![]() Like a modern coat, they were often optional while at home and a woman would be considered decent even without the gown on (depending on the exact time period). Those examples however, were of course meant to be worn over a skirt: and are actually more like a modern coat than they are like a modern dress. Note that plenty of historical gowns are actually designed this way. This is often used to reveal that the heroine or villainess is packing serious heat. In more futuristic examples this can also serve as a distaff counterpart to the unbuttoning of a shirt or taking off a badass long coat because the underskirt is secured with buttons or ties that are easily undone. Could also result from an Action Dress Rip if the "action dress" would normally have two skirts and the outer one looks like this. Usually a Sub-Trope of Impractically Fancy Outfit, and almost always a kind of Fanservice. Anything less or more doesn't count (like Leia's slave girl outfit). The skirt has to wrap between 1/3 to 3/4 of the way around the waist to count. The key to telling if a skirt is this is to look at the waist. It should also be noted this trope could work with a simple dress or even a Pimped-Out Dress.įlorenz Ziegfeld is probably partially responsible for developing this style with his Ziegfeld Follies showgirls "glorifying the American girl" from the late 19th C and early 20th C. The point is actually to frame and showcase the legs, while accentuating with the dramatic swoosh of a fine and lush skirt. ![]() While a regular skirt is designed to cover up the legs, and slit and wrap skirts cover the legs unless the lady moves right, this kind of skirt doesn't really cover the legs (unless you look at it from the right angle). This is a skirt that wraps only partly around a lady's waist, thus making a crescent instead of a full circle. Is it historically accurate to show this much leg? Rule of Sexy says it doesn't matter.
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