Petticoats and Crinolines in Films
Please
take notice: These films mostly contain lovely visions of bouffant skirts,
particularly of the 50's style, and MIGHT show peeks of petticoats. Very few
show full petti-views (these will be noted).
We are also now adding films which
feature classic crinolines and petticoat as well. You might also review the corsetfilm list located
here.
Many of the corset-era productions show gowns and petticoats as well!
Any rating comments obviously refer to the quality of the film vis-à-vis frou-frou
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| 1954 | SABRINA (Our heroine wears an incredible party gown in this one) | AUDREY HEPBURN | |
| 1956 | SAILOR BEWARE! (Nice shots of bridal dress, also shot of the bridesmaid, her taffeta dress rustling as she twirls, showing it to the best man.) Review by David | PEGGY MOUNT | |
| 1991 | SCORCHERS (Lovely full-skirted wedding dress, with crinolined bridesmaids, who step out of and discard their hooped underskirts to dance.) | EMILY LLOYD | |
| 1978 | SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR (Full regalia fifties petticoats all over the place in first vignette. Later, we see a nice 50s cocktail dress) | ELLEN BURSTYN | |
| 1936 | SAN FRANCISCO (Stage petticoats) | JEANETTE MacDONALD | |
| 1940 |
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OLVIA de HAVILLAND | |
| 1959 | SAPPHIRE (Shots of red taffeta waist slip that a murdered girl was wearing; you hear it rustle, handled by the detective looking for forensic clues. Also, scenes in a nightclub - upskirt views of girl dancer in blue and white paper nylon petti.) Review by David | YVONNE MITCHELL | |
| 1945 |
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INGRID BERGMAN | |
| 1960 | SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING (50s bouffant) | SHIRLEY ANNE FIELD | |
| 2001 | SAY IT ISN'T SO (Bridal froufrou) | HEATHER GRAHAM | |
| 1952 |
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ELEANOR PARKER & JANET LEIGH |
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| 1934 | THE SCARLET EMPRESS -- Bouffant gowns | MARLENE DIETRICH | |
| 1979 | SCAVENGER HUNT -- French maid pettis! | STEPHANIE FARACY | |
| 1960 |
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JANETTE SCOTT | |
| 1992 | SCHOOL TIES -- The dance scene - 50s Bouffant | AMY LOCANE | |
| 1957 | SCHÖN IST DIE WELT -- West German Vidclip | MADI RAHL | |
| 1988 | SCREWBALL HOTEL -- Really BAD film--but the last 30 minutes makes it all worthwhile! -- Stephanie says it's her favorite! | LORI DEANN PALLETT | |
| 1961 | IM SCHWARZEN RÖßL -- Austrian Video - Singing scene | KARIN DOR | |
| 1940 | THE SEA HAWK -- Beautiful gowns | BRENDA MARSHALL | |
| 1959 | SEASON OF PASSION -- 50S Bouffant | ANNE BAXTER | |
| 1955 | THE SECOND GREATEST SEX Lobby Card | MAMIE VAN DOREN | |
| 1937 | SECOND HONEYMOON Publicity picture | LORETTA YOUNG | |
| 1962 | SECRET FILE: HOLLYWOOD Lobby Card (featuring Maya Del Mar - no knowledge as to whether this is indicative of petti-content) | MARALOU GRAY | |
| 1949 | THE SECRET GARDEN -- Little Miss O'Brien wears pettis and full length frilly bloomers throughout most of the film. This movie might be hard to catch now, with the release of the 1993 version. By the way, have you ever noticed that it is always the older film versions of these classic stories that have the most luscious frills? Review by Pammie | MARGARET O'BRIEN | |
| 2008 | THE SECRET OF MOONACRE -- Features an interesting period gown with cage crinoline bustle on the OUTSIDE. | DAKOTA BLUE RICHARDS | |
| 1947 | THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY STILLCLIP -- Hooped anti-Bellum dresses | VIRGINIA MAYO | |
| 1952 | THE SECRET PEOPLE STILLCLIP | AUDREY HEPBURN | |
| 1933 | SECRETS STILLCLIPS, VIDEO AND LOBBY CARD | MARY PICKFORD | |
| 1957 | SEND A WOMAN WHEN THE DEVIL FAILS -- French -- "Quand la femme s'en mêle" Stillclips Film can be downloaded here | EDWIGE FEUILLÈRE | |
| 1958 | SENIOR PROM Lobby Card | BARBARA BOSTOCK | |
| 1955 | SENSO -- Italian (Beauty in lovely 1860's crinolines. Petticoat scene as well.) | ALIDA VALLI | |
| 1956 |
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JOAN FONTAINE | |
| 2005 |
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GINA TORRES | |
| 1959 | SERIOUS CHARGE -- At the filming | DOREEN FREEMAN | |
| 1954 |
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JANE POWELL
& JULIE NEWMAR |
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| 1957 | THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME -- 50s Bouffant | MARISA ALLASIO | |
| 1960 |
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JOAN COLLINS | |
| 1972 | 1776 -- Revolutionary War underskirts here and there. Vidclip Full clip can be seen on TCM! | BLYTHE DANNER | |
| 2008 | SEX AND THE CITY: THE MOVIE Publicity & StillClip | SARAH JESSICA PARKER | |
| 2010 | SEX AND THE CITY 2 Lobby Poster Stillclip | SARAH JESSICA PARKER | |
| 1957 | THE SHADOW ON THE WINDOW (50s bouffant with displays of pettis) | BETTY GARRETT | |
| 1989 | SHAG
--
(Nice bedroom scene of the gals out partying with a cute little pink
net petticoat and one of the other gals is in her milky white full slip)
Video (at 10:30 to 13:10) - Not available in US |
BRIDGET FONDA & PHOEBE CATES | |
| 1959 |
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ANNETTE FUNICELLO & ROBERTA SHORE | |
| 1960 | THE SHAKEDOWN (50s bouffant, especially Miss Buxton singing at a cabaret) | SHEILA BUXTON | |
| 1956 | SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROCK (Rock 'n Roll dancing, excellent footage of petticoats etc.) Short Film Clip | LISA GAYE | |
| 1994 | SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROCK ** Premium movie channel remake of Shake, Rattle & Rock. (Wonderful scenes abound in this COLOR remake of this classic film! The dancing in the courtroom is a standout. A lady in the courtroom tries to cover up the visible panties of a dancer by adjusting the girl's petticoat when she is held over head by her partner! Wow! Nice white, full petticoat. Another MUST!) | RENÉE ZELLEGER | |
| 1968 | SHALAKO -- (Western pettis) Off-set shots | BRIGITTE BARDOT | |
| 1953 |
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VIRGINIA MAYO & PATRICE WYMORE |
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| 2006 | SHE'S THE MAN STILLCLIPS | AMANDA BYNES | |
| 1944 |
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ANN SHERIDAN | |
| 1965 | SHIP OF FOOLS (Watch for the young teen girl at the party--her bouffant frock is marvelous. Also, some very poufy Spanish dancers are highlighted.) | VIVIEN LEIGH | |
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1957 |
THE SHIP WAS LOADED a/k/a "Carry On Admiral" - The wind and the crinnies! | PEGGY CUMMINS | |
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1943 |
SHOP GIRLS OF PARIS
-- French
("Au bonheur des dames")
1890s
cage crinolines/dressing scenes
Full movie on YouTube |
BLANCHETTE BRUNOY | |
| 1936 | SHOW BOAT (The heroine sheds two petticoats from over a very wide hoopskirt, and there is a nice cancan sequence) | IRENE DUNN & HELEN MORGAN | |
| 1951 |
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KATHRYN GRAYS0N, AVA GARNER & MARGE CHAMPION |
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| 1964 | A SHOT IN THE DARK (Flamenco costumes!) | ELKE SOMMER | |
| 1991 | SHOUT | SARAH BENEDICT | |
| 1957 | SILK STOCKINGS (Cyd’s dance with the petticoat is the highlight!) | CYD CHARISSE | |
| 1948 |
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ANN SHERIDAN | |
| 2018 | A SIMPLE FAVOR (At the very end, Ms. Lively wears a floral print with LOTS of tulle displayed) | BLAKE LIVELY | |
| 1955 |
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JOANNE DRU | |
| 1952 |
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JEAN HAGEN | |
| 1955 1956 1957 |
TRILOGY:
SISSI -- West German/Austrian (ROMY SCHNEIDER) SISSI - DIE JUNGE KAISERIN--West German/Austrian (ROMY
SCHNEIDER) SISSI - SCHICKSALSJAHRE EINER KAISERIN--West German/Austrian
(ROMY SCHNEIDER) |
ROMY
SCHNEIDER
(in all three) |
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| 1984 |
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MOLLY RINGWALD | |
| 1943 | THE SKY'S THE LIMIT -- Good petti display in dance | JOAN LESLIE | |
| 1953 |
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JANE POWELL | |
| (?) | SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES | MARGE CHAMPION | |
| 1958 | THE SNORKEL -- Fifties bouffant - note especially toward the end, when Miss Miller's pettis are displayed - very stiff! | MANDY MILLER | |
| 2012 | SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN Preview picture |
KRISTEN STEWART & CHARLIZE ThERON |
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| 1998 | A SOLDER'S DAUGHTER NEVER CRIES -- Watch the flashbacks for 50s froufrou. | LEELEE SOBIESKI | |
| 1950 |
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JEAN SIMMONS | |
| 1958 |
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SHIRLEY MACLAINE | |
| 2006 | SOMETHING NEW -- Bridal froufrou | SANAA LATHAN | |
| 2005 |
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(UNSPECIFIED) | |
| 2005 |
SOPHIE – BRAUT WIDER WILLEN ('Sophie -
The Unwilling Bride') German TVS -- Plenty of 19th century hoops (crinolines) and full length petticoats! Sample video #1 #2 (both dubbed in unknown language - not German) |
YVONNE CATTERFELD & MELANIE BLOCKSDORF | |
| 1982 | SOPHIE'S CHOICE Good Scene! | MERYL STREEP | |
| 1953 |
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KATHRYN GRAYSON | |
| 1923 |
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ELEANOR BOARDMAN | |
| 1965 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC -- The main highlight is the dance in the gazebo when Miss Carr is lifted from bench to bench by her beau! Not a lot of petticoat, but sweet nonetheless. But there is more. Thousands of poufies must have this movie. Even the puppets get in on the act ! "Auf Wiedersehen Good Bye" is my favourite bit. Review by Dara Jane Stillclips |
ANGELA CARTWRIGHT,
CHARMIAN CARR,
DEBBIE TURNER, KYM KARATH |
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| 1958 | SOUTH PACIFIC Still-clips | MITZI GAYNOR | |
| 1987 | SPACEBALLS -- Wedding gown froufrou Still-clips | DAPHNE ZUNIGA | |
| 1961 | SPARE THE ROD -- British -- One of the teenage students of a teacher tries to seduce him after the school dance. She is dressed extremely 'en bouffant', and when she lies seductively on the bed, we are treated to a view of the swirls of frilly cancan petticoats she is wearing! There is also an exciting display of pettis as she goes up the stairs to her apartment. Stillclips & video | BETTY McDOWALL | |
| 2021 | SPENCER Announcement picture >>>>>>> Source | KRISTEN STEWART | |
| 1963 | SPENCER'S MOUNTAIN | MAUREEN O'HARA | |
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1958 |
THE SPIDER -- Good dance scene with plenty of petti-show. Full film available on YouTube | JUNE KENNEY | |
| 1958 | THE SPIDER a/k/a EARTH VERSUS THE (GIANT) SPIDER (Fifties bouffant and froufrou) | JUNE KENNY | |
| 1964 | SPIDER BABY a/k/a "The Maddest Story Ever Told" -- The film deals with a mentally ill family with two teenage girls who act like little girls and dress that way, too! Bizarre little film is a cult classic today. StillClip |
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| 1955 | DAS SPIEL WAR SEIN FLUCH -- West German -- 19c hoopskirts Stillclips #1 #2 | LISELOTTE PULVER | |
| 1999 | SPLENDOR
Ms. Robertson
wears a petti as outerwear to a party/dance--at the beginning of the
film. Review
by John
Ms. Robertson is seen having sex with a boy through her wonderful petticoat, which is made of pink net. Very flirty, sexy and hot! 4 stillclips |
KATHLEEN ROBERTSON | |
| 2003 |
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PAULA GARCÉS | |
| 1948 | SPRING IN PARK LANE -- British StillClip | ANNA NEAGLE | |
| 1940 |
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DEANNA DURBIN | |
| 1934 | STAND UP AND CHEER (A classic!) Still-clips | SHIRLEY TEMPLE | |
| 1952 | THE STAR (Early fifties full. And Ms. Davis wears a dress, popular at the time, which exposes a portion of petticoat-kind of a side Polonaise - Pannier?) | ||
| 1954 |
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JUDY GARLAND | |
| 1951 | STARLIFT (Early fifties full skirts plus stage pettis) | DORIS DAY & OTHERS | |
| 1952 | STARS AND STRIPS FOREVER (a.k.a. "Marching Along") (Check out the stage dance scenes, as well as other petti-showings.) | DEBRA PAGET | |
| 1993 | STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE Still-clip Episode "Bada Bing, Badda Bang" | (VARIED) | |
| 1945 | STATE FAIR | MARGIE FRAKE | |
| 1962 | STATE FAIR (Watch for the dress in "It Might as Well be Spring, near the beginning.) | PAMELA TIFFIN | |
| 2004 |
THE STEPFORD WIVES
(There
are a LOT of pettis to be seen in this movie. They all occur in the
first half hour or so, and they are not 'full' looks at pettis, but
there are many many pettis that show a bit under the hem of
a dress;
there are lots of views of the hidden bottom edge of a petti pushing the
hem of a dress out, and lots of colors of pettis to sneak peeks at. The best scene is the Fourth of July party/picnic, which even includes a square dance scene. During the square dance, they quickly show several women sitting up above the dance floor [I think in a loft-like setting], and one of them has a very full yellow petti showing in all its splendor as her skirt is pulled up over her knees.) Reviewed by 'Lingerie Lover' Still-clip Vid-clip (6.5 Mbyte) Site |
NICOLE KIDMAN | |
| 1952 | STOP, YOU'RE KILLING ME (Early fifties bouffant) |
VIRGINIA GIBSON & CLAIRE TREVOR |
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| 1943 | STORMY WEATHER News clip | LENA HORNE | |
| 1957 | THE STORY OF ESTHER COSTELLO (A bit of50s bouffant, and a very short petti scene) | HEATHER SEARS | |
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1953 |
THE STORY OF THREE LOVES (Fifties bouffant and tutus) |
MOIRA
SHEARER, LESLIE CARON & PIER ANGELI |
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| 1954 | THE STORY OF VICKI (MÄDCHENJAHRE EINER KÖNIGIN) Austrian (Nice 1850's hoopskirts) | ROMY SCHNIEDER | |
| 1999 | STRANGER THAN FICTION (Lots of bridesmaid froufrou!) | MacKENSIE ASTIN | |
| 1951 | STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (Early 50s bouffant cocktail dresses) | RUTH ROMAN | |
| 1960 | STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET (50 bouffant) | KIM NOVAK | |
| 1955 | STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (Delightful Ms. Allyson awaits pilot Jimmy Stewart in fabulous 1955 gowns, supported by voluminous petticoats, in this now-dated but still enjoyable U.S. Air Force advocacy film.) Reviewed by Rhonda Risque | JUNE ALLYSON | |
| 2012 |
STRAWBERRY SUMMER
(Great
views of red tulle bouffant petticoats worn by several women
throughout; Julie plays Strawberry Queen for small town
Strawberry Festival in which she wears red prom-style frocks
and red petticoats. Towards the end of the film over 12” of
petticoat show below the hem of her carnival queen
frock...gorgeous!)
BUY THE DVD
|
JULIE MOND, SHELLEY LONG & CINDY WILLIAMS |
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| 1928 | STREET ANGEL Publicity photo (Uncertain if this photo is any indication of petti-content) | JANET GAYNOR | |
| 1993 | STRICTLY BALLROOM -- Australian (Some classic (older) full skirted ballroom attire is a highlight. These are the fuller, froufrou petticoats that you don’t see anymore! <sigh>. | TARA MORICE | |
| 1998 | STRIKE! a/k/a "All I Wanna Do" -- A private girls school, and private boys school, get together at a dance. Some 60's pettis, dresses etc. with one girl exiting through a window near the end of the film, dressed in a skirt showing red froufrou underneath. |
KIRSTEN DUNST & MONICA KEENA |
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| 1951 | THE STRIP -- Early fifties full skirts and poufy cigarette girl outfit. | SALLY FORREST | |
| 1954 |
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ANN BLYTHE | |
| 1996 | THE STUPIDS
(Peeks at some crinies,
little daughter and mother
in a stupid movie!) Yes, this is an insipid stupid movie, but the girl’s dresses and petticoats are worth the rental on this one! Landy’s shortly dress and petticoat is a real flirt. Whew! |
JESSICA LUNDY | |
| 2003 |
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VERONICA SEGURA | |
| 1938 | SUEZ -- Lavish, crinolined gowns certainly reflect Miss Young's role as Empress Eugenie of France, or to be correct, Countess Eugenie de Montijo, her maiden name before she married Emperor Napoleon III. Another still clip YouTube clip #1 #2 | LORETTA YOUNG | |
| 1960 | SURFSIDE 6 (Fifties bouffant) | DIANE McBAIN | |
| 1963 | SUMMER HOLIDAY (Check out the dance scene!) | LAURIE PETERS | |
| 1963 | SUMMER MAGIC -- The film is set at the turn of the century, but looks more like 1963. As a result, it features some dresses/petticoats which look more like that era. A cute song/dance in the girl's bedroom, "Walk Feminine," is a standout! | HAYLEY MILLS | |
| 1959 | A SUMMER PLACE -- Some Fifties bouffant - but there should be more! | SANDRA DEE | |
| 1950 | SUMMER STOCK 3 stillclips |
MARJORIE MAIN, GLORIA DeHAVEN & JUDY GARLAND |
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| 1955 |
SUMMERTIME
(a/k/a "Summer Madness") --
(There is a nice scene with
Kate strolling along the canal in Venice while wearing a bouffant dress.
She falls into the water and comes out drenched, including her lovely
petticoats.) The (French) caption of the snapshot reads: "Inattention, combined with an awkward move by youngster Gaitano Andiero, her guide (in the screenplay) showing Venice, Italy round to her and ...splash! Katharine Hepburn loses her balance and falls into the polluted waters of the lagoon. Her performance in that movie was to bring her an Oscar nomination, but her fall into the waters would cause an eye illness from which she would never recover. A very sad story in the end." |
KATHERINE HEPBURN | |
| 1961 | SUSAN SLADE 3 stillclips |
CONNIE STEVENS and DOROTHY McGUIRE |
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| 1954 |
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DEBBIE REYNOLDS | |
| 1962 | DAS SÜßE LEBEN DES GRAFEN BOBBY (THE SWEET LIFE OF COUNT BOBBY) Austrian (The sweet Ms.Vivi Bach from Sweden puts her dresses down and we have a look at her beautiful petticoat!) | VIVI BACH | |
| 1976 | SWASHBUCKLER Off-camera shot | GENEVIĖVE BUJOLD | |
| 1985 | SWEET DREAMS -- (50s bouffant - one 'naked' petti) | JESSICA LANG | |
| 1943 | SWING SHIFT MAISIE Lobby Card | ANN SOTHERN | |
| 1936 | SWING TIME Still Poster | GINGER ROGERS | |
| 1964 | THE SYSTEM (a/k/a "The Girl Getters") -- (Despite its release date, there IS a bit of petti-action.) | JANE MERROW |
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