Identifying odd clothing/fashion styles used by fictional characters

Tropers may post screencaps and the like of characters whose clothing/fashion styles they find unusual to the point of not knowing what to name it, if it even exists. From there, other tropers can help by identifying the styles in question. No NSFW pictures, please. If you must, just post a link to it and put a clear warning as to what is NSFW about the image.

First item, which I have seen several times before, but could not put a name to it at all: What do you this kind of shirt where it's deliberately designed so that it frames the still-clothed breasts? Seems like some sort of "logical" extension of Cleavage Window.

edited 3rd Oct '11 10:02:00 AM by MarqFJA

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Bump.

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I vote we clone this on Writer's Block and make it a post-it.

I'm very lacking in fashion vocabulary, and it's damn hard to describe characters when you can't name the thing they're wearing. Awesome resource is awesome.

As for the gal in the pic, she's wearing a sleeveless dress and a tied blouse.

edited 14th Oct '11 4:31:37 PM by SavageHeathen

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Tied blouse, huh? How about this one, then? Doesn't look like it's even supposed to zip all the way up; it's almost blatant in it's intent to showcase her large breasts.

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Nah, if the WB version is intended for people desingning their own characters' costumes I think it would be OK; wouldn't be an exact duplicate. (Right now I'm frowning because this appears to be a sneaky way of making a "PYF: Boobs - The Manga Edition" thread without getting moderated. I trust that you'll have more sense.)

That one looks like a sleeveless dress with a zip up top, possibly a gimmicky thing with a zipper that's not actually functional, possibly just a regular top subject to artistic license. It might help if you posted a picture of the actual costume worn by the character, rather than her tits.

edited 14th Oct '11 5:09:33 PM by BobbyG

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What?! No, absolutely not! Perish the thought. I'd be the first one to report anyone trying to do such a thing here.

Alright, here you go. She's from one of the standalone one-shot stories in Gunma Kisaragi's Giri Giri Sisters, BTW.

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Uh...push-up?

I dunno.

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If it has a specific name, I don't know it. It just looks like a regular tight zip-up cardigan zipped halfway and pushed to the side around her breasts, though.

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Without context, it looked like a medieval underbust bodice worn over a tank top. Historically, they were intended to cinch the waist without flattening the chest.

With context, I agree that it's just a tight zip-up sweater pushed to the side because it doesn't fit over the chest.

I call this odd clothing/fashion style "seeking attention by popping your knockers out". It exists in the real world, too.

Okay, here's a new one: I have no idea what to call those holes on the outer sides of Supergirl's pants here.

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Those are cut-outs.

Just that? No particular style associated?

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Yup. If they're neater than plain old holes (meaning they were intended to be there), and are decorative rather than functional, they're cut-outs.

Okay, let's try this another way: How would you describe such pants on a character in a work of literature? Visual media make it so much easier to describe a complicated item by not having to look for the correct words to describe it.

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Then those would be "cut-out jeans".

@OP: does your forum avatar really have to be a spoiler like that? I'm actually paying for the series because I like Akamatsu's artstyle and believe that he deserves to make a bit of money off of his time, which means that I am several months behind since it takes a bit longer for the comics to be translated and printed in the states by honest distributors. So thanks for spoiling which girl ends up with Negi (though she would have been my last choice anyways because I hate Last Girl Wins since you never get enough time for character development to like her. So now I'm a combination of disappointed that they sunk my 'ship and that the ending was spoiled...).

Anyways, pertinent to the discussion, but what do you call that fluffy shirt outfit that Seinfeld wore that one episode? I think Austin Powers wears something similar occasionally...

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Ontopic: Got a picture of that shirt?

edited 17th Oct '11 6:19:11 AM by MarqFJA

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^Check out the Austin Power's page. Also here's the Seinfeld video (don't ask me why it is in fast forward...). And thank Science that it wasn't a spoiler after all!

This one? I... have no idea, actually. I think I did see it before on some Victorian-era outfits, though.

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Poet shirt with frills, I think?

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Isn't that a cravat?

Smoking jacket with a cravat

The Seinfeld shirt is a not-very-attractive "Poet Shirt◊". The episode spawned the name "puffy shirt" for it, though.

A poet shirt is defined by its loose flowing fit through the body, long, full sleeves usually ending in ruffled cuffs and may or may not have a ruffle or jabot at the throat.

A "Jabot" is a ruffle of lace or fabric falling from the collar over the chest.It make be sewn to the shirt or it may be a separate piece, attached to an independent neckband.

A "Pirate shirt◊" is similar in cut, but usually has a deep, slashed collar (often with laces to close it) and band cuffs, rather than ruffles.

The cutout pants, I would describe as something like "tight pants with cutouts from the waist to the knee on both sides, and decorative buckled straps across the cutouts."

edited 17th Oct '11 10:29:41 AM by Madrugada

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So this is why they call well-dressed people foxy, huh?

Also, we should totally start wearing poet's shirts more often...