A few short clips from films and music videos featuring long tight skirts. If you know of such a scene, let us know at
admin@hobbleskirt.com.
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| Addams Family [info] | morticia1_small.wmv |
A scene of Morticia (Carolyn Jones) dancing in an episode of the 60's sitcom Addams Family, where she regularly appeared in her trademark - a long black dress that only allowed a mincing walk.
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| Funny Girl [info] | funny_girl_hobbleskirt.wmv |
A scene from the 1968 film Funny Girl, featuring one of the actresses walking in an authentic hobble skirt.
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| Mahler [info] | mahler.wmv |
A scene from the 1974 film Mahler, showing an actress exhibiting the skill of walking quickly in a hobble skirt, and down the steps of a railroad station.
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| Tammy Wynette and the KLF [info] | klf.wmv |
A clip from the KLF music video Justified and Ancient, featuring country star Tammy Wynette in a metallic corset and a long narrow skirt.
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| What a Way to Go [info] | whatawaytogo.avi |
A scene from the 1964 film What a Way to Go, showing an actress in a skin-tight red pvc outfit.
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Other Notable Films:
The Addams Family (and
Addams Family Values) - of course, Morticia Addams is probably the most well known hobble skirt wearer on film.
An Alligator Named Daisy - Diana Dors in this film wears quite a hobbling gown - you can see stills from the film
here.
Belle of the Nineties - Features Mae West in a very tight gown.
Chronicles of Riddick - Thandie Newton in a couple of nice gowns.
Dick Tracy - Madonna appears in a shiny black skintight gown.
Die Feuerzangenbowle - A German film set in 1910s, featuring Hilde Sessak in a hobble skirt.
Four Rooms - Another Madonna appearance, in a black latex hobble dress.
The Lizzie McGuire Movie - Hillary Duff models a couple of narrow skirts as Lizzie on her trip to Rome.
Titanic - Set in the height of the hobble skirt era, this film features many hobble skirts, reproductions of which you can see (and buy) at
Dragonfly Formals.
Two Weeks Notice - Sandra Bullock runs around in a pink hobble bridesmaid dress.
The Wings of the Dove - A romance set in the early 20th century, featuring historical hobble skirts.
