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French maid
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French maid ensembles are an occasional subject of sexual fetishism. They are a form of ladies' fantasywear that, depending on design details, can be classified as lingerie. They enjoy a wide popularity and are available from many sources. Commonly included in the costume is a push-up bra to enhance the female bust to fit the stereotype which has come to follow with the typical French maid. The name derives from their being worn by stereotypical characters in risqué burlesque dramas of the bedroom farce variety. The ensemble is a stylized version of the typical maid's black and white afternoon uniform of the nineteenth century.
A wide variety of costumes are manufactured and marketed under the "French maid" description today. These range from comparatively modest dresses extending well down the thigh or above the knees to transparent chiffon nightgowns or outright lingerie ensembles that cover almost nothing.
The classic French maid costume, however, is a short and clingy dress - ideally silk satin, or closely resembling it - trimmed with shirred white lace. Typically, they include a tiny white apron attached to the dress; sometimes, the apron is even shaped like a heart, with white lace fringes on the hems and revealing neckline. The skirt area of the dress is usually pleated. If knickers are worn with it, they are usually white and ruffled, and the dress is sometimes short enough to display them, especially when the wearer bends over.
Common accessories include a frill worn in the hair, or a tiara, a feather duster, and sometimes white lace cuffs and collar. If the dress has sleeves, they are usually short and puffed shoulder puffs. A corset or a layered white petticoat may be worn under the dress. The ensemble is almost always completed with black fishnet stockings and black high heels.
The costumes are sometimes worn to costume parties. They are also sometimes worn as part of a BDSM sexual roleplay by submissive women or men, either on brief occasions, or as a routine form of servitude to the dominant partner.