History Main / BedlahBabe

Please note that, if the belly dancing outfit is being worn by a character who ''is actually a belly dancer'', then it's an example of the BellyDancer trope. This trope is primarily for works which portray the bedlah as everyday dress for Arabian women. For the other stereotypical clothing associated with Middle-Eastern women, see HidingInAHijab.

* In ''ComicBook/AlanFord'', during an Arabian Nights-themed dream induced by the Ring of Inshallah, Alonisius is approached by a buxom BellyDancer in a dark bedlah, complete with a face-covering veil, who guides him through the dream to show him the gemstone he can reclaim from a museum with the ring. When you learn that the dream was actually a magically-induced hallucination, you realize this trope was probably Invoked to persuade Alonisius better.

* The Shieldbreaker in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'' wears a bedlah with a few scraps of armour while ''DungeonCrawling''. In her backstory, she ''used'' to be a BellyDancer, but escaped in a coach accident and became an adventurer instead, relying on agility and her shield rather than heavy armour to survive (explaining why she's still wearing a modified bedlah, and why her HP isn't very good).

** In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo'' called "Mummy Scares Best", a waitress is shown walking dressed like that as Mademoiselle Chantal is presenting Daphne and Velma as bellydancers.

* ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'': The Siamese Cat guards from the chapter "40 Thieves" wear cyan bedlahs as part of their outfit.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Vivi and Nami dress like this while laying low in Alabasta. Not that it was their idea; they put [[ChivalrousPervert Sanji]] in charge of finding disguises for the group, and naturally he picked these for the girls.

* ''ComicBook/{{Xanadu|VickyWyman}}'' is a Furry comic where one of the female lead characters is Fatima, a [[FoxyVixen lovely vixen]] who resembles nothing so much as Disney's ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973's'' Maid Marian in that kind of outfit with [[BuxomIsBetter a curvier figure]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Xanadu|VickyWyman}}'' is a Furry comic where one of the female lead characters is Fatima, a lovey vixen who resembles nothing so much as Disney's ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973's'' Maid Marian with that kind of outfit with her bust size doubled.

* ''ComicBook/{{Xanadu|VickyWyman}}'' is a FurryComic where one of the female lead characters is Fatima, a lovey vixen who resembles nothing so much as Disney's ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973's'' Maid Marian with that kind of outfit with her bust size doubled.

* The OneGenderRace of Amazons from ''Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' tend to take after this trope aesthetically as they're all tanned and dark-skinned women, giving them a Middle Eastern complexion despite being named after the ''Greek'' Amazons, and wear revealing outfits inspired by belly dancers. Aisha is the most prominent example with her purple bedlah and see-through pants, and she has an Arabic name as a bonus. While Ishtar is a Goddess and not an Amazon, she too takes after the Amazons she employs (and enslaves) with her tanned skin and next-to-nothing harem girl outfit. Fitting, as Ishtar is a Sex and Fertility Mesopotamian Goddess which encompasses modern Iraq.

Bedlah costumes will vary depending on the work, but there is a general emphasis on showing skin. A bare midriff is more or less essential; a low neckline (sometimes [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline impossibly so]]) is optional. Many variations include large amounts of sheer material, generally to display the legs as well. The bottoms might be "harem pants" instead of a skirt or wrap. Sometimes the outfit will be topped off with a [[MysteriousVeil little veil]] that covers the lower half of the face.

Bedlah costumes will vary depending on the work, but there is a general emphasis on showing skin. A [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]] is more or less essential; a low neckline (sometimes [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline impossibly so]]) is optional. Many variations include large amounts of sheer material, generally to display the legs as well. The bottoms might be "harem pants" instead of a skirt or wrap. Sometimes the outfit will be topped off with a [[MysteriousVeil little veil]] that covers the lower half of the face.

* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': In the {{flashback}} episode "Out of Gas", Inara Serra, a high-class Companion (a mix between a courtesan and a geisha), is shown to be wearing a Middle East style BareYourMidriff outfit. She mostly wore clothes reminiscent of the Far East on the show.

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* Princess Zahrah in ''VideoGame/DinosaurKing'' wears this outfit.

* The OneGenderRace of Amazons from ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' tend to take after this trope aesthetically as they're all tanned and dark skinned women, giving them a Middle Eastern complexion despite being named after the ''Greek'' Amazons, and wear revealing outfits inspired by belly dancers. Aisha is the most prominent example with her purple bedlah and see-through pants, and she has an Arabic name as a bonus. While Isthar is a Goddess and not an Amazon, she too takes after the Amazons she employs (and enslaves) with her tanned skin and next-to nothing harem girl outfit. Fitting, as Ishtar is a Sex and Fertility Mesopotamian Goddess which encompasses modern Iraq.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Played with, and lampshaded, in universe. In “The Feast of Steven,” an episode-long BigLippedAlligatorMoment in the middle of the epic “Daleks Masterplan,” the TARDIS lands on a Hollywood film set in the silent era, where an Arabian Nights style adventure is being filmed. The First Doctor is mistaken for the expert in Arabic culture hired by the production, and a starlet in this costume eagerly introduces herself as playing the “Arab Princess.” The Doctor replies, “Excellent my dear, in that case run along and put on a great deal more clothing.”

* ''VideoGame/Splatoon3''[='s=] Frye has a slight bedlah motif to her design, with a low neckline, bare midriff, and poofy harem pants. It ties into her nature as a {{snake charmer}} (well, eel charmer).

* ''ComicBook/{{Xanadu|VickyWyman}}'' is a FurryComic where one of the female lead characters is Fatima, a lovey vixen who resembles nothing so much as Disney's ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood's'' Maid Marian with that kind of outfit with her bust size doubled.

* ''Series/{{DoctorWho}}'': Played with, and lampshaded, in universe. In “The Feast of Steven,” an episode-long BigLippedAlligatorMoment in the middle of the epic “Daleks Masterplan,” the TARDIS lands on a Hollywood film set in the silent era, where an Arabian Nights style adventure is being filmed. The First Doctor is mistaken for the expert in Arabic culture hired by the production, and a starlet in this costume eagerly introduces herself as playing the “Arab Princess.” The Doctor replies, “Excellent my dear, in that case run along and put on a great deal more clothing.”