History Main / RegalRinglets

* In a flashback in ''VideoGame/Persona3 [[UpdatedRerelease FES]]'''s The Answer, Mitsuru has GirlishPigtails that are curled like this. They're not thick enough to qualify as MegaTwintails, and the personality is all [[TheOjou regal]].

* Touko from ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru'' combines this with GirlishPigtails.

* Creator/MaryPickford, who spent most of her wildly successful silent movie career playing innocent young girls and [[TheIngenue ingenues]], wore her hair in long ringlets as a symbol of her innocence. ''Film/ThePoorLittleRichGirl'' and ''Film/TessOfTheStormCountry'' are just two of many, many examples. In her prime, she was known as "the girl with the curls".

* The Fairlions, [[FanNickname otherwise known as]] [[ElegantGothicLolita Gothlolions]] of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration 2'' are ''HumongousMecha'' with these. They were custom-built for an actual princess and her [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship best friend]], but ''come on''. Oh, and the curls [[FrickinLaserBeams fire lasers]].

* The daughter of a French marquis, Simone from the 1927 film''Film/GetYourMan'' wears her hair this way.

* In the movie ''Film/MusicFromAnotherRoom'', Anna wears her hair like this. She is the love interest of Jude Law's character Danny, but sees herself and her family as above him since they are well educated and he works as a delivery boy.

* Already in use while the Flavians were the emporers of Rome (69-96 AD). The women would have loads of ringlets which were piled upon her forehead, not unlike a crown. This was, naturally, only something the wealthy could afford. Experimental archaeology has determined that to achieve some styles as depicted in Roman art (and the Romans were sticklers for realism), the hair would be ''sewn'' into place with thread, possibly made from the person's own hair to ensure the thread is invisible.
* It was quite common for the upper class and royality in Europe from the 17th century to try sport this hairstyle, either by using hot rollers or wigs depending on the fashion.

* In ''Disney/PeterPan'', Wendy wears her hair in ringlets pulled back with a bow. While she isn't a "regal" character, the hairstyle does lend her a dignity that suits the [[TeamMom motherly]] role she plays to the boys – not to mention setting her visually apart from [[Disney/AliceInWonderland Alice]], who was also voiced by and modeled after Kathryn Beaumont.

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%%* Rarity from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' sports this style. Her tail is one giant ringlet.

%%* Rose Quartz from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' has this UpToEleven, consisting of long, beautiful pink-dyed ringlets that reach all the way down to the backs of her legs.

* Diaspora from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' has these and is a princess.

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* Winter Schnee from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has a thin curl in front of her left ear, as befitting the eldest daughter of a powerful businessman.
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* Winter Schnee from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has a single curl on the left side of her hair, as befitting the eldest daughter of a powerful businessman.

A SubTrope of ExpositoryHairstyles. A SuperTrope to OjouRinglets, where a high-class character only has two ringlets in front of or directly behind the ear. A SisterTrope to PrimAndProperBun.

A SubTrope of ExpositoryHairstyles. A SuperTrope to OjouRinglets. A SisterTrope to PrimAndProperBun.

* In ''Manga/BlackButler'', Elizabeth "Lizzie" Middleford is born of the Aristocracy and styles her (naturally straight) hair like this.
* Touko from ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru'' combines this with GirlishPigtails.
* Rosalie Claudel from ''Anime/MaiOtome''. PluckyComicRelief character Shiho Huit has them in her [[GirlishPigtails twintails]], too.
* ''Manga/RozenMaiden'''s Suiseiseki is the only female character with ringlets that doesn't have OjouRinglets.

* Mami Tomoe from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is the {{Ojou}} because of her [[spoiler:deceased]] family's wealth and her own class, and uses a more [[LadyOfWar graceful]] style of GunKata.
* Sailor Iron Mouse from ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' wears two pigtails styled into ringlets. Some depictions of Sailor Moon herself suggest that her [[RapunzelHair overly long]] GirlishPigtails are two giant barrel curls.

* Dawn from ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' ups her fanciness game for the Grand Festival with a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/127269106200391.png curled ponytail]].
* Junko Hokaze in ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'', being a solid example of an {{Ojou}}. For some time after her introduction her name wasn't revealed, leading to her being [[FanNickname nicknamed]] "Ringlet curl girl" after her most prominent feature.

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* Disney's version of ''Disney/PeterPan'' has Wendy wear her hair in ringlets pulled back with a bow. While she isn't a "regal" character, the hairstyle does lend her a dignity that suits the [[TeamMom motherly]] role she plays to the boys – not to mention setting her visually apart from [[Disney/AliceInWonderland Alice]], who was also voiced by and modeled after Kathryn Beaumont.

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* Milady de Winter in ''Film/TheThreeMusketeers2011''.
* Esther Coleman from ''Film/{{Orphan}}'' wears her hair in loose ringlets, often decorated with a bow.
* Scarlett O'Hara of ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' sports these from time to time. America has never had an aristocracy or royalty, but the antebellum Southern gentry came pretty damn close, and it wouldn't be surprising if she chose the hairstyle deliberately.
* Creator/MaryPickford, who spent most of her wildly successful silent movie career playing innocent young girls and [[TheIngenue ingenues]], wore her hair in long ringlets as a symbol of her innocence. ''Film/ThePoorLittleRichGirl'' and ''Film/TessOfTheStormCountry'' are just two of many, many examples. In her prime, she was known as "the girl with the curls".
* Pickford's hair style was cited as an influence to child actress Creator/ShirleyTemple, who became famous for this. She wore her hair in this style in almost all of her movies, where she was typecast as a sunshine and rainbows girly girl. One of her films was even titled ''Curly Top''.
* The daughter of a French marquis, Simone from the 1927 film''Film/GetYourMan'' wears her hair this way.

* A rare male example, Feyd-Rautha, heir apparent to Baron Harkonnen, is described as wearing his hair in ringlets in the original ''Literature/{{Dune}}'' books. The film version went with his actor, [[Music/ThePolice Sting]]'s EightiesHair, however and most subsequent adaptations have followed suit.

* Princess Violet from ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'' sports these. As the name would suggest, she is very much an aristrocrat.
* In ''Series/YoungBlades'', Queen Anne wears her hair like this, since she's a young widow.
* The original RichBitch Nellie Olson from ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' has hair styled into ringlets that frame her face and cascade down her shoulders with a large bow at the crown. Karin Kanzuki of ''StreetFighter'' fame is supposedly based on Nellie.
* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "The Nth Degree", Dr. Crusher styles her hair into sausage curls to play Roxanne in a production of ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac''.

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* Margaret from ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' wears her hair like this, both in the TV show and in the comics.
* Lulu Moppet from ''ComicStrip/LittleLulu''.
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* In a flash back in ''VideoGame/Persona3 [[UpdatedRerelease FES]]'''s The Answer, Mitsuru has GirlishPigtails that are curled like this. They're not thick enough to qualify as MegaTwintails, and the personality is all [[TheOjou regal]].
* In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'', the female main character, Rosa, has them when she plays a princess in the "Mystery Doors of the Magical Land" movie trilogy.
* Ginrei from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura: New Wave'' has large grey ones.

* While not in any real position of power herself, nor is she portrayed as being particularly concerned about keeping up appearances, Misha from ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' rocks this 'do throughout the game (unless you pursue her friend [[StudentCouncilPresident Shizune]]'s path, in which case [[ImportantHaircut she'll cut her hair short]] late into it).

* ''Webcomic/BadMoonRising'' shows [[http://bmr-comic.com/?comic_id=30 a young Chloe sporting these]] in her youth.
* The titular character of ''Webcomic/SwordPrincessAmaltea'' has her hair styled with ringlets, and she's a princess. However, her temperamental nature and [[GenkiGirl easygoing, energetic personality]] makes her resemble more this trope's [[QuirkyCurls quirky sister]].

* Nanette Manoir of ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' wears her long blonde hair in this style, and speaks with a stereotypically "rich girl" French accent and is a complete snob. She's very obsessed with her looks and considers herself extremely beautiful.
* ''TheSimpsons'': Taffy in the "Homer Scissorhands" subplot.
* Eden and Catherine in ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAChristmasCarol'' wear ringlet hair, plus one of the girls in the orphanage.
* It's more evident on the boxart and the toys than it is in the cartoon, but this is how the Flutter Ponies' manes are in ''MyLittlePony''.
* Rarity from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' sports this style. Her tail is one giant ringlet.

* Rose Quartz from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' has this UpToEleven, consisting of long, beautiful pink-dyed ringlets that reach all the way down to the backs of her legs.

* Lulu Moppet from ComicStrip/Little Lulu.

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* Cosette traditionally sports these in stage productions of ''Theatre/LesMiserables''.

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* Nanette Manoir of ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' wears her long blonde hair in this style, and speaks with a stereotypically "rich girl" Valley Girl accent and is a complete snob. She's very obsessed with her looks and considers herself extremely beautiful.

* Rose Quartz from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' has this UpToEleven, consisting of long, thick pink ringlets that reach all the way down to the backs of her legs.

* Nanette Manoir of ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' wears her long blond hair in this style, and speaks with a stereotypically "rich girl" Valley Girl accent and is a complete snob. She's very obsessed with her looks and considers herself extremely beautiful.
* Lulu Moppet from ''WesternAnimation/LittleLulu''.

* Mami Tomoe from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is TheOjou because of her [[spoiler:deceased]] family's wealth and her own class, and uses a more [[LadyOfWar graceful]] style of GunKata.

* Many depictions of MarieAntoinette (fictional likenesses and official portraits) show her with this hairstyle.

* Dawn from ''Anime/Pokemon'' ups her fanciness game for the Grand Festival with a [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/127269106200391.png curled ponytail]].

** Pickford's hair style was cited as an influence to child actress Creator/ShirleyTemple, who became famous for this. She wore her hair in this style in almost all of her movies, where she was typecast as a sunshine and rainbows girly girl. One of her films was even titled ''Curly Top''.

** Pickford's hair style was cited as an influence to child actress Creator/ShirleyTemple, who became famous for this. She wore her hair in this style in almost all of her movies, where she was typecast as a sunshine and rainbows girly girl.

* "Series/Degrassi"'s Fiona Coyne wears her hair like this, as she is from a very wealthy family, for most of her time on the show.

* Disney's version of ''Disney/PeterPan'' has Wendy wear her hair in ringlets pulled back with a bow. While she isn't a "regal" character, the hairstyle does lend her a dignity that suits the [[TeamMom motherly]] role she plays to the boys – not to mention setting her visually apart from [[Disney/AliceInWonderland Alice]], who was also voiced by and modeled after Kathryn Beaumont.