History Main / HighClassFan

* ''Literature/AmericanGirl'' has Samantha give out fans as party favors at her upper class tenth birthday party, invoking this trope.

-->'''Clarisse:''' I'm feeling flirtatious. Come hither.

Ah, the hand fan, a simple but oft-featured part of the RequisiteRoyalRegalia.

Ever since its invention in around 2000 BC, handheld fans have been widely regarded as a status symbol sought after by the upper echelons of society. In Ancient China, rounded fans made of silk or feathers were often used in ceremonies by members of the higher social classes. Meanwhile, [[ExaggeratedTrope huge]] oblong-shaped fans called ''wumingshan'' or ''zhangshan'' were reserved for the Emperor and represented imperial power and authority. Hence, it is quite common to find visual depictions of the Emperors being surrounded by attendants holding fans.

Ever since its invention in around 2000 BC, handheld fans have been regarded as a status symbol that are widely sought after by the upper echelons of society. In Ancient China, rounded fans made of silk or feathers were often used in ceremonies by members of the higher social classes. Meanwhile, [[ExaggeratedTrope huge]] oblong-shaped fans called ''wumingshan'' or ''zhangshan'' were reserved for the Emperor and represented imperial power and authority. Hence, it is quite common to find visual depictions of the Emperors being surrounded by attendants holding fans.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'': Kitana is a princess of Edenia and is notably one of their most graceful and ladylike characters there, which is illustrated by the fact she's LadyOfWar who wields a steel CombatHandFan. And despite being primarily used for battle her fans are still exotically decorated and garnished and she occasionally does graceful poses with them, especially in artwork.

* Theatre/{{Tsukiuta}} often features these in their dance lives. It overlaps with the use of fans in traditional Japanese (and Chinese) dances, but when Hajime, Six Gravity's "King" and a member of in-universe nobility, uses them, it falls under this as well. In the dance for "Aa, Kami wo Nadete, Hoho wo Nadete, Aishiteyaru" ("[[LongTitle Oh, let me caress your hair and your cheeks]] [[IntercourseWithYou and love you]]"), Hajime essentially plays an ''[[HighClassCallGirl oiran]]'', and these are used by both him and his backup dancers. "Musubi no Tsuki" is another of Hajime's solos where he shows off his classy elegance with fans.

Ever since its invention in around 2000 BC, handheld fans have been regarded as a status symbol that are widely sought after by the upper echelons of society. In Ancient China, rounded fans made of silk or feathers were used in ceremonies by members of the higher social classes. Meanwhile, [[ExaggeratedTrope huge]] oblong-shaped fans called ''wumingshan'' or ''zhangshan'' were reserved for the Emperor and are in fact used to represent imperial power and authority. Hence, it is quite common to find visual depictions of the Emperors being surrounded by attendants holding fans.

* ''Film/{{Chicago}}'': When Roxie first meets [[LargeAndInCharge Matron "Mama" Morton]] after being taken to jail, she has an ImagineSpot of Morton performing "When You're Good To Mama" (the movie uses a MusicalWorldHypothesis wherein the non-staged numbers are Roxie picturing reality as a nightclub act). Morton's sparkling, [[BuxomIsBetter low-cut]] dress is paired with a gigantic feathery fan, which she uses throughout the number as a seductive prop.

* ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'': As the story takes place in 17th century France during the years leading up to the French Revolution, many female characters of noble blood carry fans as accessories to show their status. Marie Antoinette herself frequently carries one, as do the Duchess de Polignac and her daughter Charlotte.

-->'''Clarisse:''' Are you sassing your grandma?!
-->'''Mia (bashful):''' I would never ''sass'' you, Grandma.
-->'''Clarisse:''' Oh, ho. This is also a way of showing your annoyance. ''(proceeds to playfully swat Mia with the fan)''