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* Averted in the first ''[[Back to The Future]]'', with people remarking on Marty's hazmat suit and vest throughout the film. ''[[Back to The Future]] Part III'' also subverts this: Marty's cowboy outfit (assembled by 1950s Doc Brown, who assures Marty that it is, in fact, "authentic") is horrendously out-of-place in 1885 Hill Valley.

** In the latter film, we get this memorable exchange after Marty meets up with Doc Brown in 1885:

'''Marty''': You did. }}

** Also averted (in another fashion) in the second film, where Doc gives Marty local clothing so he can disguise himself as his own son. However, he doesn't have to change out of his T-shirt or blue jeans (other than turning out the pockets, since in 2015 people wear their pants inside-out).

** The quote comes from "The Empty Child", where Rose is wearing jeans and a [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head|Union Jack T-shirt]] and the Doctor is in his usual leather jacket -- one worn by German U-Boat captains. In London. ''During the Blitz.''

** Amy Pond is the absolute champion of this trope. She's managed to wear a mini-skirt pretty much ''everywhere''.

'''Amy:''' I dressed for '''RIO!''' }}

** Another example is from the end of ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S13 E6 The Seeds of Doom|The Seeds of Doom]]'', where due to a TARDIS error, Sarah Jane Smith ends up walking out into Antarctica -- in a swimsuit.

* Repeatedly in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'':

** "Tomorrow is Yesterday": Captain Kirk beams down to a 1960s U.S. Air Force base while wearing his Star Fleet uniform.

'''Kirk:''' This little thing? Something I slipped on. }}

** "City on the Edge of Forever": Kirk and Spock are in 1920s New York wearing their Star Fleet uniforms.

** Averted in "Assignment Earth": When Kirk and Spock beam down to the 1960s United States, they wear appropriate clothing.

** "All Our Yesterdays": Kirk, Spock and McCoy accidentally end up in the past of an alien planet while wearing their Star Fleet uniforms.

== Webcomics ==

* Subverted in ''[[Dresden Codak]]'', where the time travelers [http://dresdencodak.com/cartoons/dc_035.htm try to blend in], but fail, and [[Genre Savvy|are identified as time travelers on sight by Alina]], who compares them to historical reenactors:

"If the future did a documentary of the last fifty years, this is how badly the reenactors would dress." }}

* ''[[Scary Go Round]]'', while avoiding this trope, gave a good demonstration of why it can be necessary to move a story along. [http://www.scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20040929 Amy]: "If one more person shouts 'Whore' at me, I'm going to kill them."

* [[Kim Possible|Team Possible]] found themselves wrongly dressed when they entered the [[Bad Future]] in ''[[The Movie|A Sitch in Time]]'' because, according to little more than mere fashion rules, everyone should be wearing [[Evil Overlord|Shego's]] uniform.

* Subverted in a ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' episode where Danny's time travel to the 1980's reveals that his black jumpsuit is actually ''fitting'' for that time period.

* In the ''[[Men in Black (animation)|Men in Black]]'' cartoon, Agents Jay and Kay are sent back in time to a Wild West town. Agent Kay's suit transforms into period-appropriate clothing. However, Jay is stuck with his normal suit and is mistaken for an undertaker.