outfits that laid on the gold brocade and sparkles hard to ''fricken capes'' in the specials. One of the few things the ill-fated ''Iron Chef USA'' got right was the Chairman's ostentatious style. (''Iron Chef America'' instead opted for BadassInANiceSuit.)
314* ''Series/GentlemanJack'': Rare in its relatively accurate portrayal of 1830s dress and hairstyles, ''Gentleman Jack'' is absolutely adored by fashion historians.
315* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'': Most of the costumes are pretty normal, but some of the dresses and accessories they put Tahani in are simply ''gorgeous''. She was a socialite and former model from an extremely wealthy family, so it makes sense she'd have access to the finest couture and fashion.
316%%* ''Series/GossipGirl''
317* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' features full display of uniforms from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps worn by mostly good looking people.
318** Ironic though is that the episode ("Gypsy Eyes") for which they won an Emmy for costumes featured no naval uniforms at all.
319* ''Series/TheLegendOfZhenHuan'': Expensive costumes for even commoners.
320* About half the costumes on ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' probably qualify. [[http://www.farfarawaysite.com/merlin/season2/promo/2000/t/9.jpg Gwen's purple dress]] is probably the best example, but [[http://www.farfarawaysite.com/merlin/season2/promo/2000/t/6.jpg Merlin's every]] [[http://www.farfarawaysite.com/merlin/season2/promo/2003/t/39.jpg day clothes]] manage to be impressive just by how natural they look. The [[http://www.farfarawaysite.com/merlin/season2/promo/2002/2.jpg detailing]] on Arthur's armor is also pretty much invisible in everything except high-res promo shots. And that's not even touching on what Morgana wears...
321* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' The Elves, the Númenórians and the Dwarfs of Khazad-dûm all wear absolutely gorgeous clothing with elaborate golden embroidery and jewelry, while still keeping their cultural individualities. This reflects how those Races are at the height of their power and prosperity. In fact, Morfydd Clark declared in [[https://www.cbr.com/lotr-rings-of-power-galadriel-costume-challenge-cosplayers/ an interview that Kate Hawley]], the costume designer, intentionally wanted the keep costume designs complicated enough to challenge cosplayers, especially for the character of Galadriel.
322* Dr. Creator/LucyWorsley in her history documentaries just ''loves'' dressing up in period costumes and will get through at least half a dozen in a typical episode, along with a similar number of natty modern-day outfits in between.
323* ''Series/TheMakanaiCookingForTheMaikoHouse'': There's a lot of detail given to the ornate traditional dresses worn by the geisha and geisha-in-training.
324* ''Series/MissFishersMurderMysteries'' features Phryne's absolutely ''glorious'' wardrobe, which is straight out of [=1920s=] fashion magazines. She seems to have two or three gorgeous new outfits per episode, and that doesn't include recurring pieces like her luxurious satin dressing gowns. All in all, your average period fashion enthusiast's response to her wardrobe can basically be described as "Hnnnngh". And then there's the [[SharpDressedMan natty suits]] and nice hats Jack Robinson swans around in....
325* ''Series/NoahsArc'': The fashion show, which has some wildly elaborate outfits even by fashion show standards.
326* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' is known for this, especially for the villainous characters whose outfits are usually very detailed and flamboyant as opposed to their Disney counterparts. Regina in particular sports a different elaborate outfit in every Evil Queen flashback - whereas other villains tend to have just the one costume.
327* ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars''
328* The designs on ''Series/ProjectRunway'' sometimes veer into this, particularly the Fashion Week final collections.
329* ''Series/TheQueensGambit'': After she starts making money, the protagonist Beth grows into quite TheFashionista, wearing the most gorgeous [=1950s=]/[=1960s=] fashion since ''Series/MadMen''. This is even lampshaded, with some of her rivals believing she's too feminine and glamorous to be a "serious" chess player. They are ''very'' wrong. Pretty much every review of this show takes a moment to gush over how beautiful Beth's outfits are, and how well Creator/AnyaTaylorJoy carries them off.
330%%* ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace''
331* ''{{Series/Salem}}'': Just look at Mary's wardrobe.
332* ''Series/SchittsCreek'' The formerly wealthy Rose family has retained their clothing, and all four dress in high-end designer clothes that are out of place in their new hometown. Moira and David, in particular, regularly wear over-the-top designer looks.
333%%* ''Series/SexAndTheCity''
334* ''Series/StargateSG1'' has its fair share of this, with the different clothing styles on the various planets they visit. This is especially true in the early seasons when they were trying to show off, and in the later seasons, when they had a huge budget.
335* ''Series/TheTudors'' has some seriously impressive costuming, even if it does leave fashion historians foaming at the mouth. The gowns are glorious, and the men's costumes are no less impressive and in some cases even ''more'' flashy than the women's. Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Howard in particular get some ''stunning'' dresses.
336* ''Series/WinterBegonia'': Being a show about Peking opera, it shows a lot of Peking opera costumes (which are works of art on their own). And if you like suits, this show, being set in the 1930s, has also got plenty of that.
337* ''Series/WolfHall'': A rare Tudor drama that attempts to get the costumes right, women wear hoods, men wear (smaller than accurate) codpieces and there's not a zipper in sight.
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341* ''Manhwa/TheBrideOfTheWaterGod'' has a vast array of beautiful Korean costumes.
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345* Female-fronted metal bands are known for having their lead singers dress in numerous elaborate dresses, especially gothic, power, and symphonic metal bands. Music/WithinTemptation and Music/{{Nightwish|Band}} are two examples.
346%% * Music/AliProject
347%% * Music/{{Ashnikko}}
348%% * Music/BritneySpears
349%% * Music/CarlyRaeJepsen changes her costumes in her music video of "This Kiss."
350%% * Music/ChristinaAguilera
351* Music/DavidBowie, especially during his GlamRock period in The70s (Ziggy Stardust, et.al.) and the ''Earthling'' era in The90s (which featured Alexander [=McQueen=]-designed frock coats).
352%% * Music/EltonJohn
353%% * Falco's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVikZ8Oe_XA Rock me Amadeus]].
354* Music/GirlsGeneration. They have a never-ending variety of themed costumes that still manage to be unique for all 9 members. This includes '60s mod-inspired outfits for ''Hoot'', Biker Punk for ''Bad Girl'', the various military-themed uniforms from ''Genie'', the yellow and black combinations for ''Mr Taxi'', the flashy gold sparkly dresses for ''Twinkle'' and on and on.
355* Music/{{Gorillaz}} takes advantage of the fact [[VirtualCelebrity its members are cartoon characters]] and giving them an ever-increasing list of different costumes. [[ArtEvolution Especially as the project has gone on]], artist Jamie Hewlett has developed an obsessive fixation on detail, meaning that not only do [[UnlimitedWardrobe characters almost never wear the same outfit twice]], they tend to be very ornate and stylized.
356* Music/InThisMoment music videos are very artsy in this manner and Maria Brink is often said to be a metal counterpart to Music/LadyGaga.
357%% * Music/{{KISS}}, of course.
358* Music/OneDirection's "Kiss You" video dresses the band up in various co-ordinated, FanService outfits. Sailors! Skiiers! Surfers! Prisoners! Naked! (?)
359%% * Music/LadyGaga
360%% * Music/{{Madonna}}
361%% * Music/{{Namgar}}
362%% * Music/NickiMinaj
363* And now care of America's Got Talent, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTgb2YURxH8&hd=1 Prince Poppycock]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhI3VTC-YUU&hd=1 Liberace may have some competition]] if he takes a few lessons from Alexander Bui...
364* Revo from Music/SoundHorizon has taken to wearing elaborately embroidered AwesomeAnachronisticApparel just about any time he makes a public appearance.
365%% * VisualKei
366* Music/WeirdAlYankovic does this on tour; his Jedi costume, the Fat suit, and more recently a Lady Gaga-inspired purple peacock outfit.
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370* ''Series/PiliFantasyWarOfDragons'': All over the place, only the occasional peasant or subordinate doesn't wear some form of GorgeousPeriodDress.
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374* In text-based chat rooms used for online role-playing, many players adopt the habit of using a cut-and-paste "description drop" for their character, either upon entering a room or if a new player arrives and requests a quick description of who is already there. While most players will keep it to a short summary of what a casual appraisal would reveal, a significant portion indulge in extreme CostumePorn. Not only are the outfit and physical attributes described in excruciating detail, but often bits that are completely unseen (such as tattoos and piercings in areas not available for public consumption) are included, as are historical notes that no casual observer could know. In extreme cases, these will even go so far as to exceed the chat-room's character limit, forcing the player to split it into two or more posts.
375* Both played straight and averted on MU* Games. These have an on-demand version of the "description drop" mentioned above triggered by using the "look" command on something. Any player, room, or thing on the game can, and usually will, have one of these. As the content of these descriptions is entirely up to the person who can edit them, they can run the gamut of sizes. They might be an image link, a few sentences, or a huge wall of text containing massive amounts of costume porn that describes every little detail of the thing in question. They also end up averting this trope in the actual roleplay, however, because if you can stuff all your costume porn into the description of something, there's no need to repeat it in the actual roleplay.
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379* Most of the WWE divas tend to wear fancy and extravagant wrestling attire so that when WWE has as many divas in the ring as they can fit, the overall effect is a bunch of multi-colored outfits bouncing around that could probably cause a few [=TVs=] to explode.
380* Wrestling/ExoticAdrianStreet and Miss Linda are well known for sowing designing ring gear for other wrestlers, at one point having a website dedicated to the business of doing so. Their most famous client was perhaps Wrestling/MickFoley, his Dude Love stuff especially.
381* Wrestling/RicFlair had a thing for frilly, sparkly and flamboyant robes which he wore during his entrances.
382* Macho Man Wrestling/RandySavage was known for his flamboyant clothes and hats.
383* Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr is famous for all his unique outfits and masks that we wonder who comes up with them. He has a tradition of wearing a unique costume every Wrestling/WrestleMania. XIX he wore a Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} costume, XX he dressed as The Flash, etc. His most recent addition was a Na'vi-inspired costume from ''Avatar''.
384* In addition to his masks and or face paint, the entrance attire of Japanese legend Keiji Mutoh's alter ego, Wrestling/TheGreatMuta, is this in spades.
385* Even though Wrestling/TheUndertaker dresses mostly in black, his more elaborate outfits, especially those for Wrestling/WrestleMania, ''definitely'' qualify for this trope.
386* Wrestling/ChrisJericho and his light-up jacket.
387* Wrestling/ChristianCage used to wear an assortment of shiny [[InTheHood hooded jumpsuits]] from 2004-2009 (although he did usually keep the hood off his head for the jumpsuits he started wearing as the Instant Classic in '07).
388* Wrestling/DaizeeHaze is known for sewing ring gear and was an ideal partner for shirt salesman Wrestling/MattSydal, as well as [[Wrestling/HunterJohnston Delirious]] after his mask was damaged by Sydal, Wrestling/JimmyJacobs, and Hangmen 3. Also provided new gear to her rival Wrestling/MsChif, who had been accused of wearing the same thing for ''[[LimitedWardrobe years]]''.
389* Wrestling/DaffneyUnger is known for sewing entrance attire and designing all sorts of ring gear and fashions for herself, as befitting of any self-styled "{{goth}} goddess". This was brought to the forefront in SHINE, where Daffney formed her own squad. Tiny tilted top hats for everyone!
390* This became a calling card of [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] after the Beauty Pair took off, and for a while, gaijin in Japan were baffled by the number of money promotions spent on multiple sets elaborate ring gear that could hold up under the pressures of ring work for decades. You'd much more likely see an Ayako Hamada's [[StandardBleedingSpots skin]] give way before the [[AnimalMotifs butterflies]] she wore look wrinkled yet she'd be in crosses the next show anyway. Even wrestlers with fairly plain ring gear like The Crush Gals Chigusa Nagayo and Wrestling/LionessAsuka would make up for it with lots of entrance attire. While promotions like Zenjo, GAEA, and even some tiny enterprises like REINA tended to cover the athletes from neck to toe([[MaskedLuchador sometimes head to toe]]) in eye-catching patterns and frills, a notable minority such as JD Star an infamously more fanservice driven direction.
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394* Many of the ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' iconic characters wear elaborate, detailed outfits (some of which, like [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/pathfinder/images/2/2a/Seoni.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20080602020008 Seoni's slit-side floor-length red dress]], [[ImpracticallyFancyOutfit do not seem suited to hiking through dungeons]]) with a variety of accessories, not all of which have any obvious practical function. These trends hold particularly true for female spellcasters.
395* Depending on how skilled you are with a paintbrush, the BlingOfWar in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' can get downright ridiculous. Most of the signature characters have incredibly detailed models that are an amateur painter's nightmare. Of course, you can just paint on a few basic colors, use something different for the bling, and [[MemeticMutation slap on some DEVLAN MUD]].
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399* ''{{Theatre/Anastasia}}'': As one might expect from a fairy-tale-tinged period piece, the costumes are incredibly detailed and exquisite. Special notice must go to the glittering, detailed Romanov women's costumes in the prologue and dream sequences, as well as Anya's pink silk ballet dress and full-skirted princess gown.
400* ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}''[='s=] first-act finale is largely concerned with parading the Arthurian court in its fullest finery.
401* ''Theatre/CesareIlCreatoreCheHaDistrutto'': It's the Renaissance, the Borgias, the Medici. Priests are supposed to be humble, you say? Well, [[UsefulNotes/PopeAlexanderVI one future pope]] who appears here wears fur and a golden collar; another always has silk robes with sleeves down to the floor. Cesare himself has several fine costumes as well -- the black with gold embroidery, or the green with feathered hat and gloves draped over his belt that he wears in [[https://youtu.be/XTvayhtWOrU?t=570 the act 1 finale]].
402* ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': The 2013 West End musical won the 2014 Olivier Award for its lavish and plentiful costumes, including an array of trick outfits that transform the full-sized adults in the ensemble into the diminutive Oompa-Loompas. Willy Wonka's outfit alone could qualify for this trope -- not only is it directly based on the description in [[Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory the source novel]], the details go even further, all the way down to the actor's socks (white with multi-colored, pastel polka dots).
403* Creator/CirqueDuSoleil shows, to the point that the company's 25th-anniversary book (2009) was a retrospective of costumes from all the shows over the years! Especially costume-riffic shows include ''Alegria'', ''[[Theatre/{{O}} "O"]]'', and ''KA''.
404* Theatre/DisneyOnIce shows, especially when the Franchise/DisneyPrincess characters are put through their paces.
405* ''Theatre/{{Follies}}'' was designed to showcase a wonderful variety of both contemporary fashions and period stage costumes. Some of the dresses in the original production's "Loveland" number were so massive that they had to be lowered onto the performers from flies.
406* ''Theatre/ISPPresentsAMidsummerNightsDream'': Titania wears a PimpedOutDress and her magnificent head of hair comes with numerous little gems and other trinkets mixed in. Oberon's robes are very fine and majestic.
407* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Galadriel's headdress in the Toronto production. They changed her costume for the London production, but it was still quite opulent.
408* The Creator/MetropolitanOpera's costume shop is famous for its creations.
409** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZTi_l1HidY Look]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69atpi_K5zA at these]] from their productions of Donizetti's Tudor Queens operas.
410** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcEQ6yJaNWc Various]], incl. ''La Boheme'', ''Tosca''.
411** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWR8MYuTbZs The Merry Widow]].
412* Most productions of ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' turn out like this (including [[Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004 the film]]), particularly during the "Masquerade" song. Of special note is the Red Death outfit the Phantom wears when he reappears, with some productions even giving him a skull mask.
413* ''Theatre/ShrekTheMusical'' brings fairy-tale creatures to life: [[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFkQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dd2PTwUG4ZzE&ei=xqFBTteNCqOqsAK8u5TPCQ&usg=AFQjCNFrPzIsyfCANisV6F2tQ4HLBtz1eA Exhibit A]].
414* Creator/TakarazukaRevue productions. The costuming budget on those things must be higher than the gross domestic product of many third-world countries.
415* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' has won multiple awards for its lush costume design, including the 2004 Tony Award. Every character down to the ensemble cast has an intricate and intensely detailed wardrobe -- though special mention should be made of Elphaba's Act II dress, ''everything'' that G(a)linda wears, and Madame Morrible's elaborate attire.
416* The Creator/ZiegfeldFollies were famous for the elaborate costumes worn by the performers.
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419[[folder:Video Games]]
420* This is a CharacteristicTrope of ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', where one of the main appeals of the series is criticising/coveting the gorgeous outfits, and the designers know it. There have been fashion collaborations where the characters have modelled real clothes for Louis Vuitton, Prada, and Roen (with Roen designing the characters' actual in-game outfits in that case).
421** In terms of on-screen CostumePorn, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' probably takes the cake with Balthier's vest/cuirass alone. ''Every'' main character (and many side characters) has a substantial amount of intricate filigree and lace-like patterns in their outfits - even if they're supposed to be dirt-poor street rats.
422** Creator/TetsuyaNomura likes to give his characters a stylish VisualKei feel with lots of punky and gothic elements, with Lulu's belt-dress from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' and Squall's leather jacket and bondage pants in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' being a couple of more obvious cases. Creator/YoshitakaAmano dresses his characters in floaty, clashing florals and organic armour inspired by stage costumes for ballet, like Terra's scarf-skirt, dotted tights, and sparkly flower-embroidered leotard being a clear example of his style.
423** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' contains a sidequest where you have to look at a wedding dress. Designed [[ProductPlacement by Vivienne Westwood]].
424** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' spawned at least two official guidebooks of the fashion - a ''Materials Ultimania'' with costuming references for cosplayers, and with hairstyle methods included in ''A Walk Through Midgar'' - along with how long each of the characters spends doing their hair in the morning (Cloud's MemeticHair apparently takes him 30 minutes).
425* Anything that's non-{{Stripperific}} designed by Satoshi Urushihara for ''VideoGame/{{Growlanser}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Langrisser}}''.
426* Ayami Kojima's art for ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' features some very detailed clothing. Let's take Alucard for example. The inside of his coat (not his cape) has an extreme amount of detail.
427* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' allows you to create this trope through decoration, randomly determined between menacing spikes, hanging rings, encircling bands, and images, with no regard to practicality. Entirely described through text, no less. Artifacts have many diverse materials as decoration, usually covering all the above decorations. Some even have images of themselves on them.
428* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
429** In ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', the outfits worn by Team Galactic are otherworldly and elaborate. Gym Leaders and other major bosses in general may also fall into this category.
430** ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'', the crossover between ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''VideoGame/NobunagasAmbition'', freely uses the Pokemon side of the crossover to get really fantastic with the Warlord outfits, ''especially'' after they promote.
431* The ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' series is the eastern version of Satoshi Urushihara's works in terms of extreme pornography. Even when someone has a plain and basic outfit there's an 80% chance of nice hat after nice hat after... It seems the only place they skimped on the clothing was for the create-a-character 'edit generals'. See also: Kessen and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but DW is where they save the most fantastical designs for.
432* ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'''s [[http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7BagC0LASUo/T1Ndoxyp0jI/AAAAAAAAAiI/mZNDb4BJUVw/minstreldesign%25255B7%25255D.jpg Maestro]].
433* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' goes its way to show off the opulent outfits of the Renaissance period, unusually focusing mainly on the male wardrobe. The Assassin's uniform is of course the most notable example and a major departure from the simple robes of the first game.
434** Ezio in ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood Brotherhood]]'' with [[http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RU8vXW4WLqU/TN1wS0JsqVI/AAAAAAAAXrg/2drn7P9QfKM/Ezio%20Auditore.jpg this outfit.]]
435*** That costume is loosely based on the Renaissance fashions and should accommodate walking, running, and possibly even semi-formal duelling. However, there's no way that anyone could climb in it without the loose cloth sticking to every nook imaginable.
436* In ''VideoGame/{{Lusternia}}'', trademasters can periodically submit a number of cartel designs. The result is extreme customization of everything from robes to platemail to furniture. Your character can be as richly (or as drably) attired as you desire. And - like the ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' example above - this is achieved entirely through text!
437* The ''VideoGame/{{Growlanser}}'' games are loaded with this. Just peruse [[http://www.growlanser-realm.com/officialart/chara.htm this official art page]] to see how much detail goes into the clothing.
438* The ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series is bursting at the seams with Costume Porn. Just take a gander at [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111228204511/touhou/images/6/6e/YukariP.png this]], and [[http://images.wikia.com/touhou/images/e/ee/Soku-portrait-sanae.png this]], and [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/touhou/images/b/b1/Utsuho_Reiuji_portrait.jpg ...is that a starfield in her cape]]?!
439* So prevalent in ''VideoGame/EternalSonata'' that is listed on the game's [[Characters/EternalSonata character page]] under "tropes all characters have in common."
440* ''VideoGame/BarbieSuperModel'' lapses into this sometimes, as it's a game about trying to make Barbie a great supermodel.
441* ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival'' is officially a RhythmGame but for most people, the main reason they play is to collect as many cards of cute idols dressed up in extremely detailed and cool-looking costumes - from [[http://schoolido.lu/cards/549/ angels]] to [[http://schoolido.lu/cards/367/ mermaids]] to [[http://schoolido.lu/cards/346/ wedding dresses]] - as possible. However, just lucking out on one card is enough - that only nets you the unidolised version, which tends to be a much more casual outfit (though often still a very well drawn one) - to get the real costume porn, you need two versions of the same card so you can fuse them together in a process called Idolisation, a feat which ranges from 'very easy' for Normal rarity cards to 'start saving up money months in advance' for prized Ultra Rares. ''[[VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestivalAllStars ALL STARS]]'' takes it a step further, as the characters can also be seen performing in elaborate costumes for certain songs.
442* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': Throughout the ''Dragon Age'' games, the kingdom of Orlais (a medieval fantasy France) is said to enjoy opulent fashions, and masquerade masks are a part of everyday wear in their culture, but we never actually see any of it until ''Inquisition''. And when we do, ''whew boy''. Men and women alike are dressed in colorful, elaborate outfits and masks. Even the EnslavedElves, while wearing much simpler outfits than the humans they serve, are still dressed to the nines compared to the rags Ferelden city elves generally wear.
443* Most of the characters in ''VideoGame/HiddenCity'' wear highly elaborate outfits. Special mention goes to [[https://hidden-city-mystery-of-shadows.fandom.com/wiki/Lady_Peacock Lady Peacock's]] luxurious feather gown, [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/hidden-city-mystery-of-shadows/images/9/91/Mistress.png the Mistress of the Manor's]] fine lace dress and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/hidden-city-mystery-of-shadows/images/b/b4/Salem_Halloween_2020.png Salem's]] Halloween gown. Even the deceptively simple wear of [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/hidden-city-mystery-of-shadows/images/8/89/Conductor.png the Conductor's]] is incredibly detailed, with multiple layers of different textured fabrics.
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447* In the ''{{Webcomic/Buildingverse}}'' if the [[TheFairFolk fae]] "[[InstantCosplaySurprise choose]]" someone's wardrobe chances are it will be either this trope or {{Stripperific}}. Like [[http://pika-la-cynique.deviantart.com/art/GND235-En-piste-432885919 this pink wedding cake dress]] from ''Webcomic/GirlsNextDoor'' but then again that happened at a fairy tale ball so probably ''everybody'' aimed at costume porn (some missed). And to be fair to the fair ones, even the regular characters can go overboard with clothing like [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-317-Gird-370793373 this]] incident from ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}''.
448* ''Webcomic/FairestCruelest'' Fitting, considering the main characters are royalty, both the "evil" Queen and Princess Delilah have closest full of sumptuous dress
449* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The various outfits Agatha wears are rendered in a quite lovely fashion and depict her character development as she adjusts to wearing pants and acquires expensive ball gowns as the Heterodyne. It helps that one of her two love interests is very fashion conscious.
450* ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'' is set in [[UsefulNotes/TheRoaring20s 1927]] and is chock-full of sharp suits and flapper dresses.
451* ''Webcomic/{{Sire}}'' opens with [[http://sire.smackjeeves.com/comics/823135/chapter-one-print-cover/ this straight-jacket dress.]] Sadly it does not appear in the comic proper.
452* ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'' regularly shows off some stunning pieces of fetish fashion, often dedicating entire pages to showing the full costume of a character.
453* In ''Webcomic/YourThrone'' the leads, Lady Medea and Lady Psyche, as well as other nobles, wear very intricate, embroidered and often bejewelled dresses that look nothing short of spectacular.
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457* In his review of ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}'', Yahtzee Croshaw of ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' claims that this is a problem in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', and the game being reviewed. He goes at length [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/extra-punctuation/7071-Extra-Punctuation-Darksiders here]].
458* Need one yourself? Use this handy [[http://nine.frenchboys.net/clothes.php generator]]
459* The Right Writing [[http://the-right-writing.tumblr.com/post/26847250233/when-to-describe-clothing in detail]] about when to use it in a written medium.
460* Video essayist WebVideo/{{Izzzyzzz}} wears incredibly detailed and artistic makeup for every video, with even her less dramatic looks being expertly crafted to fit the topic of that day's video. Sometimes she'll also dye her hair to match. Much of her audience was intially drawn in by the cool makeup, before deciding to stick around for the discussion.
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464* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Suited for Success" is very much a display of Costume Porn, featuring [[TheFashionista Rarity's]] creative efforts in designing evening wear for her friends.
465* Prevalent in ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' each of the girls have unique costumes for various occasions and get newer ones every season.
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469* UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette gets associated with this, when she actually tried to make dress at Versailles more modest (although she was still required to wear the most elaborate dresses). Other Queens and Empresses have fit this trope far better, owning up to thousands of dresses. It is true that Marie Antoinette preferred simpler styles and tried to get them accepted at court; however, she still wore some seriously fancy dresses. Just take a look at [[https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marie-Antoinette_par_Elisabeth_Vigée-Lebrun_-_1783.jpg this!]] It's got ruffles, bows, and tassels.
470* Imelda Marcos's ''Shoe Porn''.
471* The ''traje de luces'' worn by bullfighters.
472* Many of the uniforms worn by the Nazis, especially the SS. Hugo Boss designed them, so they looked great and have held up for decades. Some Internet pundits suggest that the great costumes are the reason World War II movies will continue to be made for a long time. [[ImpracticallyFancyOutfit This is also a good example of clothes that are too fancy to be practical.]] The all-black suits were eyecatching, but they were also worn by SS officers in summer. In full sun. Without air conditioning. One can only wonder if this was [[{{Troll}} a deliberate move on Boss' part]].
473** SS uniforms were actually designed by a graphic designer Walter Heck and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Diebitsch Karl Diebitsch]], an artist and an SS officer himself. Hugo Boss was merely a manufacturer of SS uniforms and one of many at that. Furthermore, [[https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=155210 white versions of SS uniform existed]], albeit were not widely used.
474* Henry VIII and his second daughter Elizabeth I were known for their opulent clothes. This is partly because Portraiture was starting to become an established art form in Britain at their time: meaning their fancy clothes could be seen by more than just their courtiers. The Tudor period in general was very fancy: even relatively simple outfits consisted of many more pieces and were much more structured than outfits from the previous centuries. Even the Puritan all-black get-up was less Spartan and more SimpleButElegant: getting clothes to be truly black and stay that way was actually difficult. Everyone was pimping their outfits as much as they could, at least in portraits, to show off their wealth and power. This led to the passage of Sumptuary Laws, which regulated who could wear which type of fancy clothes: so that people of different backgrounds could still be readily distinguished (and nobody would upstage the Queen).
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