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21* Kuroyukihime's web avatar in ''Literature/AccelWorld'' wears a short dress with a butterfly motif around the waist, and feather-like trim on the ends of her gloves and the neckline of her [[OfCorsetsSexy bustier]].
22* During the expo in ''Manga/AfterschoolCharisma'', the clone of Elizabeth I wears a dress like the original Elizabeth wore, with a ruffled overskirt and underskirt, puff sleeves, a double layer pearl necklace, bejeweled neckline, a high lace-lined collar, and a gold bejeweled tiara.
23* [[http://www.mangareader.net/137-52506-14/air-gear/chapter-278.html Shalott's dress]] in ''Manga/AirGear'' has a frilled apron, a overskirt cut like a ring of ribbons and with intricate embroidery on the hem, and a frilly petticoat. By the way, [[WholesomeCrossdresser that's a guy]].
24* The manga ''Anime/AliceQuartett'', about four clothing designers who run a boutique together, has them collaborate on a Pimped Out Dress in the first chapter.
25* Crea in ''Anime/AquarionEvol'' wears a dress with two layers of black ruffles trimming her skirt, a black jacket and overskirt, and a pink waist ribbon.
26* In the Kunmen arc of ''Anime/ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS'', Coconna wears a green dress with [[FluffyFashionFeathers feathers on the sleeves spread out to look like wings]].
27* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': [[spoiler:Upon being coronated, Historia Reiss starts wearing one.]]
28* The royal family and court of Midland in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. Princess Charlotte's first dress we see has a [[PrincessesPreferPink pink overdress]], a white frilled underdress, and two rows of white fur puff balls from the top of the bodice to the hem of the overskirt.
29** Casca even [[SheCleansUpNicely wore one]] with lots of frills, including a low frilled neckline, when the Band of the Hawk was still in good graces with the king.
30* ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' Chane received one from [[spoiler: Claire]]. It included custom-made holsters for her DeviousDaggers.
31* At least in the anime adaptation of ''Literature/BodaciousSpacePirates'', Princess Gruier Serenity wears a [[http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/69/521849-bodacious_space_pirates___08__5_.jpg white dress]] with white flowers trimming it, gold trimming on the bodice, a skirt with lots of ribbons and overskirt layers, and gloves with three layers of frills at the end.
32* Clarice's wedding dress in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro''. The current Empress of Japan liked it so much that [[TheRedStapler she had a real-world one made for her wedding dress]].
33* In ''Anime/TheCatReturns'', while Haru is at the court of the Cat King, she wears an [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethI Elizabethan-era]] style gown, with hanging sleeves, a gauze heart-shaped collar held with wiring, and a huge neck ruff.
34* ''Anime/LeChevalierDeon'' has a LimitedWardrobe, but those dresses are still grand, frills, trimmings and all, and many of the historical characters wear dresses directly see in their actual portraits.
35* About every time Chi would see her "sister" in ''{{Manga/Chobits}}'', one or both of them would be in a filly, flouncy dress. More showed up in the bonus art.
36* ''Anime/TheStoryOfCinderella'' has a few, with the main "Literature/{{Cinderella}}" dress having a light blue overdress, a golden underdress, puff sleeves, and frilled neckline.
37* Creator/{{CLAMP}} loves this trope. If they can't work elaborate outfits into the plot of a manga, they'll add them in {{Omake}} and SideStoryBonusArt.
38** In ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', the eponymous heroine has several Clow [[MinidressOfPower fighting dresses]] made for her by her best friend.
39** ''Manga/TokyoBabylon''
40** ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' has several on just the weekly chapter splashpages. It gets even more elaborate in the other TRC art.
41** Yuko of ''Manga/XxxHolic'' has an UnlimitedWardrobe of dresses, with just about every trimming a dress could reasonably have.
42* Suu in ''Manga/{{Clover}}'' wears a short, white dress with frills, metal trimming, and metal wings.
43* ''Anime/CodeGeass''. Almost everyone in the Britannian Royal Family, yes even the {{Bishonen}} princes, are prone to this trope. Joining in the pimpin' fun are [[http://code-geass.bandai-ent.com/characters/images/kaguya_COMP.gif Kaguya]] and [[{{Tomboy}} an]] [[RealWomenDontWearDresses unwilling]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/codegeassR21606LG.jpg Kallen]]. No surprise considering it's by Creator/{{CLAMP}}...
44** Lelouch's outfit after he [[spoiler:is crowned Emperor]] probably qualifies as a male version.
45*** In the Crossdressing Festival PictureDrama, Lelouch is forced to wear a very elaborate [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple Victorian style dress]]. Nunnally really wants to see it.
46* ''Manga/CountCain'' has loads of these given the setting, including Merriweather's ElegantGothicLolita dresses.
47* In ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', Faye wears a [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple dress]] to a MasqueradeBall, with loads of frills and an ImpossiblyLowNeckline.
48* In ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'', Marcille and [[spoiler: Izutsumi both wear one when they reach the Golden City and the tailors there beg to let them dress them.]]
49* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheGreenGiantLegend'' have Princess Lire's regal dress, that she wears for formal speeches, which is ''huge'' and looks ridiculously uncomfortable to wear.
50* Ayuko Rara's main dress in ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'' is a {{pink| means feminine}} dress with GiantPoofySleeves that are open and flared out, and she has her white fox fur boa.
51* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
52** During the Fantasia parade, [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xksyJmEU7Ss/TPc9G85Si9I/AAAAAAAAAEk/qevrEvxvmqI/s320/Lucy_from_Fantasia.jpg Lucy wore]] a {{pink| means feminine}} dress with a frilled skirt, a bodice [[PrettyInMink bodice trimmed with white fur]], and a pink bow on the bodice.
53** Ultear wears [[http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/File:Urtear_grimoire.jpg a blue dress]] with detached sleeves, and thick lace edging the hem and cuffs. In the manga, the dress has zebra print as well.
54** Layla wears a pink dress trimmed with white ruffles, a white ribbon wrapped right below the waist, a dark pink petticoat, and a headband trimmed with ruffles.
55** Michelle's dress is a short light pink dress over a darker pink underskirt, both heavily trimmed with frills, puff sleeves, and a frilled bonnet.
56* In both the movie and anime of ''VideoGame/FatalFury'', CanonForeigner Lilly wears fancy dresses. In the movie, she wore a pink dress with [[FluffyFashionFeathers a fluffy feather collar]]. In the anime, she wore a dress with a white top and a brown skirt, frills on the hem and neckline, puff sleeves, and a green bustier over the dress.
57* The "Sorta Cinderella" dress in ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' has puffs, frills, and lace.
58* In ''Manga/GirlFriends2006'', Tamamin, the CosplayOtakuGirl found a shop that rented dresses, so [[http://mangafox.me/manga/girl_friends/v04/c026/18.html she got a 19th century]] style dress with floral embroidery on the overdress, a line of bows down the front of the bocice, a simple underdress, GiantPoofySleeves, and ruffles trimming the whole thing. The fan an {{parasol| of prettiness}} are hers though.
59* ''Anime/GlassFleet'' has some truly weird dresses. One dress is made to look like it's inside a seashell. Not by embroidery or cutting the fabric a certain way, there is an actual large seashell that takes up most of the skirt. Another dress has a huge snakelike design wrapping around it, from the head to the skirt.
60* Princess Fala/Allura of ''Anime/GoLion''/''Anime/{{Voltron}}'', has a fancy pink dress that is similar to Aurora's dress in ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', but has a lot more white trimming on the sleeves and skirt (in addition to the distinctive neckline), a lighter pink underskirt and stomacher, and a white petticoat.
61** Princess Amue/Romelle wears a blue dress that isn't that fancy aside from the pink frills, but her pink MinidressOfPower is more pimped out, with some red jewels, and a short white cape.
62* ''Anime/GrimmsFairytaleClassics'' had several, given the nature of its stories, most based on 18th century styles.
63** Josephine in "Bluebeard" is offered lots of dresses, including a white one with several layers of ruffling on the skirt, and a pink on with several ribbons and ruffles.
64** The dress made for "Cinderella" is pale pink with plenty of frills and ruffles, and a yellow flounced petticoat. Even the queen wears an orange dress with golden trimming, white ruffles and petticoat, and giant poofy sleeves. The stepmother and stepsisters have their own fancy dresses as well.
65** Leonora in "The Frog Prince" wears a pink and white dress, complete with poofy sleeves and fur-trimmed neckline.
66** The princess in "The Water of Life" wears a yellow dress with a pink petticoat of several layers of frills, and a fur-trimmed neckline.
67** The princesses in "The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes" wear several dresses, with the eldest wearing a FairytaleWeddingDress at the end.
68* Lunlun's magical dress in ''Anime/HanaNoKoLunlun'' starts out simple, save for the huge frilled sleeves (which only avert giant poofy sleeves due to not being actual puffs). Yet {{Frilly Upgrade}}s give her even more elaborate dress with more flounces and frills, layers and tiers, overskirts and pettycoats, and some actual GiantPoofySleeves. Just check out [[ImageLinks/PimpedOutDress the image links page]].
69* UsefulNotes/MariaTheresa in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' wears a [[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/nonlinear.php?mrt dress with lots of ruffles]], medium poofy sleeves, and a neckline trimmed with flowers.
70* In the film of ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'', there isn't much that's really elaborate, despite the opulence of the era and the film in general, but Madame Suliman shows off her dress with the gold trimmings, [[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry jewelry]], and [[PrettyInMink fur collar]].
71* Kikyo of ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' wears [[http://www.zerochan.net/950446 a yellow dress]] with lots of ruffles and frills, a tiered overskirt, pink petticoat, a hat with flowers and a puff of feathers, and the bandages on her face and CyberCyclops mask. She also wears [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple a purple dress]] heavily trimmed with white ruffles.
72* ''Manga/CroiseeInAForeignLabyrinth'' has a number of elaborate dresses, such as the [[https://yande.re/post/show/209750/ech-ikoku_meiro_no_croisee-kimono-yune kimonos that]] Yune wears, and all the frilly and flouncy dresses Alice and Camille wear.
73** Camille's most common dress is [[https://yande.re/post/show?md5=bfa90b9ed938873bce7c658297cd2c1d a light blue one]] with black trimming, asymmetrical overskirt with ruffled edging, striped underskirt, and medium poofy sleeves.
74** [[https://yande.re/post/show/194264/alice_blanche-camille_blanche-claude_claudel-dress Alice's most common dress]] is pink with white frills, trimming with dark pink ribbons and bows, overskirt that is like an apron on the front and back, and oversleeves that are two layers of flared fabric.
75** Alice even let's Yune [[http://randomc.net/2011/08/08/ikoku-meiro-no-croisee-the-animation-06/ wear one of her western style dresses]] that is orange and white, with loads of frills and ruffles, striped underskirt, yellow petticoat, yellow waist ribbon, and has a red jewel holding the ribbon around the neck together (also could be worn with a frilled bonnet or hair bow). But due to the crinoline skirt, poor Yune has trouble moving around in it.
76* In ''Anime/{{Interstella 5555}}'', Stella wears one to attend the "Gold Record Awards", that has a skirt that is cut to show off her legs in the front (but enough on the front to avert ShowgirlSkirt), and has so much fabric it bunches up in frills.
77* ''Anime/IsabelleOfParis'': Fitting for an 18th-century Bourgeoisie Frenchwoman, Geneviève's [[https://ibb.co/MNtfjLv default]] [[https://ibb.co/93wbLQ5 outfit]] is purple with two layers of blue ruffles on the collars.
78* Most of the costumes in ''Anime/KaleidoStar'' are loaded with fancy trimmings.
79* Kilala's princess dress in ''Manga/KilalaPrincess'' has a long skirt that is open to show several layers of short flounced petticoats, has puff sleeves, ruffles trimming the neckline and down the front of the bodice, a flower and bow worn like a brooch, and a waist ribbon.
80* Katherine [=McDonald=] of ''Literature/KazeNoStigma'' wears a [[http://www.zerochan.net/114328 red dress]] with a white skirt, frilly trimmings on the sleeves and bodice, and the top cut like a jacket, with the collar open to show a generous amount [[{{Fanservice}} of cleavage]].
81* The magical girl outfit in ''Literature/IsThisAZombie'' is pink with loads of ruffles, tiny puff sleeves, and a waist ribbon. It's topped off with a pink hat that has two large yellow bows on the sides.
82* ''Anime/LastExile'' has plenty for the upper class, notably Mad-Thane's wife and daughter, and [[spoiler:Sophia after she reveals she is the emperor's daughter]].
83* When Keitaro's aunt gets married in ''Manga/LoveHina'', she wears a FairytaleWeddingDress with a feathery on the back of the skirt. [[spoiler:When Naru marries Keitaro]], she wears a dress with [[FluffyFashionFeathers feathers on the sleeves]].
84* When Mayura is temporarily possessed in ''Manga/MythicalDetectiveLokiRagnarok'', she wears a light purple dress adorned with pearls.
85* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has Ayaka, who can often be seen wearing absurdly elaborate outfits on normal days. There's also Tsukuyomi, who wears such outfits to ''{{sword fight}}s'' where they'll undoubtedly be [[ClothingDamage torn to shreds]]. The next time she appears on-screen, she'll invariably have a new one to destroy.
86** And now everyone is at a ball. Which is ''definitely'' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial not just so Akamatsu could dress up the girls in fancy clothes.]]
87** Asuna's Go Go Enslavement outfit in chapter 284.
88* Being a world full of rich people, ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' has loads of them, whether worn by the girls on special occasions, getting Haruhi to wear one (thus being RecursiveCrossdressing), or the boys when they try {{Wholesome Crossdress|er}}ing once.
89** The girls of the Lobelia Academy wear fancy dresses are part of the Zuka club.
90* ''The'' dress in ''Manga/ParadiseKiss''. The characters actually spend several volumes making it.
91** Also the main character's dress in one of the previous edition of Yazagaku Fashion Contest in the {{prequel}}, ''Manga/NeighborhoodStory''.
92* The "Princess of the Crystal" in ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'' wears a [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqibyih4W81qbjtqb.jpg white and black dress]] that has a large ShowgirlSkirt that has giant ruffles edging it. In an ImagineSpot, Ringo sees herself in [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqibyih4W81qbjtqb.jpg a green dress]] with large pink ruffles, puff sleeves, and a white waist ribbon. She also imagines Yuri in [[http://metanorn.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Penguindrum_04_135-650x365.jpg a pink dress]] with lots of frills, a dusty rose overskirt, and rose decorations.
93* ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie'' has several, given all the royalty and aristocrats. Yucie herself imagines wearing [[PrincessesPreferPink pink dresses]], including dreaming about a FairytaleWeddingDress of pink lace with GiantPoofySleeves and a puffy skirt. Her actual Platinum Princess dress is pink as well.
94* Most of the [[MinidressOfPower minidresses of power]] in ''{{Manga/Pretear}}'' are pimped out as well, and themed to their elements.
95* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
96** In episode 40 of ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'', Nagisa dreams of being a princess, wearing a puffy white dress decked out in lace. Honoka wore the same dress in Episode 37 while performing ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''.
97** In Episode 5 of ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'', Miki wears a princess dress, which is a pale blue gown with lace and puffy sleeves.
98** Some official art for ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' depicts a now-adult Mana in a wedding dress with a ''huge'' skirt.
99** In Episode 12 of ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'', Yuko fantasizes about getting married, in which she wears a wedding dress with a ruffly skirt decked out in little bows.
100** In both ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'', the Cures have special attacks that turn their Cure uniforms into giant gowns.
101* The nature of the "Princess" program in ''Manga/PrincessPrincess'' requires wearing fancy dresses, most loaded with frills and lace. This is subject to whoever's in charge of the sewing club: the program during Arisada's time skewed more toward KimonoFanservice.
102* Rue gets one in a GorgeousGarmentGeneration at the end of ''Anime/PrincessTutu''. Also, in the last shot of her, she's wearing a [[PimpedOutDress Pimped-Out Tutu]] - or at least as pimped out a tutu as you can get [[AwesomeButImpractical within practicality]].
103* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has its titular character dressed this way to the point where she's deemed the most elegant magical girl in all of them. Expect lots of frills, petticoats, ribbons, and puffs.
104* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', Ranma is forced to wear several in the "martial arts dining arc".
105* In ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'', Deedlit [[http://gallery.anipike.com/showphoto.php/photo/581/cat/2/page/ wears a white]] dress with HighClassGloves, puff sleeves, ruffles edging the low neckline, and a skirt of several layers of lace and gauze. She complains about how tight is is, hoping to get Parn to [[SheCleansUpNicely notice how good she looks in the dress]].
106* ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'' was loaded with fancy dresses.
107** UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette of course got the most dresses, with a standout dress being one that is not only [[PrettyInMink trimmed with ermine]], but ''the ermine itself'' is [[GemEncrusted decorated with diamonds]] (it's the same with the ermine on her cape). And at least in the manga, she wore a nearly identical dress for her husband's coronation (the difference were a frilled neckline, different hairstyle, and a jeweled headdress instead of a little frilled hat). They double as a near WholeCostumeReference to a RealLife one worn by Marie Leszczynska, the previous queen of France.
108** [[TheMistress Madam du Barry]] had quite a few herself, showing her favor from the king.
109** Rosalie also got several. One had an overskirt with frilled trimming, and long hanging sleeves.
110** And Lady Oscar even wore on to go on a date with Fersen, with small puffed sleeves, a skirt that wrapped half again around the waist, and edged with embroidered trim.
111* The dolls in ''Manga/RozenMaiden'' wear incredibly frilly ElegantGothicLolita outfits.
112* ''Anime/SailorMoon'' has an episode involving {{Fairytale Wedding Dress}}es, many with frills, lace, feathers, or fur.
113** Usagi's GoGoEnslavement gown when Prince Demand captures her is downright gaudy, especially given that Usagi's ''actual'' garments as royalty are just SimpleYetOpulent.
114** Jupiter once wore a long, black dress, that had a large, red rose embroidered on the skirt.
115* In ''Anime/TheSecretGarden'', Mrs. Lennox wears a purple dress with a lot of frills on the bodice and an extremely poofy skirt. She's also a haughty RichBitch that neglects her daughter, Mary.
116* ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' has dresses to die for.
117** So does ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero''. Could this be a common thing with J.C. Staff? Take Janettes dress and Henriettas dress in particular.
118* ''Anime/ShatteredAngels'' has some very fancy and elaborate dresses, even for servants. School uniforms looks very elegant, especially for the boys, and the student council. Then there are the dresses worn by Absolute Angels.
119* In ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', Princesses Amelia and Princess Martina normally wear a practical and slutty outfit respectively, but they do wear grand dresses a few times, Amelia in pink dresses, and Martina in her wedding dress.
120* The dresses for the protagonist princesses in ''Anime/TwinPrincessOfWonderPlanet'' each has a frilled cuff, a high frilled collar, a frilled petticoat, a large ribbon on the bodices with a jewel in the middle, and [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny gold trimming]] including trimming on the skirt in the shapes of hearts.
121* Both sets of battle dresses in ''Manga/WeddingPeach''. The first stages are fancy wedding dresses, and the second stages are mini dresses with frills, gold trimming, and [[FluffyFashionFeathers feather trimming]] after they got a FrillyUpgrade. Peach's first stage dress is very similar to her mother's wedding dress, although the GiantPoofySleeves were trimmed with gold on her mother's dress, while Peach's are trimmed with ruffles.
122* ''Manga/WitchHatAtelier'': Whenever it's shown what Coco would look like if she were to follow the path the Brimhats want her to, she's shown in a [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/cb9a9e05ab72037de2e0dcc580d809e3/6d61aa27c1a40f1e-0e/s640x960/6f531d5acb8949255a8de82368f069f67c6477ec.png big, fancy, layered black dress]].
123* ''Anime/VoltesV'': [[HotConsort Katherine]]'s clothing takes inspiration from the fashion that 18th century French noblewomen wore. Her long blue dress has pink ruffles under her sleeves, skirt and collar, and extends past the floor. She wears her hair in a braid and dons a fan to go with the outfit as well. Like most [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Boazanian]] [[{{Ojou}} women]], she has a veil around her horns. [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth Lozaria]] and [[NoNameGiven Gohl's mother]] also have similar elaborate dresses, with OjouRinglets.
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