French Maid: Difference between revisions

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While the French Maid costume has some basis in the black and white uniforms once worn by actual maids in the 19th century, the original costumes were almost never as [[Fan Service|fan servicy]] as those found in modern times. The attitude is also part of the package, inasmuch as she is essentially the ''[[wikipedia:Soubrette|soubrette]]'' of the old French comedy: she will be extremely flirty, often with a feather duster. [[Tsundere|She also acts snippy, pert and cheeky to everyone who isn't her employer (and sometimes him)]] and superior to any of the other servants except the butler and maybe the cook. The French Maid will speak with an over-exaggerated French accent and use [[Gratuitous French]].

 

== Film ==

** Given that you could use her... assets as a place to set your drink down, provided you didn't mind a little spillage from the bounce and jiggle, the fact that her French maid uniform is considered "modest" should tell you something about this trope.

* Louise from ''[[Eight Women]]'' fits here as well, though she's not as blatantly sexual (usually).

* ''[[The Maids]]'', who take the whole [[Perverse Sexual Lust]] thing too far.

 

== Literature ==

 

 

== Live Action TV ==

* In a long ago ''Tonight Show with Johnny Carson'' skit, Juliet Prowse portrayed a spy pretending to be a [[French Maid]].

* In an episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'', Turk fantasizes about being married to Elliot. Carla (Turk's wife) is portrayed in the same fantasy as being the maid, complete with uniform, with whom Turk is having an affair.

* The French TV show ''Palace'' averts this. Since it is set in a five-star hotel, there are of course a whole bunch of French maids around, but every time ([[Once Per Episode]]) [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|characters comment that the shows need]] a [[Ms. Fanservice]] or the viewers will stop watching, the girl they bring in is not wearing a maid outfit. Actually, she only wears a thong most of the time.

 

== Theater ==