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1[[quoteright:349:[[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cinderella_christmas_dance.jpg]]]]
2[[caption-width-right:349:A dress that's pretty, merry, and warm enough for dancing out in the snow.]]
3%%Link is to a larger version of the picture, to show the detail better.
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5->''"It may snow all night, but I'll never feel cold!"''
6-->-- '''[[Franchise/DisneyPrincess Cinderella]]''', "Dressed for the Ball"
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8A grand, old-style dress designed to clearly look as though intended to be worn during the holiday season.
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10The standard form is a dress with a tasteful bodice (though it can include an ImpossiblyLowNeckline or a NavelDeepNeckline), a full-length (usually) bell-shaped skirt, and a generous amount of trimmings such as [[PrettyInMink fur (that's often snowy white)]], {{jewelry}}, ribbons, [[SymbolMotifClothing winter symbols, like snowflakes]], {{Sparkles}}, sprigs of holly, etc. Best designed to wear [[DancesAndBalls during a formal dance]], lounging around the fireplace, or walking around [[DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas on a clear night after the snow fell]].
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12Red is the most common color, followed by white, silver, blue, (those three are especially worn by a WinterRoyalLady to give her a wintry appearance), green, and even [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny gold]].
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14This is meant to equate the lady wearing it with MrsClaus, even though that character's typical outfit is of the homely 19th century grandmother type, while these dresses can be quite extravagant.
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16This trope may date back to Victorian times (especially [[ErmineCapeEffect if royalty dressed up for Christmas]]).
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18SideStoryBonusArt, particularly with anime and manga, often has holiday pics with female characters wearing these dresses (just not as often as sexy Christmas dresses), as does a majority of chapters/episodes that take place in December. It's also common in Christmas-themed VirtualPaperDoll games.
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20A SubTrope of PimpedOutDress and CostumePorn.
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22A SisterTrope to SexySantaDress, FairytaleWeddingDress.
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24Compare SexySweaterGirl, HomemadeSweaterFromHell, CostumePorn, StylishProtectionGear, AnIceSuit.
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26Contrast ExposedToTheElements, FurBikini.
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28!!Examples:
29%% Alphabetize the examples.
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33[[folder: Anime and Manga ]]
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35* In the Christmas episode of ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'', Rosette wears a Santa suit while delivering presents to a local orphanage. Chrono was forced into a reindeer outfit.
36* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', one of the international Digidestined is a French girl named Catherine; she's seen wearing a fur trimmed dress that's red and, compared to most other characters' outfits, very fancy. She goes out with her Digimon to destroy a control spire near the Seine River on Christmas Eve thinking it will be quick and easy, but they're captured before she can change out of the dress.
37* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
38** The main heroines of ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' don Santa-like outfits for their Christmas episode.
39** The Cures of ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'' wear Santa-style dresses for a Christmas concert.
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43[[folder:Comic Books]]
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45* ''ComicBook/KatyKeene'' had had several she models. One cover shows her in a red, holly-trimmed dress when she's under a mistletoe and two guys are trying to kiss her.
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47[[/folder]]
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49[[folder: Film -- Animated]]
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51* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAChristmasCarol'' has several. The Ghosts of Christmas each wear one (Present has the skirt looking a bit like a Christmas tree), Barbie wears a white one with lots of lace, and Eden wears one with a {{gold| makes everything shiny}} waist ribbon and a [[PimpedOutCape fur-trimmed cape]].
52* Belle wore a red and gold holiday dress for ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas''.
53* "WesternAnimation/OlafsFrozenAdventure":
54** Elsa has a darker blue version of her ice dress from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' and "WesternAnimation/FrozenFever". In this one the snowflake motif is more visible, and the neckline is trimmed with white fur, giving her a festive snow queen look. It's topped off with a sprig of holly in her hair.
55** Anna's outfit isn't as grand as Elsa's, but still has several subtle decorations, such as white fur lining on her jacket and hat, hair decorations that look like leaves with cranberries, and a bells & goats motif on the hem of her skirt.
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57[[/folder]]
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59[[folder: Film -- Live Action]]
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61* The red Christmas morning dress worn by Creator/JulianneMoore in ''Film/FarFromHeaven''.
62* The "[[BeautyContest Miss Merry Christmas]]" in ''Film/SteelMagnolias'' wears a long, red dress with a white faux fur neckline and muff.
63* ''Film/WhiteChristmas:'' As seen in the picture of the film's page, the last performance has Betty and Judy in these kinds of dresses, matching their {{Love Interest}}s' Santa outfits. That sequence also includes some children in matching colors, including ballerinas in either red or white outfits.
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65[[/folder]]
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67[[folder: Literature ]]
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69* The Literature/AmericanGirl dolls' outfits in their Christmas books are always special-occasion outfits, sometimes with a religious significance (such as Kirsten's St. Lucia dress in "Kirsten's Surprise") or meant for a fancy party. Felicity Merriman's blue dress with white lace is a justified case, because she actually lives in the Colonial era. The outfits accompanying the sixth book ("Changes for [Name]") will comprise the hardier, more practical winter wear.
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73[[folder: Live Action TV ]]
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75* In ''Film/TheChristmasToy'' (the precursor special to ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfToys''), one of the toys was a CaptainErsatz of {{Franchise/Barbie}}, and she wears a grand dress until she decides to get changed for the rescue mission.
76* ''Series/MadMen'': Some episodes in the fourth season, and the Season Six premiere, featured some variations: [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/508273507943773308/ Joan's]] curve-hugging red dress with the waist ribbon, [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/521573200594912045/ Peggy's]] Pine Green dress with the Season-Appropriate brooch, [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/521573200595434074/ Megan]] and [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/185069865914842870/ Trudy's]] coral pink dresses (an actual seasonal color at the time), [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/222998619033913702/ Betty's]] red dress with the white fur stole and her gold tapestry dress with the large ribbon. [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/352828952039943182/ In that latter episode]], Sally wears a lace collared blue dress.
77* In the ChristmasEpisode of ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse'', Miss Yvonne wears one that also includes long HighClassGloves, [[FluffyFashionFeathers white feather trim]] on the gloves and dress neckline, and her hair done up like a Christmas tree.
78* {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in the ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' episode "The Queens Who Mopped Christmas" with the competitors making holiday-themed outfits from Christmas items purchased at dollar stores.
79* On ''Series/SchittsCreek'' there's a flashback to one of the Roses's lavish holiday parties, and Moira is resplendent in her holiday dress, which is Black & White like all of Moira's clothes but sparkling and topped with a gigantic and festive bow.
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83[[folder: Professional Wrestling ]]
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85* Wrestling/MollyHolly tended to wear these in Santa's Little Helper matches instead of a Sexy Santa Dress like the other WWE Divas would.
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87[[/folder]]
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89[[folder: Toys ]]
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91* ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}'' is the TropeNamer, as the the "Happy Holidays" line put her in fancy, Christmas themed dresses. This is only one such line. There are others, like the "[[WinterRoyalLady Winter Princess]]" line.
92* The Franchise/DisneyPrincess merchandise shows them in various holiday dresses, usually made from the base design of the canonical dresses the princesses wore in their movies, but also with a shared theme (white fur-trimmed dresses and white fur muffs, [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny gold dresses]], GemEncrusted dresses, etc.). Often they have [[PimpedOutCape matching capes]].
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96[[folder: Video Games ]]
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98* ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'' has the HolidayMode called "Christmas Nights", and Claris has a short holiday dress.
99* ''VideoGame/TheSims2'': The MrsClaus outfit in the Holiday packs are a long red dress with white fur trim.
100* Male example: Every December, ''VideoGame/OneHundredSleepingPrincesAndTheKingdomOfDreams'' has ''two'' Christmas-themed events, each featuring 5-6 princes in fabulous holiday costumes, in their unawakened forms and at least one of their awakened forms, if not both.
101* ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'' has an event called Wintersday, and one of the lady outfits is a blue dress trimmed with white fur.
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105[[folder: Webcomics ]]
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107* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': In a Christmas filler strip, Agatha, Tarvek and Gil are all wearing Christmas themed outfits trimmed in fur while a dingbot carrying mistletoe [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20081224 hovers overhead.]]
108* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': In an [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/interstitial-crimmus-12 interstitial]], Anemone explains that the City's equivalent of Santa Claus is a {{magical girl}} named Holly Jolly, who wears a festive Santa-style dress and cap. To demonstrate, Anemone dons such an outfit herself, though she's less than enthused.
109* ''Webcomic/SparklingGenerationValkyrieYuuki'': Yuuki and Chiaki wear grand dresses as part of a seasonal job.
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113[[folder: Western Animation ]]
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115* In ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', the Ghost of Christmas Past (formerly a tooth fairy), wears a blue dress with snowflake decorations.
116* In the first Christmas episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'', Kendra wears a [[PimpedOutCape Happy Holidays Cape]].
117* In the video ''WesternAnimation/PrincessSydney Christmas: Three Gold Coins'', Sydney wears a red Christmas dress with a thick, white fur hem and neckline.
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