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The trope is about costumes whose design makes it impossible to wear underwear. Hannah's costumes don't fit that description at all.


* VaporWear: Hannah Brown seems to not be wearing a single bra through the whole film.
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* MayDecemberRomance: Creator/FredAstaire was 49 years old at the time, while Creator/JudyGarland was 26 years old.

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* MayDecemberRomance: Creator/FredAstaire was 49 years old at the time, while Creator/JudyGarland was 26 years old.and Creator/AnnMiller was 25. The character's ages are not relevant to the plot, likely because a [[TenMinuteRetirement semi-retired]] Astaire replaced Creator/GeneKelly, then 36, during pre-production.
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** Don and Hannah audition for [[Film/ZiegfeldFollies1945 Ziegfeld Follies]], another film that featured Creator/FredAstaire and Creator/JudyGarland.

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** Don and Hannah audition for the Ziegfeld Follies, which had been recreated [[Film/ZiegfeldFollies1945 Ziegfeld Follies]], another film that featured on film]] a few years prior, starring both Creator/FredAstaire and Creator/JudyGarland.
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A nightclub performer (Astaire) hires a chorus girl (Garland) in order to make his dancer partner (Miller), who broke their dance team for his best friend (Lawford) jealous and to prove that he can make any of his partners a star.

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A nightclub performer Don Hewes (Astaire) and Nadine Hale (Miller) are a successful dance team. Nadine unexpectedly dumps Don to go solo (and pursue Don's best friend Johnny Harrow (Lawford)), so Don hires a chorus girl Hannah Brown (Garland) in order to make his dancer partner (Miller), who broke their dance team for his best friend (Lawford) jealous and to prove that he can make any of his partners girl a star.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Johnny confesses his love to Hannah but she turns him down because she loves Don. Instead of being jealous, Johnny consoles her over Don still having feelings for Nadine. At the end of the movie he subtly nudges Hannah and Don back together after their fight.
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** Don and Hannah audition for [[Film/ZiegfeldFollies1945 Ziegfeld Follies]], another film that starred Creator/FredAstaire.
** This is the second time that a character says to Creator/JudyGarland: "Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?" in a film. The first was in ''Film/ForMeAndMyGal''.

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** Don and Hannah audition for [[Film/ZiegfeldFollies1945 Ziegfeld Follies]], another film that starred Creator/FredAstaire.
featured Creator/FredAstaire and Creator/JudyGarland.
** This is the second time that a character says to Creator/JudyGarland: Garland: "Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?" in a film. The first was in ''Film/ForMeAndMyGal''.
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** Don and Hannah audition for Ziegfeld Follies, another film that starred Creator/FredAstaire.

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** Don and Hannah audition for [[Film/ZiegfeldFollies1945 Ziegfeld Follies, Follies]], another film that starred Creator/FredAstaire.
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* ShutUpKiss: Don invites for dinner Hannah at his place that turns out to be a rehearsal. This causes her to rant about how he only sees her as an aid. When she guesses that he doesn't know her colour, he kisses her and correctly says her eye colour.
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* StageNames: Don encourages Hannah to adopt an exotic stage name "Juanita". Once he encourages her to be herself, she reverts to her old name.
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* PygmalionPlot: Don brags that he can make a star of the next dancer he meets. He randomly picks Hannah out of a chorus line to be his new partner.
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* ActorAllusion:
** Don and Hannah audition for Ziegfeld Follies, another film that starred Creator/FredAstaire.
** This is the second time that a character says to Creator/JudyGarland: "Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?" in a film. The first was in ''Film/ForMeAndMyGal''.


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* EurekaMoment: Nadine tells Don that Hannah is simply copying her. This gives him the idea to instruct Hannah to simply be herself.


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* MayDecemberRomance: Creator/FredAstaire was 49 years old at the time, while Creator/JudyGarland was 26 years old.
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* CreatorsInJoke: The shedding feathered gown worn by Garland when she dances with Astaire in one number is an inside joke reference to Creator/GingerRogers' problematic gown in ''Film/TopHat''. An ostrich feather broke loose from her elaborate gown and stubbornly floated in mid air around Astaire's face.

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* CreatorsInJoke: CreatorInJoke: The shedding feathered gown worn by Garland when she dances with Astaire in one number is an inside joke reference to Creator/GingerRogers' problematic gown in ''Film/TopHat''. An ostrich feather broke loose from her elaborate gown and stubbornly floated in mid air around Astaire's face.
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* CreatorsInJoke: The shedding feathered gown worn by Garland when she dances with Astaire in one number is an inside joke reference to Creator/GingerRogers' problematic gown in ''Film/TopHat''. An ostrich feather broke loose from her elaborate gown and stubbornly floated in mid air around Astaire's face.

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A 1948 American musical directed by Creator/CharlesWalters that stars Creator/JudyGarland, Creator/FredAstaire, Creator/PeterLawford, and Creator/AnnMiller where a nightclub performer hires a chorus girl in order to make his dancer partner jealous and to prove that he can make any of his partners a star.

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A [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/easter_parade.jpg]]

''Easter Parade'' is a
1948 American musical directed by Creator/CharlesWalters that stars Creator/JudyGarland, Creator/FredAstaire, Creator/PeterLawford, and Creator/AnnMiller where a Creator/AnnMiller.

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nightclub performer (Astaire) hires a chorus girl (Garland) in order to make his dancer partner (Miller), who broke their dance team for his best friend (Lawford) jealous and to prove that he can make any of his partners a star.




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* VaporWear: Hannah Brown seems to not be wearing a single bra through the whole film.

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* VaporWear: Hannah Brown seems to not be wearing a single bra through the whole film.film.
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A 1948 American musical directed by Creator/CharlesWalters that stars Creator/JudyGarland, Creator/FredAstaire, Creator/PeterLawford, and Creator/AnnMiller where a nightclub performer hires a chorus girl in order to make his dancer partner jealous and to prove that he can make any of his partners a star.

The film also stars Creator/JeniLeGon, Creator/JulesMunshin, Creator/ClintonSundberg, and Creator/JimmieDodd.

It was released on June 30, 1948.

!Tropes for the film:
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: At least until about a half hour before the end, Hannah loves Don, Don loves Nadine, Nadine loves Johnny (for his money), and Johnny loves Hannah. Then, of course, Don loves Hannah ("Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?"), Johnny gives his blessing, and everyone forgets about Nadine.
* FashionShow: The number "The Girl on the Magazine Cover".
* PrettyInMink: There are several fur wraps, including a long white ermine stole that Don shops for, and Nadine wears later on.
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: The song "A Fella with an Umbrella", as Johnny falls in love with Hannah while they walk in the rain under the umbrella from a fruit cart, completing the film's LoveDodecahedron.
* VaporWear: Hannah Brown seems to not be wearing a single bra through the whole film.

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