History Main / BareMidriffsAreFeminine

* ''WesternAnimation/ShaolinWuzang'': Hua's outfit bares her stomach, even in her winter clothes and she's the female of the lead trio.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', being a film about ArabianNightsDays, has plenty of young Arabic women who wear midriff-exposing halter tops, including Princess Jasmine herself. The only women who don't dress like this are older, more serious, fatter women, who are, [[AbhorrentAdmirer for the most part]], none too friendly towards the WalkingShirtlessScene that is main character Aladdin.
* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'': Atlantean women tend to wear midriff-baring outfits, whereas men are either bare-chested or fully robed. Most notably, Princess Kida spends the majority of the movie in a sarong and a midriff-baring top, until the end of the movie when she switches to a more modest royal outfit.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook2'': Shanti, Mowgli's best friend in the village is the only prominent female character in the movie, who seems to be very content with her feminine role in the village. Although her outfit in [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 the original movie]] averted this, in this sequel she wears a white, midriff-baring choli along with a high-waisted purple skirt.
* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'': Most of Nani's outfits show her midsection and she's the most prominent adult female character. It also serves as contrast with her younger sister Lilo who wears a covering dress as her default outfit.
* ''Franchise/TheLittleMermaid'': Most mermaids regardless of age only wear a SeashellBra, while mermen are shirtless.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'': The denizens of Motonui all wear long, woven skirts, but the men and young children are all bare-chested whereas the women wear a cloth wrapped around their chests. On older women like Grandma Tala and Sina, the skirt has a high waistline that covers their midriff, but on younger women, including the eponymous Moana, the waistline is just above their belly button, leaving most of their midriff bare.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Gazelle, being an InkSuitActor version of Music/{{Shakira}} and a glamorous pop singer, performs in a sparkly, midriff-baring outfit that accentuates her [[HartmanHips feminine figure]]. It's contrasted by the similarly skimpy, [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] outfits of her male tiger background dancers.

** Claire's cowgirl outfit in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations 2''. As well as Moira's ninja outfit.

** Also Claire's cowgirl outfit in ''VideogaGame/ResidentEvilRevelations 2''. As well as Moira's ninja outfit.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'': The female [=ThunderCats=] Cheetara and Wilykit wear crop tops, whereas the male Lion-O, Tygra, and Wilykat wear longer shirts and [[WalkingShirtlessScene Panthro forgoes shirts completely]]. Interestingly, this was [[InvertedTrope inverted]] in the [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985 original series]] where the manly and [[HeroicBuild incredibly buff]] [[TheLeader leader]] Lion-O was the only one in midriff-baring clothes.

* ''Anime/YugiOh'': Tea Gardner has several outfits that show her stomach, including on the final story arc, and she's the most prominent female human character. Mai Valentine's OfCorsetsSexy shows her navel and she's the most prominent MsFanservice in the series.
* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'': Lum is a girly AlienPrincess and her IconicOutfit is a tiger-print bikini that reveals her midriff.

** Also Claire's cowgirl outfit in ''VideogaGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2''. As well as Moira's ninja outfit.

* ''WebAnimation/MundoCanibal'': Whatahell wears a crop top that exposes his midriff, which goes along with his pink hair, make-up, and high-pitched voice, which are done to illustrate his stereotypical CampGay demeanour.

* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Several female characters, like [[PerkyGoth Sam Manson]], [[AlphaBitch Paulina Sanchez]], [[EvilDiva Ember McLean]], [[BedlahBabe Desiree]], Kitty, [[VainSorceress Penelope Spectra]] and [[OppositeSexClone Danielle Phantom]] wear midriff baring outfits, and they're all feminine in different ways.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': Judy Jetson, a stereotypical teenage GirlyGirl who enjoys shopping, boys, and fashions, usually wears an outfit that exposes her midriff.

* ''Anime/YugiOh'': Tea Gardner has several outfits that show her stomach, including on the final story arc, and she's the most prominent female human character. Mai Valentine's OffCorsetsSexy shows her navel and she's the most prominent MsFanservice on the series.

* This is a popular look in RWBY. Several characters, including Blake, Yang, until the Atlas arc. Emerald, Neo, Cinder in the tournament, and many minor characters.

* This is a popular look in ''https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/RWBY''. Several characters, including Blake, Yang, until the Atlas arc. Emerald, Neo, Cinder in the tournament, and many minor characters.

* This is a popular look in ''WebAnimation/RWBY''. Several characters, including Blake, Yang, until the Atlas arc. Emerald, Neo, Cinder in the tournament, and many minor characters.

* ''WebAnimation/RWBY'': This is a popular look in RWBY. Several characters, including Blake, Yang, until the Atlas arc. Emerald, Neo, Cinder in the tournament, and many minor characters.

* ''WebAnimation/RWBY'': This is a popular look in RWBY. Several characters, including Blake, Yang, until the Atlas arc. Emerald, Neo, Cinder in the tournament, and many minor characters.

* ''Anime/YugiOh'': Has Tea Gardner has several outfits that show her stomach.

* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Matako Kijima is the only woman in the Kiheitai. While the men either have their torsos fully covered or wear a slightly open kimono, Matako wears an outfit which leaves her midriff bare.

* Farangis from ''Anime/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' bares her midriff and is an elegant and composed LadyOfWar. This contrasts the male members of Arslan's group and the tomboyish Alfarid.

Subtrope of GenderedOutfit. See TertiarySexualCharacteristics for other visual indicators of femininity and masculinity, and DressesGownsAndSkirts for other feminine clothing. {{Underboobs}} will occur if this trip is taken to the extreme.

Subtrope of GenderedOutfit. See TertiarySexualCharacteristics for other visual indicators of femininity and masculinity, and DressesGownsAndSkirts for other feminine clothing.

Until the mid-20th century, bare midriffs were mostly seen as obscene in Western culture. The sexual revolution of the 1960s led to partial nudity being more and more acceptable. However, [[NippleAndDimed female nipples are still seen as unacceptable]], leading to outfits that cover a woman's chest but leave the midriff bare, such as belly shirts (a.k.a. crop tops), sports bras, and bikinis, becoming popular especially in the younger generation. This, in turn, led to bare midriffs in media being a [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics visual shorthand]] for "teenage girl" or, in some cases, just "girl", or otherwise indicating a character's femininity.