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Fictional characters can often be found wearing clothing that just looks too good to be real. This can be proven by the occasional attempt made to reproduce these clothes by the costume teams for [[Live Action Adaptation|live action adaptations]] or by enthusiastic cosplay fans. Sometimes this is because of structural elements that flout or ignore real-world physical laws, or because the outfit in question requires an inhumanly perfect (or simply inhuman) body underneath it, or because real-world materials just don't look as good as ink and paint.
Alternately, it may be a version of a real-life style or uniform, cut in ways that would never be allowed in [[Real Life]]. [[Dangerously
Such clothing is also often so tied to the character that they and only they can acquire it -- it seems to come from nowhere, fits them perfectly both symbolically and physically, and may even sometimes appear from [[Hammerspace|nowhere]] a la the [[Hyperspace Mallet]].
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Note that despite the name given this trope, such outfits need not be cool, or even particularly good-looking. [[Scooby Doo|Shaggy's]] shapeless green shirt is just as indestructible as Superman's cape. Neither ever get as much as a grass stain. (Which, of course, might have been the point behind the color of Shaggy's shirt. And his [[Bring My Brown Pants|brown pants]].)
A [[Sub
Compare [[Bling of War]], [[Pimped-Out Dress]], [[Ermine Cape Effect]], [[Form-Fitting Wardrobe]], [[Stylish Protection Gear]], [[Battle Ballgown]], [[Anti-Gravity Clothing]], [[Kicking Ass in All Her Finery]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'' is the king of [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]. ''Everybody'' dresses in the most incredibly ''[[Memetic Mutation|fabulous]]'' way possible. Part 5 went [[Hot Fuzz|off the chain]] with [
* In ''[[Read or Die (Anime)|Read or Die]]'', Ms. Deep's leather catsuit with its impressively low-cut decolletage would be impossible to wear in the real world without its occupant suddenly violating indecent exposure laws every few minutes. (See [[Gainaxing]], [[Theiss Titillation Theory]].)
* Likewise, cosplayers have noted that the miniskirt worn by ''[[Noir]]'''s Mireille Bouquet actually facilitates [[Panty Shot|panty shots]] in real life, but is a rare instance in anime where the expected [[Fan Service]] ''doesn't'' occur.
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** Gurren also has some awesome sunglasses, that can (apparently) split in two when thrown or in up to five pairs when needed to really, really impale another mecha to prevent it from running... All later versions of Gurren Lagann also wear glasses due to the [[Rule of Cool]].
* Dragon Kid from [[Tiger and Bunny]] has those giant discs that manage to balance perfectly atop her head while she nimbly [[Added Alliterative Appeal|karate-kicks crooks to kingdom come.]] And Blue Rose has those white briar-vines that never seem to get in her way...
* Ilena of ''[[Claymore]]'' wears an outfit consisting of what looks like plates of asymmetrical armor on one shoulder and one hip, three belts cover the other hip, with a tunic and thong-underwear-short things underneath. One arm has an arm-warmer with multiple belts on it, and she wears [[Thigh
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== Other ==
* [[Older Than Print]]: [
* The company Abbyshot tries very hard to make these in [[Real Life]]. [http://www.abbyshot.com/products/ps-leather-stampede-duster.php They've had some impressive successes.]
* Another real life example is when people successfully pull off [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|Lolita fashion.]] [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D6bdv2JFr-4/SxGsmdbKs9I/AAAAAAAABDk/Jmw9hbWaQLg/s1600/SCAN0486.jpg Frills... Do want.]
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