History Main / ParasolOfPrettiness

* Golden Eyes gets to carry one in [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/3.php#anchor installment 3]] the UsefulNotes/WorldWarI serial ''ComicBook/GoldenEyesAndHerHeroBill'', as she was knitting in her garden before she had to detain a German spy.

* Golden Eyes gets to carry one in [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/3.php#anchor installment 3]] the the UsefulNotes/WorldWarI serial ''ComicBook/GoldenEyesAndHerHeroBill'', as she was knitting in her garden before she had to detain a German spy.

* Disney/{{Mulan}} carries an Chinese parasol when she goes to meet the matchmaker (as do all the other girls who have appointments there).

* ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''. When outlaw Tuco is CrossingTheDesert on horseback he's not only wearing a sombrero, he puts up a pretty pink parasol as well. Blondie however is bareheaded and on foot, as Tuco wants him to die a slow death of heatstroke or thirst.

[-[[caption-width-right:345:An elegant accessory for an elegant YamatoNadeshiko. ([[http://www.martynoble.com/index.html Image by Marty Noble]])]]-]

* Pete White on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is a rare male example, justified as he's an albino.

* Pete White on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is a rare male example, fitting in with his general CampStraight demeanor.

Compare UmbrellaOfTogetherness, OperaGloves, PrincessClassic, SouthernBelle, TheIngenue, ElegantGothicLolita.

* Parasols aplenty in ''Film/HelloDolly''.

* Maggie Dubois has one in ''Film/TheGreatRace''.

* Kari of ''Series/MythBusters'' works the occasional parasol.

* Princess Peach from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' being the [[PrincessClassic sweet, feminine lady]] she is, often gets a parasol. She gets one in the first ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' game that lets her disguise herself as anyone she points it at, and it overlaps with ParasolOfPain in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' games. (She even manages to make it badass in ''Subspace Emissary''; see SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.)

* Several of the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' girls can be seen with umbrellas, including Yukari Yakumo, Yuuka Kazami, Remilia Scarlet, and Kogasa Tatara (the last one has it as a result of actually being [[{{Karakasa}} an umbrella youkai]]).

** Also justified in Remilia's case since she's a vampire and thus needs it to protect herself from the sunlight.
* The "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Parasol Lady]]" Trainer class from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''.
* Princess Agitha from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.

* Luna of ''VideoGame/ArcRiseFantasia'' has one she also uses as a weapon.
* Mai Shiranui from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' wields one in one of her win poses.

* Princess Agatha from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.

* A possibly male example is the Monster in the Darkness from ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', who is ordered to stay in the shadows until [[EmergingFromTheShadows the right time to reveal him]]. When going outside, he has to stay in the shadows of a parasol, which is [[HelloKitty pretty]], to show his gentle nature.

* [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/6d71ceca443601284152bc05da411f7f/tumblr_mksyirCEq71s6zaeso1_400.jpg This picture]] by [[http://flashbunny.blogspot.com/ Anand Duncan]] is a [[WinterRoyalLady winter princess]] carrying a parasol, and it's [[PrettyInMink trimmed with white fur]] to match her PimpedOutDress.

* Penelope Pitstop has one, mounted on the back of her car, on ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces''.

* Parasols aplenty in ''HelloDolly''.

* Maggie Dubois has one in ''TheGreatRace''.

* Clemence Ceillet de Rousseau of ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' infamy owned one such parasol. She quickly abandons it, though, considering "''She had no time to bother with petty things''".

* Josephine, the [[LethalJokeCharacter "fop"]] character of ''{{Suikoden V}}'', [[ParasolOfPain fought with one]].

* Golden Eyes gets to carry one in [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/3.php#anchor installment 3]] the the UsefulNotes/WorldWarI serial ''ComicBook/GoldenEyesAndHerHerBill'', as she was knitting in her garden before she had to detain a German spy.

* The "Stormy Weather" episode of ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' features wannabe weathergirl Aurore Beauréal carrying one. Becomes ParasolofPain when she turns into the MonsterOfTheWeek.

* Minnie Mouse has one in the [[TheGayNineties 1890s-themed]] {{Classic Disney Short|s}} ''The Nifty Nineties''.

* Tot's parasol in WeissKreuz is both of prettiness ''and'' of {{pa|rasolOfPain}}in, being a lacy and frilly one with a hidden blade.

* ''Anime/{{K}}'' has a RareMaleExample in Yashiro "Shiro" Isana, who is never seen without his pretty red parasol. Which he later on starts using as a variation of a ParasolOfPain in regards to channelling his power in it to block attacks.

* Aw, look at Jessamine's parasol in ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices''! It's so pretty and pink and it even has flowers on it...

* [[ShrineMaiden Okuni]] from ''SamuraiWarriors'' is a travelling performer who is incredibly [[SilkHidingSteel refined]] in both tastes and fashion, as is evidenced by her use of one of these, but it doesn't stop her from using it as a ParasolOfPain.

* Selphy, an Eligible Bachelorette in ''RuneFactoryFrontier'' has one of these when she's outside in the sun; she twirls it a lot, and since it's heavily hinted at that she's [[spoiler: a RebelliousPrincess]] this definitely counts.
** Sofia of RuneFactory3 carries a parasol, mostly for the shade it grants, as she admits it's made of silk and is useless in actual rain. (You can [[ItemCrafting craft]] a duplicate of her umbrella as a [[LethalJokeItem fairly-powerful shield item]]).

* Quon from ''RahXephon'' carries a prettied up parasol on occasion.

* Parasols are featured prominently in the opening number for ''{{Ragtime}}''. In fact, they're presented as one thing that separates the upper-class whites from "Negros" and "Immigrants".

* In an episode of ''UnhappilyEverAfter'', Jennie wanted a picnic like that in a film she watched ([[HilarityEnsues didn't work out]]), and wore a white dress and a parasol.

* In the musical ''Lestat'', Claudia mentions how cute people think she is with a parasol in "I'll Never Have That Chance".

* Disney/{{Mulan}} carries an oriental style parasol when she goes to meet the matchmaker.