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[[File:ladyinredsubstitute.jpg|link=Marilyn Monroe|frame|I Dream Of Red!]] |
[[File:ladyinredsubstitute.jpg|link=Marilyn Monroe|frame|I Dream Of Red!]] |
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{{quote|''"Were you listening to me, Neo? [[Distracted by the Sexy|Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?]]"''|'''Morpheus''', ''[[The Matrix]]''}} |
{{quote|''"Were you listening to me, Neo? [[Distracted by the Sexy|Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?]]"''|'''Morpheus''', ''[[The Matrix]]''}} |
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In terms of concept and symbolism, this trope is the polar opposite of the [[Woman in Black]]. A Lady in Red is sexy, period. She might be morally ambiguous but she mostly displays a form of sexual availability, a signal that she's ready to fulfill a guy's sexual desires. The Woman in Black may be sexy and enticing but, in sharp contrast to her crimson counterpart, she is also openly menacing and sexually unavailable, especially if her outfit covers her whole body. In any case, the Woman in Black clearly conveys that approaching her is ''not'' a good idea, whereas the Lady in Red ''means'' to arouse lust. |
In terms of concept and symbolism, this trope is the polar opposite of the [[Woman in Black]]. A Lady in Red is sexy, period. She might be morally ambiguous but she mostly displays a form of sexual availability, a signal that she's ready to fulfill a guy's sexual desires. The Woman in Black may be sexy and enticing but, in sharp contrast to her crimson counterpart, she is also openly menacing and sexually unavailable, especially if her outfit covers her whole body. In any case, the Woman in Black clearly conveys that approaching her is ''not'' a good idea, whereas the Lady in Red ''means'' to arouse lust. |
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Compare [[Little Black Dress]], [[Pink Means Feminine]]. |
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== Anime & Manga == |
== Anime & Manga == |
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* [[Madlax]] wears a crimson red cocktail dress in the first episodes...[[Impossibly Cool Clothes|into battle]]. And even the man she's about to kill admits she looks gorgeous. |
* [[Madlax]] wears a crimson red cocktail dress in the first episodes...[[Impossibly Cool Clothes|into battle]]. And even the man she's about to kill admits she looks gorgeous. |
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* While ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'', alas, switched to B&W early on, there's [http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/get_to_work! this] (of course, Layla is a vamp... of the [[Our Vampires Are Different|literal variety]], at least): |
* While ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'', alas, switched to B&W early on, there's [http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/get_to_work! this] (of course, Layla is a vamp... of the [[Our Vampires Are Different|literal variety]], at least): |
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{{quote|'''Layla''': (holding a dress) Do you have this in red? ''Blood'' red? }} |
{{quote|'''Layla''': (holding a dress) Do you have this in red? ''Blood'' red? }} |
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== [[Web Original]] == |
== [[Web Original]] == |
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== Other == |
== Other == |
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* Miss Scarlet from the ''[[Clue (game)|Clue]]'' board game. |
* [[Meaningful Name|Miss Scarlet]] from the ''[[Clue (game)|Clue]]'' board game. |
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** Though, interestingly, in the movie, Miss Scarlet wears a form-fitting ''blue'' dress. Of course, Lesley Ann Warren was sporting reddish hair... |
** Though, interestingly, in the movie, Miss Scarlet wears a form-fitting ''blue'' dress. Of course, Lesley Ann Warren was sporting reddish hair... |
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* Mazu, the Chinese goddess of the sea, is represented as a woman clad in red robes. |
* Mazu, the Chinese goddess of the sea, is represented as a woman clad in red robes. |
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* Scarlet red in [[Kimono|Kimonese]] stands for sexuality and vigour of youth, being a suitable background colour for a young girl's ''furisode'' or the wedding costume's overcoat ''uchikake'', as well as accessories -- however, red ''underkimono'' has been downright scandalous for many a decade, and the only people who get away with wearing such are geisha and such. |
* Scarlet red in [[Kimono|Kimonese]] stands for sexuality and vigour of youth, being a suitable background colour for a young girl's ''furisode'' or the wedding costume's overcoat ''uchikake'', as well as accessories -- however, red ''underkimono'' has been downright scandalous for many a decade, and the only people who get away with wearing such are geisha and such. |
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* If you didn't happen to catch ''[[Winter's Bone]]'', then you certainly knew who Jennifer Lawrence was after she appeared at the 2011 Oscars in a form-fitting red gown. |
* If you didn't happen to catch ''[[Winter's Bone]]'', then you certainly knew who Jennifer Lawrence was after she appeared at the 2011 Oscars in a form-fitting red gown. |
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* Wearing red dresses |
* Wearing red dresses to funerals is the ultimate insult to the deceased and means the lady in red is happy the deceased has died... It is akin to saying out loud "good riddance, schmuck!". |
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** Referenced in the movie ''[[Moonstruck]]'' where Cher's character threatens to wear such a dress to Johnny (the man who jilted her)'s funeral once he dies. |
** Referenced in the movie ''[[Moonstruck]]'' where Cher's character threatens to wear such a dress to Johnny (the man who jilted her)'s funeral once he dies. |
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* According to Gypsy culture, women are actually not allowed to wear red in public, since Gypsies find the color red unlucky. Especially if said Gypsy woman is a pole dancer... |
* According to Gypsy culture, women are actually not allowed to wear red in public, since Gypsies find the color red unlucky. Especially if said Gypsy woman is a pole dancer... |
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