History Main / FrenchMaidOutfit

* ''Film/TheIsland2005'': While helping Lincoln and Jordan on the outside, James gives them some civilian clothes so they can blend in, their FutureSpandex making them stand out like a sore thumb. Rummaging through James's closet, Jordan sees a French maid costume that presumably belongs to his girlfriend Suzie. James has to teach her that certain clothes aren't worn in public.

* ''Film/TheIsland2005'': While helping Lincoln and Jordan on the outside, James gives them some civilian clothes so they can blend in. Rummaging through James's closet, Jordan sees a French maid costume that presumably belongs to his girlfriend Suzie. James has to teach her that certain clothes aren't worn in public.

* The ''New Look Series'' has both Shikamaru and Fuyuki in this costume while in their respective predicaments.

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* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants wore a maid outfit somewhere during the episode "Can You Spare a Dime" where Squidward had to stay at his house. It was ''completely backless and that he was wearing nothing but briefs''.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatianStreet'' episode "Yappily Ever After", Dolly is made to wear one whilst serving Clarissa and her friends.

* The "''Tanks for the Memories!''" episode of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' sees the gang helping out at a MaidCafe because the joint was temporarily understaffed (Brock was training one of the maids working there). This results in Dawn, [[DraggedIntoDrag Ash]] ([[RunningGag again!]]) and even some of their mons dressing up in these outfits.

* According to at least one [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story, the Daily Planet requires its top female reporters to dress like this and act as waitresses at staff parties.

*** The Main Character's ever-original classmates decide to do a MaidCafe for their SchoolFestival. [[TheChick Yukari]] dreads it from the depths of her spirit because [[AllMenArePerverts it means wearing a maid uniform]]; [[IdiotHero Junpei]] and the rest of the male schoolmates look forward to this cherished event. Alas, a typhoon rips through Iwatodai and the SchoolFestival is canceled, to the endless grief of said schoolmates (and the Main Character is also asked if he mourns the loss.) In the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Persona 3 FES]]'' release, the surveillance camera skits show Yukari in her dorm room; she had indeed procured an authentic maid uniform, not a costume, and gripes loudly about how everyone wanted to see her in it. [[spoiler: Eventually, she gives in to curiosity and wears it, and pantomimes serving a costumer. When [[ShrinkingViolet Fuuka]] catches her, Yukari cheerfully ropes her into the game and dresses her in a spare uniform.]]

* In an old ''ComicBook/XMen'' comic, Hellfire Club waitresses wore French Maid outfits.
* According to at least one [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story, the Daily Planet requires its top female reporters to dress like this and act as waitresses at staff parties.
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'':
** During the ''Spider-Man/Human Torch'' miniseries, the Torch and ComicBook/SheHulk meet at his apartment to go to a costume party. Johnny dresses up as Spidey, while Jennifer shows up in a trenchcoat concealing one of these outfits. "Johnny-sense tingling..."
** Mentioned as a gag during the ''Sins Remembered'' arc. Peter's looking for the kids from ''Sins Past'' in France. His thought process is basically, "This table is spotless" → "I've got to get one of those French maids...or maybe just [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson Mary Jane]] in a French maid outfit. Why is that outfit so popular with guys? Must be the feather duster."

* The Goddamned Maidman of ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' is a subversion, being essentially Batman if Bats dressed as a French maid instead of a bat.

* [[ThePaidForHarem Magenta]] wears one of these in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
* ''Film/TheManWhoKnewTooLittle'': Lori, the femme fatale, dresses up like this when she's expecting a visit from her lover.
* ''Film/GroundhogDay'': Phil's date when he goes to the cinema is dressed up as one of these.

* In ''Film/AmericanWedding'', one of the strippers Stifler hires is dressed as a French Maid.
* In ''Film/ScavengerHunt1979'', Babbette is an actual FrenchMaid who wears the outfit as her uniform. This is not too surprising given that the little we see of her late employer Mr. Parker indicates that he was something of a DirtyOldMan.

* In Sarah Caudwell's ''[[Literature/HilaryTamar The Shortest Way to Hades]]'', Selena and Julia are invited to a party by a grateful client, who has utterly misunderstood the nature of their relationship - as has his, uh, friend, who answers the door in "a black dress, black stockings and a little white pinafore."
-->"In brief, an old-fashioned parlour maid."\\
"Your 'in brief' is appropriate; your 'old-fashioned' less so. When I say that she wore stockings rather than tights, I do not speak from surmise."

* ''VideoGame/{{GalaxyAngel}}'' has this happen twice in the second trilogy, but both cases are route-specific (and it's not even the same route). The first game sees this happen as CrossDressing for Kazuya Shiranami in what eventually becomes Natsume Izayoi's route (courtesy of Melba) while a cursed fruit during the third game lands Anise Azeat in one during her route.
** Anise is the one who consumed said fruit in her route; in Natsume's it's Kazuya who consumes it (Lily neutralizes Kazuya's case immediately to protect Kazuya's secret from the first game, but Anise's case isn't neutralized until a HALO malfunction).
*** Anise's case carries over to episode 2 of the Galaxy Angel Rune anime, here under her own power and using the name Mango in hopes of uncovering a scheme by Hayashi Robbery Corp.

* Iroha from the ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' series is a NinjaMaid who literally dresses like a cross between a French maid and a kunoichi.
* From the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series, Ayane, Helena, Hitomi, Honoka, Kasumi, Kokoro, Lei Fang, Mai, Marie, Mila, Momiji, Naotora, Nyotengu and Tina have this as a costume in ''Dead or Alive 5: Last Round''.
* From ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'':
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' Felicia and Flora wear French Maid outfits, as their classes are specifically "Maid".
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' released "Servant Attire" for every student character in its third wave of DLC. For the boys, it was a butler's uniform. For the girls, it was maid this. In addition, an entire battalion of maids is able to be purchased about halfway through the game on any storyline if the DLC has been added.

* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', Zoe wore one in her introduction arc to impress the guys. Unfortunately, it turned out Torg was wearing the same costume, prompting him to sulkingly change clothes.
* In ''Webcomic/OutThere'', Miriam decides the costume is ideal for cleaning [[spoiler:Ari's condominium, and for seducing her]].

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', during the explanation of [[spoiler:Sarah's]] [[TimeStandsStill simulated time stop]] Catalina is [[http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp.php?id=285 depicted as wearing this]] at one point.

* In the Literature/WhateleyUniverse, when Phase is hosting a party for the campus rich kids, he gets some of the sexiest girls on campus to play maid, and he buys them tailored French maid costumes complete with short skirts and high heels... in order to distract everyone from noticing that they are spying on them for him. Or so he says. There's even FanArt of it now.
* ''WebOriginal/FrenchMaidTV''. A series of self-help videos by... women in French Maid costumes?

The French Maid Outfit is a form of {{fetish}}, a type of {{Fanservice}} or both, made ([[JustForPun or perhaps maid]]?) to call to mind the FrenchMaid character type (or, if in Japanese media such as {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}, the {{Meido}} character type). They are a favorite Halloween costume and often appear in sexual roleplaying. High-heeled shoes or boots and [[StockingFiller fishnet or black, back-seamed stockings]] are standard parts of this outfit, which may sometimes include [[HighClassGloves fancy leather or lace gloves]] as well. As the page image shows, the dress always has a short skirt to [[ShesGotLegs show off the wearer's legs]].

The French Maid Outfit is a form of {{fetish}}, a type of {{Fanservice}} or both, made ([[JustForPun or perhaps maid]]?) to call to mind the FrenchMaid character type (or, if in Japanese media such as {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}, the {{Meido}} character type). They are a favorite Halloween costume and often appear in sexual roleplaying. [[NiceShoes High-heeled shoes or boots]] and [[StockingFiller fishnet or black, back-seamed stockings]] are standard parts of this outfit, which may sometimes include [[HighClassGloves fancy leather or lace gloves]] as well. As the page image shows, the dress always has a short skirt to [[ShesGotLegs show off the wearer's legs]].

** During the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan[=/=]Human Torch'' miniseries, the Torch and ComicBook/SheHulk meet at his apartment to go to a costume party. Johnny dresses up as Spidey, while Jennifer shows up in a trenchcoat concealing one of these outfits. "Johnny-sense tingling..."

* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': When Jane goes shopping for a robot, in the first episode ("Rosey the Robot"), one of the models is a French maid robot in a metallic French maid outfit.

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For the characters, rather than the costumes, see FrenchMaid and {{Meido}}.

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Compare to MiniDressOfPower and SexySantaDress.

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* ''Manga/HetaliaAxisPower''

* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPower''

* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPower

** Bulldog has one of his girlfriends wear a maid outfit to prepare for her role as a maid-on a radio show.

* Boog of ''TheBully'' was forced to wear a maid outfit by ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' in the episode "Chimp Chomp Chumps".

* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants wore a maid outfit somewhere during the episode "Can You Spare a Dime" where Squidward had to stay at his house. The fact that it was ''completely backless and that he was wearing nothing but briefs'' definitely counts as GettingCrapPastTheRadar.

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'':

* Mine in ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' wears one (made by Ayame presumably) as her uniform for working in the shop...but she wears it when she's not working too.

* In an episode of ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', Bulldog has one of his girlfriends wear this outfit to prepare for her role as a maid-on a radio show.