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[[File:limitedwardrobe1.jpg|frame|That one gray shirt must be for special occasions.]]

 

 

The character always wears the same outfit, regardless of the setting or season. Winter (or at least a [[Christmas Episode]]) may sometimes see the addition of a heavy coat, but circumstances will conspire to put the character in a situation where they must shed the coat, at which point it is never seen again. (A more likely choice is a hat, scarf, and perhaps mittens, which imply colder weather without obscuring the character's trademark wardrobe).

 

Sometimes [[Justified Trope|there is good reason for this]], such as the following cases which are generally considered exempt from this trope:

* Animals, robots, or similar characters who don't actually wear clothing in the first place.

* Characters who are [[Trapped in Another World]] or [[Walking the Earth]], who may not have had time to pack additional clothes, or need to travel light. (Though this doesn't explain why the [[It's Always Spring|season never seems to change]] either...) In a slight aversion you might see them wear out their original clothing only to [[Nubile Savage|wear something]] a bit more natural.

* Lampshaded in a 1990s [[McDonald's]] commercial which showed [[Ronald McDonald]] in his morning routine, including opening a closetful of identical clown suits while pondering "what to wear, what to wear..."

 

* All the main characters of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' have signature outfits that they always wear. Perhaps explained by their being dirt poor.

* In ''[[Durarara!!]]'' Shizuo Heiwajima is always seen in his bartender uniforms even though he no longer works as a bartender

** They do sometimes wear more practical outfits for an assassination-job, along with occasional disguises, but this is done very inconsistently. Sometimes Mireille does her work in top, miniskirt and high heels, even though she would have had plenty of time for switching to a better outfit.

** [[Stalker with a Crush|Chloe]] from the same series takes the opposite tack. While she occasionally is seen in tunics at the [[Ancient Conspiracy|Soldats']] headquarters her entire closet at her Paris apartment is filled with identical green cloaks. Another episode has her closet filled with colourful, frilly dresses - that she never, ever wears. Supposedly it's a reference to her seiyuu's previous role as Tomoyo of ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''.

* Similarly, Maia in the anime ''[[Daphne in the Brilliant Blue]]'' wears the same fancy party dress every day, when she's not in agency "uniform" or a disguise—and sometimes as ''part'' of a disguise.

* In the same vein, Ishida Uryuu in ''[[Bleach]]'': after his mantle is destroyed, he pulls out an identical spare. Other than this, however, the anime is known for providing its characters with a very wide variety of unique casual wear when not in their school uniforms.

* The various ''[[Zoids]]'' anime are particularly grievous examples. In all four seasons, most of the characters have one or two outfits each, their "day" wear and what they wear when driving their Zoid - and even then, the latter seems optional. The only time a character will wear something else is if the plot needs it.

* The [[Royal Blood|royalty]] and [[Blue Blood|nobility]] of ''[[Le Chevalier d'Eon]]'', even thought their few clothes are still [[Pimped-Out Dress|Pimped Out Dresses]].

** Justified in that they're {{spoiler|just animated dolls}}.

* Just about every character in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' has a trademark outfit, and with recent chapters, sometimes even two or more.

** Subverted though by Suzaku who has several outfits like a military uniform, battle suit, formal wear, street clothing and of course his own school uniform.

* Used several different ways in ''[[Fairy Tail]]'': Natsu generally wears the same outfit all the time unless his clothes get [[Clothing Damage|ruined]], probably because he can't be bothered to change clothes; Erza has both this ''and'' [[Unlimited Wardrobe]], given her penchant for wearing the same [[Knight in Shining Armor|suit of armor]] all the time until she gets in a fight, at which point she can [[Transformation Sequence|switch outfits at will]]; many background characters are always depicted wearing the same outfit; and Visitor Echo is said to have [[Lampshaded|100 different copies of the same suit]].

** Touma in particular has three or four outfits he wears.

** Averted for Uiharu and Saten of ''Railgun'' who have many different outfits that they wear over the series.

* Semi-Averted in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''. While the central cast tend to have many different outfits that they wear depending on both the situation and historical era, they always retain some distinguishing features/pieces of clothing. However, played straight with the supporting characters who tend to wear the same outfits all the time.

* The cast of ''[[Madoka Magica]]'' has, at very best, three outfits apiece: Their [[Magical Girl]] outfit, their [[School Uniforms Are the New Black|school uniform]] (casual clothes in Kyouko's case), and pajamas or hospital clothing for a lucky few (well, not really lucky for those that ended up in the hospital).

* While most of the characters have something of a limited wardrobe, ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' lampshades Barnaby's by noting that it is yet another one of his numerous eccentricities—it turns out he's been wearing that red leather jacket of his nearly every day for ''five years straight''.

* Father Garai from ''[[MW]]'' is almost always seen wearing an outfit as a priest.

* While most of the characters in ''[[Death Note]]'' have realistic wardrobes (except [[Fashion Victim Villain|Mello]] and [[The Fashionista|Misa]]), L is ''always'' seen wearing the same baggy white shirt and blue jeans ([[Does Not Like Shoes|no shoes]]). Though in this case, it's [[Justified Trope|Justified]]: L is an ''extremely'' messy and neurotic person. It makes perfect sense that he wouldn't ever bother to by more than one outfit, or even change/clean said outfit often.

 

 

* In the ''[[X Wing Series]]'' comics, Wedge Antilles basically wears only three outfits: orange Republic flightsuit when flying, white-and-black formal uniform in formal occasions, and his civilian clothes, which consist of black boots, blue pants, brown jacket, and a vertically-striped turtlenecked shirt. Anything else, and he needs a plot reason to wear it.

* While most supervillains have actual costumes and can thus be a little justified in this, Ox of [[Marvel Comics]]' Enforcers just wears a distinctive set of normal clothes that serves the same function but without the justification. Apparently he just likes turtlenecks, vests, and khaki slacks. The other Enforcers have a similar deal going on but tend to mix it up a little more often.

* The [[The Sandman|other Sandman]] can wear pretty much anything he or whoever is looking at him can imagine, but when he's alone, he always wears the same emo ensemble of black t-shirt, black pants, and black boots. His sister is much the same, with a tank-top instead of a t-shirt and an ankh necklace.

** He seems to think it is. He's said at least once that it's not a costume, and he is "simply The Tick."

* In issue 85 of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' comic, a pair of marketing experts decide that the Simpsons are the perfect indicator of popular culture, and model all of their company's products- including clothes- after their lifestyle. Cut to everyone in Springfield dressed like the Simpsons. After everything returns to normal, Marge reveals that she bought all of the duplicates of their normal wear. in the final panel, a small box with a Matt Groening pops up and Groening says, "And ''that's'' why the Simpsons always wear the same clothes!"

* [[Steelgrip Starkey And The All-Purpose Power Tool]] and his partner Flynn "Flyin'" Ryan almost always wear the same clothes—a red short-sleeve shirt and blue jeans for Steelgrip, and overalls and a white T-shirt for Flynn. Justified in Steelgrip's case because it's his company uniform.

 

=== Fan Works ===

* Lampshaded in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]''. When Yugi appears in a different outfit, he remarks, "Isn't anyone going to notice I'm not in my school uniform?"

* Both John and Ringo in ''[[With Strings Attached]]''. Not by choice, though. John's [[Winged Humanoid|physiognomy]] is such that he really can't wear too much. And because they do a lot of universe shifting with little time to prepare, Ringo gets stuck in the same all-green outfit throughout the third part of the Third Movement and the entire Fourth Movement (he had a chance to buy a new outfit briefly but spent all his money on [[Healing Potion|healing potions]] and gifts instead because he thought he was going home). His outfit ends up pretty grimy and smelly.

 

=== Films ===

* The ''[[Mystery Team]]'' seems to have a complete color-coded wardrobe.

* In ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]'', [[Louis Cypher|Mr. Nick]] always wears the same outfit (black suit, overcoat, and bowler, grey waistcoat, red bow tie), even in a flashback to his first meeting with Doctor Parnassus a thousand years in the past.

 

=== Literature ===

* A central plot point in the children's story "[[Milly-Molly-Mandy]] has a New Dress" by Joyce Lankester Brisley. Milly-Molly-Mandy wants to exchange her pink-and-white striped dress for a new dress with flowers on it, but meets a girl named Bunchy who only wears flowery dresses and decides Bunchy should have it instead. Lampshaded by little-friend-Susan: "If Milly-Molly-Mandy didn't wear her pink-and-white stripes people might not know her at once. And that would be a pity!"

* In Patrick Senecal's ''Aliss,'' a [[Bloodier and Gorier]] twist on ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', Bone ([[The Mad Hatter]] [[Expy]]) is wearing the same [[Awesome Anachronistic Apparel|Victorian suit and top hat]] every time Aliss sees him. After a while, Aliss begins to wonder if he has an entire closet filled with identical clothes.

 

=== Live Action TV ===

** Boss Hogg was rarely seen without his white continental suit and cowboy hat.

** The sheriff's department – Rosco, Enos and Cletus – were almost always seen in their sheriff's uniforms.

* Steve from preschool show ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' has the same outfit, including the green-striped shirt, in every episode while his "brother" Joe has a variety of different outfits.

** Although all of Joe's outfits were the same design just with a different color.

* ''[[Torchwood]]'''s Captain Jack Harkness: blue shirt, dark trousers with braces, and a rather iconic RAF greatcoat (apparently Ianto's first priority after breaking Jack out of jail is to find a replacement coat for the one that got blown up).

** Ianto's wardrobe seems to entirely consist of impossibly well styled three-piece suits.

* The various ''[[Power Rangers]]'' series' have a variation of this: while the actual outfits of the characters may change, the outfit is always predominantly, if not entirely, of that character's color as a Ranger. In ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'', Tommy Oliver, who has been a [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Green, White]], and [[Power Rangers Zeo|Red Ranger]] in previous series', hangs a lampshade on this by complaining about having to change his wardrobe when he becomes a Black Ranger.

** In ''Mighty Morphin'', the background cast also didn't vary their dress much.

** To mention Tommy again, he wasn't immune to this from the start, especially when he was in his "evil" phase. Apparently being mind-controlled makes you want to keep to a select wardrobe. Even afterwards, that one green flannel shirt showed up in a ''lot'' of his outfits.

* While all of the characters of ''[[LazyTown]]'' have one default outfit, most of those can be excused because the character is either a puppet or a superhero. Stephanie has the most variable wardrobe for non-plot reasons, especially in season 2, but Robbie Rotten is only ''ever'' seen in a red-and-purple striped suit or red-and-purple striped pajamas except for plot-related disguises, despite an extremely large and apparently magical wardrobe.

* On ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'', Tudgeman always appears wearing the same yellow polo shirt. That doesn't seem to be washed frequently (if at all).

* Clark in ''[[Smallville]]'' wears a red jacket over a blue shirt 95% of the time, as an homage to his [[Superman|future superhero identity's colors.]] In fact, one of the dead giveaways to the viewer that an evil alien clone was masquerading as him was that the clone was wearing those colors inverted.

** Castiel has been wearing the same outfit since his introduction in Season 4.

** All the angels are like this. But then it's doubtful angels care much about fashion trends.

* ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'': Julian never wears anything other than a black t-shirt, black jeans, and an earring and choker. Ricky changes clothes literally once per series.

** Lahey and Randy usually wear the same uniform in every episode, and Barb usually wears her denim-and-cowboy boots outfit.

* Justified on ''[[Lost]]:'' Most of the characters are plane crash survivors living on a deserted island, and the only clothes they have access to are the ones in the luggage that survived the crash, and so they often wear the same outfit for several episodes at a time.

** Further justified by the fact that multiple ''Lost'' episodes routinely took place over the course of a single day. For example the framing portions of "Dr. Linus", "Recon", "Ab Aeterno", and "The Package" all took place on the same day.

** While most characters would change the wardrobe every few episodes, Frank Lapidus only got to change his clothes once over the course of ''three full seasons''.

** A slightly less extreme example of the straight version is Deanna Troi who (as one humorist put it) went from cheerleader to aerobics instructor after the first season typically wearing one of only two or three full body unitards throughout most of the series.

* Horatio Caine of ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' regularly wears a black or dark blue suit with a tieless blue shirt.

* In ''[[Knight Rider]]'' (1982), Michael Knight always wore a polo shirt (often red, sometimes blue or pink... don't ask about the pink) underneath a leather jacket, with jeans. It helps a lot with [[Stock Footage]].

** The 2008 series has Michael Knight (Jr.) with a gray t-shirt and khakis. For cold weather, Michael wears a red long sleeved shirt underneath the gray t-shirt. Word of God says that the iconic leather jacket will come into play later in the season.

* Justified for Annie in ''[[Being Human (UK)]]'': she's a ghost, and always wears the clothes she died in. However, there are subtle changes depending on her mood, etc. The benchmark seems to be her strength and confidence in herself; the stronger she is, the more form-fitting her outfit is, but when she's more scared and self-conscious, she develops more layers to hide in.

** Even if the white shirt is taken off for whatever reason, Jamie tends to stick to the black/gray/white color scheme. It was almost shocking to see him in bright red Nomex for one test.

*** Grant is very rarely seen in anything other than blue jeans and a black t-shirt.

* Kotaro Minami from ''[[Kamen Rider Black]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]''. {{spoiler|In a recent press conference to promote the upcoming crossover movie in ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'' his actor is seen wearing an updated version of one of his old jackets.}}

* [[Columbo]] wears a shabby raincoat, an odd asymmetrical haircut, and a tiny cheap cigar. Equally iconic was Peter Falk's real glass eye that caused him to constantly look at things crooked.

* Patrick Jane, ''[[The Mentalist]]'', only seems to own the one set of clothes (brown shoes, dark blue suit, light blue shirt, no tie, blue waistcoat).

* Ben Matlock on ''[[Matlock]]'' always wore the same light colored suit in court. One episode even made fun of this when his daughter tried to get him to wear more modern custom suits for an episode.

** There are some inconsistencies, including both Chloe and Rush getting new outfits. From a production perspective this makes sense as the alternative would be them wandering around in alien jumpsuits for the rest of the series.

* Justified in the reality shows ''[[Survivor]]'' and ''[[The Amazing Race]]''. On the former, teams are dumped in a remote location with only the clothes on their back, while in the later teams have to carry their entire wardrobes on their back.

* Played completely straight in ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' and ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''. One assumes the costume designers didn't want to create any alternate outfits.

** It's justified, though, in that the main characters of both series [[Walk the Earth]]. It's not like they'd have a place to store alternate outfits.

** Also the [[Self-Imposed Challenge]] to pick up a woman while wearing overalls.

* ''[[The Amanda Show]]'' always featured crazed fan Penelope Taynt wearing the same outfit. A closet gag in one episode revealed that she had many copies of the same outfit.

* Lampshaded and parodied in a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit. David Spade, Adam Sandler, and Chris Farley are playing three teenage girls at the mall. It briefly cuts to "Four Days Later", and they're in the exact same place wearing the same clothes. Spade's character mentions "I can't believe we're all wearing the same thing we did four days ago."

* Japanese comedian Toshiaki Kasuga wears the exact same outfit for nearly every appearance he makes (both in ''and out of character''): White pants and a pink sweater vest over a white shirt and an orange tie.

* Both Sheriff Carter and Deputy Lupo only ever wear their uniforms on [[Eureka]], so, justified. In the pilot, though, Carter has a different justification, as he's not yet Sheriff. He spends several days only wearing one suit. He's stranded in a small town by a car wreck and only ''has'' the one suit.

 

 

=== Video Games ===

* ''[[Thousand Arms]]'' had quite a bit of [[Lampshade Hanging]] of this trope. For example, one question in the [[Dating Sim]] portion of the game had an answer of "I've been wearing the same clothes the whole game!"

* Humorously lampshaded in the first ''[[Gabriel Knight]]'' game: Gabe's character was designed to wear a bitchin' leather trenchcoat, which he wears whenever he goes outside. Not a problem, except it's June. In ''New Orleans''. Per his assistant Grace: "I wish you wouldn't wear that coat in June. I can smell you from here."

** Even worse with Sothe, who after growing a foot and a half and becoming lead [[Mr. Fanservice]] over that time period, is ''still'' wearing that tattered [[Scarf of Asskicking|ascot,]] and for some reason still wears the same size shirt he did three years ago.

* Most of the playable characters in the ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' games have this; having outfits that change very little between games.

* ''[[Street Fighter]]'' does this a bit. Ryu is only ever seen in a karate gi (apparently, it's all he ''has'' to wear), Sakura still wears a schoolgirl uniform even when she's supposed to be ''20'', Dan only ever wears a pink gi, and even when M. Bison [[Grand Theft Me|changes bodies]], he's always got the same getup. Not to mention Zangief running around in a Speedo... in the cold Russian north... at playgrounds full of children...

** Averted with two characters in ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' games: Athena and Benimaru receive new costumes with every sequel. This also holds true to the [[Capcom vs. Whatever|crossover games.]] Kyo, Terry, and Kensou also have gotten new duds in the series, but not at the frequency the former two have.

* [[Justified Trope]] in ''[[Devil Survivor]]'', as the characters are caught in a lockdown a good distance from their homes for the course of the game.

* ''[[Disgaea]]''. Most of the female characters have more than one outfit, but for the guys, it's to the point where Laharl ''[[Fridge Logic|sleeps with shoes on]].''

** In the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'', Link's limited wardrobe is taken even further: Link is actually shown going to sleep and waking up in the same clothing he wears all day. He does change to a different outfit early in the game—his traditional green ensemble—but this only serves to make it more ridiculous, since he is thereafter shown sleeping in his chain mail.

* In [[Katawa Shoujo]], the girls typically have one casual outfit each, which they often wear for days on end. Lilly is possibly the best example, as she changes into her casual outfit of a peach off-the-shoulder sweater and a long tan skirt the most often, and {{spoiler|the outfit is the first thing he notices about her when she visits him in the hospital in the Good Ending}}. Hisao himself seems to only have one outfit- of a blue argyle sweater vest, a button down shirt and khaki pants.

 

=== Web Animation ===

* In ''[[Homestar Runner]]'''s [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail199.html Strong Bad Email 199], Strong Bad compliments Homestar's same-shirt-he-always-wears.

** Professor Ozpin and Glynda Goodwitch always appear in the same clothing.

 

* ''[[Adventurers!]]'' makes fun of the fact that [[Fight in The Nude|changing a video game character's equipment doesn't change that character's appearance.]]

* The main characters of ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'', it being a sprite comic, have so far only changed clothes to represent their class change.

* [[Walkyverse]] examples: Danny has his Indiana University sweatshirt, Sal has her mother's jacket, Mike has his black shirt with the SEMME yellow stripe, Jason has his suit, Walky has his sweatshirt...in fact, for most of ''It's Walky!'' all SEMME members qualify. It's somewhat justified in ''[[Shortpacked]]'', as most of the comic takes place in the titular toy store and therefore they mostly wear their work uniforms.

** Willis consciously averts this in ''[[Dumbing of Age]]'', instead giving his characters color motifs and recurring types of clothing, though as a [[Mythology Gag]] some things are remarkably similar to the original 'verse—Walky, for example, retains his sweatshirt (now stripe-less), Jason retains his bowtie, Ethan has a lot of green button-downs, Ruth's black-on-green ensemble in the first story arc evokes her original black overalls, and so forth.

 

=== Web Original ===

** Fellow [[That Guy With The Glasses]] reviewers [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]] (black shirt, plaid shirt, jacket, hat), [[The Angry Joe Show|Angry Joe]] (black Superboy t-shirt, jacket) and [[Todd in the Shadows]] (the ''exact same hood'', and a mask when appearing in the light) also don't vary on wardrobe very much - except when the situation calls for it.

* Except for very occasional color changes (and armor updates every time the show starts being filmed in a new game), all characters in ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' appear in the exact same armor every single time. Understandable, though, as it's a machinima recorded in ''[[Halo]]'', and there isn't exactly anything else to visually differentiate characters from one another other than armor color!

 

=== Western Animation ===

* Many of the western animation examples that follow below are of programs that originally aired on Saturday mornings, where children are the primary audience. The reasons vary, but one example can be what's stated in the explanation: children find it easier to identify a character by keeping what the character's wardrobe identical from episode to episode (along with hairstyle and other identifying characteristics remaining consistent). The trope is typically broken only when it relates to the plot, such as the characters going to a formal party (for instance, a pretty college-age girl who always wears a green T-shirt with her high school's name printed across the upper chest and blue jeans would not be acceptable, so she wears an evening gown to the party).

** Shaggy and (obviously) Scooby didn't actually change notably. Velma's outfit is identical, what's changed is that now she's got a figure (compared to the original series, when her body could be described as "boxy" at best, although I prefer "Hazmat drum on legs".) The change probably had something to do with the fact that Linda Cardellini (who played Velma in the live-action movies) is hot and looks really good in a bikini.

** In some of the newer animated movies, all of the human characters but Shaggy wear a variety of updated clothes, although Daphne still always wears something violet and Velma still looks nerdier then Fred and Daphne. They lampshade their previous consistency when they get sucked into a video game a friend of theirs made of their adventures. The computer version of them are all wearing traditional outfits. Daphne says that they must not have seen their friend often enough because he hasn't noticed their fashion changes. Then everybody stares at the two Shaggys who are identical except for the color of their T-shirts and the real Shaggy says "why mess with a classic?"

** Funnily enough present-day Shaggy's outfit was identical to his original one, the virtual version was wearing a version from the 80's movies. You know, the ones with Scrappy.

** Used humorously in a [[Cartoon Network]] promo, where Mystery Inc. is waiting for someone in the van. It's Velma, barefoot, shuffling through drawers of socks trying to find orange colored ones.

** They also created force-field belts for this purpose, so that they could only slightly modify stock footage for those scenes, instead of having to animate the crew in the full spacesuits (which themselves only appeared in live-action once before [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|The Motion Picture]]).

* In ''[[Daria]]'', nobody changes clothes, not even the Fashion Club members.

** Not entirely true. While most of the characters DID wear the same set of clothes throughout the entire series, all the Fashion Club members did actually get new outfits between the 3rd and 4th seasons. They still wore those same outfits all the time after the change, though, with the rare exception when the plot makes them wearing something different a necessity.

** Lampshaded in "Life in the Past Lane", where Jane dates a guy who is practically obsessed with vintage 1940's clothing and culture. When she's having trouble picking out clothes for a date, she says "It was so much easier when I had one outfit."

** Also, when Bart has trouble talking to a girl he likes, he asks if it's because he's "worn the same outfit day in and day out for the past six years."

** When Marge was away, no-one was doing the washing. Lisa complains "I feel like I've been wearing these clothes for years!"

{{quote|'''Ray Ray:''' I am ''never'' taking off this shirt again!

'''Monroe:''' Hate to break it to ya, lad, but you never do. You're like Charlie Brown. }}

* The boys of ''[[South Park]]'' are defined almost entirely by their clothes, and this is parodied in "How To Eat With Your Butt", which features the boys without their caps on Picture Day. In another episode, Kenny is unrecognizable without his orange coat. In the episode "Super Best Friends", all of the people of South Park had shaved their heads and were wearing the same clothes, which made it impossible to tell them apart (Stan had to find Kyle by using their [[Catch Phrase]]). Kenny also removed his coat in the SP movie, revealing he has blond hair. Cartman is probably the major exception because he's visibly fatter regardless of clothes.

** Exploited for an [[Un Reveal]] in "The Coon": when Mysterion takes off his mask, everyone gasps and comments on how they never thought it would be ''him''—but the viewers have no idea who it is.

** Lampshaded in episode "Ghost Channel", when a "bug" in the ''Matrix''-like simulation makes Sissi wear a yellow shirt.

* Apart from seasonal changes (winter, summer), nightwear, disguises, and other special occasions, the characters in ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' always wear the same. Chip always wears an aviator jacket and a fedora hat (with the exception of ''To the Rescue'' part 1 and half of part 2 before he finds the hat), Dale always wears a red Hawaiian shirt with yellow "flower" prints, Monterey Jack always wears a coat, a green turtleneck, an aviator cap, and a pair of matching goggles upon said cap (in one episode, he actually wears a ''second'' [[The Goggles Do Nothing|pair of goggles over his eyes]] in addition to the ones on his cap), Zipper always wears the red sweater, and Gadget always wears her trademark lavender coveralls with a purple belt, a pair of blue lab goggles, and a white shirt (which keeps disappearing, though). Apparently, Gadget also owns only one dress, specifically the red one from ''Double 'O Dale'' and ''Mind Your Cheese & Q's''.

* In ''The Transformers'', Spike and his father, Sparkplug, wear construction worker style clothing theoughout the series, and Spike's girlfriend, Carly, wears the same blue outfit and white collared shirt until the post-movie era. Spike and Carly's son, Daniel, typically wears an outfit with a monogramed 'D', a la Laverne [[De Fazio]].

* In ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', Cobra Commander either has a metal face-guard helmet or a cloth mask, with no particular pattern to when he changes them. I've seen him flicker between the two in the space of a single CCTV transmission.

** Inverted by Roger, one of whose defining character traits is his vast wardrobe of costumes and wigs.

** The cast of [[Seth MacFarlane]]'s other shows ''[[Family Guy]]'' and ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' also qualify, although they do dress up for special occasions.

* ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'': Rocko always wears the same blue shirt with purple triangles, Heffer always wears the same red overalls, Mr. Bighead always wear the same suit, etc.

** The episode "Unbalanced Load" centered around Rocko doing his laundry (a pile of identical shirts) while wearing his "lucky shirt" (another identical shirt.)

** This was also lampshaded when Dilbert was testing to see if his male coworkers could remember what they were wearing—they couldn't, despite Dilbert telling them that it's the same outfit they wear every day.

* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]].'' [[Lampshaded]] in one episode, when their mother tells them to pick out new clothes for the coming school year, and they enter and exit the store in less than two seconds because, as Phineas notes, "We have a pretty standard look." Then they each pull out the other brother's outfit from their bag, look at each other for a beat and switch them.

* Richie Foley in ''[[Static Shock]]'' especially, but probably many if not all of the characters. Richie is always wearing a green shirt with an orange stripe across it. He wears it so often I didn't notice that it changes to a hoodie eventually. What's incredible is that we're shown the inside of his closet once and see some other colored shirts, ''and he still picks the green-and-orange one''. Even when he becomes a superhero, he's still wearing green. Virgil/Static at least wears an outfit in the first episode that's never seen again; when he's not wearing his Static uniform, he's usually wearing the same T-shirt and jeans unless he's dressed for church or visiting a grave. The villains always wear the same thing, though Ebon and Rubberband Man have the excuse that it looks like their clothes have become part of them. Especially since Rubberband Man can morph his purple jumpsuit to look like any kind of clothing and Ebon could be naked and the audience probably wouldn't notice, he's so much of a black and purple morphing blob.

* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' is an interesting case in that it played this trope straight for the first two seasons and later on subverted it. Everyone wore the same outfits. As the quotes page shows this was lampshaded at times. But in the later seasons Kim started wearing different outfits, although other characters still wore the same thing.

* In ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', except for one single scene when he is undercover with Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen wears the same outfit for literally ''every scene'' in the ''entire series''. This includes when he is working his day job, going out on a date, and even when taking photographs during an alien invasion. Clark Kent predominately wears the same blue suit, but there is some variety depending on the situation (He is seen wearing pajamas when getting ready for bed, casual clothes with his family, etc.). Lois Lane has the greatest variety; there is a common [[Palette Swap]] on her daily clothes, and she wears numerous evening gowns for dinners, workout clothes when jogging, pajamas, and other outfits depending on the situation.

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene|Just a hat and pants for most of the male Smurfs]] in ''[[The Smurfs]]''.

* The cast of ''[[Fanboy and Chum Chum]]'', the titular duo being the guiltiest. They never take their superhero costumes off, even for bathing.

* [[Beavis and Butthead]] only have two outfits each: the [[MTV]] look (Metallica and AC/DC t-shirts) and the merchandising look (Skull and Death Rock t-shirts).

* Lampshaded in ''[[Futurama]]'', when Fry initially moved into Bender's apartment, which an area of roughly three square feet, not counting the closet. He asks where can he hang his clothes, and Bender responds, "Listen, you've only got one set of clothes, and you're not taking them off while I'm around." This is actually justified, since Fry is from the past/present, all he'd have coming out of the cryotube was the clothes currently on him.

* The kids on ''[[Recess]]''- even the fashionable [[One Steve Limit|Ashleys]] - only change their clothes when it relates to the plot. Examples: picture day, Spinelli dressing up for the pageant, TJ and Vince dressing as boy detectives "The Barnaby Boys."

* Each and every character on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' is limited to one outfit unless there's a special occasion (needing to perform in a band, snow days, etc). Lampshaded in the episode "Snowrilla", in which Jimmy confesses that he wears the same shirt everyday, followed by a [[Gross Up Close-Up]] to show how tattered and filthy the shirt actually is.

 

=== Real Life ===

* [[The White Stripes]] dress exclusively in white, red and black. This does not extend to appearances and performances with their side projects, though.

* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] has almost always been seen in a loud Hawaiian shirt, black trousers, and brightly-patterned Vans shoes since the 1980s.

** Until Al had his vision corrected with LASIK eye surgery in the 1990s, his distinctive large wire-rimmed eyeglasses were also part of his trademark look.

* Jay Leno. Lampshaded [http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/1996-dodge-viper-gts-coupe/1253617/ here].

* In general, people have favourite items of clothing that they like to wear often. Once you start to notice how that one girl at work always wears a plaid shirt, it [[Cannot Be Unseen]].

* [[The Cape (trope)|Cain Blueriver]] from ''[[Lost Universe]]'' had a literal closet with dozens of those capes of his, which he frequented after [[Clothing Damage|his escapades]].

* L from ''[[Death Note]]'' [http://i39.tinypic.com/o6i6qg.jpg really does have][http://i40.tinypic.com/2ennnk5.jpg a million of the same outfit.] During his time in the series {{spoiler|other than the flashbacks to his childhood}}, he pretty much never wore anything else. including while pretending to be a paramedic. {{spoiler|He's still wearing that outfit even as a ghost. Yep.}}

** Also, Kazuma only owns one outfit.

* Ruby of ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' has been shown to have multiple identical outfits, including multiple versions of his [[Nice Hat]].

* Wilhelmina Carmel from ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' wears a maid outfit at all times. The third season shows her getting several identical copies of that outfit out of her closet.

 

* In the 1990s ''Power of [[Shazam]]!'' comic, Billy Batson always wore a red shirt with a yellow collar (the same shirt he wore in the Filmation series mentioned above). In one issue, he explains he bought twelve identical shirts because they were cheap.

** Also Inverted in that series when Billy discovers that, by concentrating on what he wants to look like as he says the magic word, he can transform into Captain Marvel in just about any clothing he likes—and he can change the length of Cap's hair and add a beard and/or moustache if he wants to. So the hero who would be expected to be in the same uniform all the time can vary his appearance (though somehow, there's generally red involved, particularly in terms of shirts, jackets, etc.) while the "secret identity", who can simply change his clothes, always wears the same thing...

* In classic ''[[Superman]]'' comics, Clark Kent always wears a blue suit, white shirt, and red tie.

** This was actually explained once: When he changes to Superman, Clark compresses his street clothes into a flat packet which he carries in a pouch in his cape. To prevent them becoming wrinkled, he has to treat them with a special chemical which has the side effect of dyeing everything red, white, or blue...

* The closet gag was explicitly used by Jughead Jones in the ''[[Archie]]'' comic book series, where he does the exact same thing as the cartoon up above: his closet has all clothes which are all the same.

** Katy Keene usually averts this trope, the main appeal of her comics is that her outfits are designed and sent in by readers, so she changes outfits very frequently.

* How much this trope applies varies from character to character in ''[[Luann]]'', but [[Hollywood Nerd|Gunther]] has admitted to owning seven identical shirts.

* Pointed out by [[The Flash|Wally]] in one of the comics based on the ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'' cartoon when shopping with Superboy. "But don't you want a little variety? I mean you picked out a whole rack of the same black T-shirt..."

 

* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes: The Series]]'' does this with Calvin.

 

=== Films ===

'''Buttercup''': What to wear?

'''Bubbles''': What to wear?

'''Mojo Jojo''': Oh! That's nice. }}

 

=== Literature ===

** He probably does. It's likely a family tradition. Look at the Vetinari family arms. Blazon: Sable—that is, black (and ''nothing else''). [[Word of God]] is that it's not only black, it's a slightly shabby black (though how you do that in Heraldry is anyone's guess), like that of a well-worn robe that you automatically pick up and put on in the morning so as not to waste time worrying about what to wear.

 

=== Live Action TV ===

* A live-action example/subversion: In the 1998 [[The Remake|remake]] of ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', we see a closet full of white suits, as worn by Ricardo Montalban's Mr. Roarke in the original. The "new" Mr. Roarke (Malcom MacDowell) chooses the only black suit, and orders the others burnt.

* Similarly, one episode of ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' showed Steed with a closet full of identical suits, bowler hats, and umbrellas.

* ''[[Monk]]'' uses this for its DVD covers, but this is also justified as it is very in character for Monk.

** This also becomes a plot point in one of the episodes, as Monk buys a new shirt identical to all his others, down to having been inspected by the same person. He stumbles onto the crime of the week by noticing the shirt's minor flaws, which never would have slipped by his preferred clothing inspector if she weren't distracted by her own problems. He solves the crime mainly so she'll get back to inspecting shirts.

* Considering their level of income, it's no surprise that the characters in ''[[Reaper]]'' have an extremely limited wardrobe. Sock seems to own maybe three shirts, one of which is heavily stained.

* Not necessarily a gag per se, but it's certainly notable on ''[[Fringe]]'' when Olivia Dunham opens her closet and her wardrobe consists entirely of black jackets, pantsuits, white shirts, and grey scarves. They're slightly different, but all the same color scheme. {{spoiler|It's actually a plot point, since wearing monochrome is a "uniform," conditioned into the Jacksonville test subjects.}}

** Of course, that happened in the third-to-last episode of ''Angel'', so "the rest of the show's run" constitutes two more episodes...

** Rather amusingly, when he was unhinged following his acquisition of {{spoiler|a soul}}, Spike tried to "disguise" himself so he wouldn't be identified with the old Spike. His disguise? Wearing a shirt that wasn't black.

** Parodied in the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 2 episode "What's My Line, Part 2": When Kendra (a slayer very dedicated to her call, with no personal ties whatsoever) has her shirt slashed in battle, she angrily comments on this by shouting (in her trademark accent) "That's me best shirt!", followed by the even more angry follow-up comment "That's me ''only'' shirt!" At the end of the episode, Buffy gives her one of her own shirts.

* Lampshaded on ''[[The Nanny]]''. Niles the butler usually wears a suit and tie, which is always more or less then same from one episode to the next. So when Fran snuck a peek into Niles' closet, she discovered that Niles had several dozen duplicates of the same outfit.

* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' lampshades it in "Stranger And Stranger" where Hercules visits the show's [[Mirror Universe]] and finds his [[Evil Twin]]'s clothing rack, full of identical outfits.

* When Angus Deayton presented ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'', one running gag in the 1990s - discussed also in the spin-off book - was his brown suits.

 

 

=== Video Games ===

* Peach, in ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'', is revealed to have a wardrobe of identical dresses. When Twink [[Lampshade Hanging|points this out]], Peach explains that they're actually all different. (When Mario enters the castle, it's possible to enter her room and have ''him'' check out her attire: he comes to the same conclusion as Twink.) The only times she's out of her dress are in ''The Thousand Year Door'': when she's in disguise, hidden by a shower curtain, [[Invisible Streaker|or invisible]].

* ''[[Persona 3]]'': A look into [[Artificial Human|Aegis's]] room reveals that contains little else besides innumerable boxes of ammo, her extraordinarily highly-advanced computerized "bed," and a closet with nothing but dozens of school uniforms in it. Justified in that she only goes out of the dorms for school and Tartarus (which happens at midnight), but considering they have only a six-day school week, you'd think there would be fewer uniforms.

* ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]]'' and his titular leisure suit. At least in the 7th installation ("Love for sale") he indeed has a whole wardrobe of such identical suits in his cabin.

* ''[[Catherine]]'': Protagonist Vincent has a hanger with drying laundry on it in his apartment. All pink-spotted boxers.

 

* No closet involved, but in [http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20080616 this] spoilery ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]'' strip, Ethan bemoans that "It feels like been wearing these clothes forever."

* [[Lampshaded]] in [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061102.html this strip] from ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]].''

* [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Real Life Comics]]'' as part of a costume retrospective; when they get to the first costume change, Dave quips; "It's about time; that shirt was getting ripe."

* In ''[[Scary Go Round]]'', the male characters wear outfits that don't vary much (Ryan appeared in [[Lampshade Hanging|the same T-shirt]] for several years, until [http://www.scarygoround.com/index.php?date=20031001 the girls ganged up on him]). Female characters have more varied outfits (though each has an identifiable style of dress). The difference is probably because John Allison enjoys drawing pretty girls in nice clothes, but is also fairly realistic.

** In an interview, he said that women's fashion was always shifting and he liked drawing the female characters in different clothes, while menswear was really "a matter of covering five tube-shaped areas".

 

=== Western Animation ===

* ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'', with Hoodsey.

* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' did it with both Dexter and DeeDee.

** Noticeably lampshaded in the "Average" episode, where Dexter's only non-scientist clothes were his old baby clothes.

* In an episode of ''[[Dilbert (animation)|Dilbert]]'', we can see Dilbert's wardrobe, which is all black pants, white shirts and ties. In the comic though, we can sometimes see him in track suits.

* Another ''[[The Simpsons]]'' [[Lampshade Hanging]]: in "Tis The Fifteenth Season", Homer announces he's given his old clothes to the homeless. Cut to a group of homeless people, all wearing white shirts and blue pants.

* Smurfette from ''[[The Smurfs]]'' cartoon show had a closet gag... in the same episode as her origin story. To put things in perspective, she started out with ratty short black hair, a rather plain white dress, and standard Smurf shoes. But then Papa Smurf gives her a makeover into her current form, and after three scene fade transitions, the Smurfs are running out into the forest while Smurfette stays at home already having trouble choosing outfits completely identical to her own.

{{quote|'''Smurfette:''' No, this one's too long. I wore that this morning. Oh, this one's too plain. I've seen that for the night. This one? No. That one? Nah-uh.}}

** In Spain, this trope is known as "Smurfette's closet."

* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' has been revealed to have many copies of his standard clothing in several episodes, though he occasionally wears other things.

** Yes, lampshaded in the "Boating School" episode, when [[Ho Yay|Patrick was hiding in SpongeBob's closet]], SpongeBob opened it and inside were multiple pairs of his square pants.

* In [[Venture Brothers]], when the Monarch kidnaps (and later invites to his wedding) Hank, Dean and Brock, Hank demands a change of clothes. Monarch calls out that he's always wearing the same clothes anyway. Hank points out that while it's true, he does wash them. The Monarch agrees and Hank spends the rest of the episode in a Monarch mook outfit, which is itself a straight example of the trope for the mooks.

 

== Exceptions ==

** Technically, only the outfits were reanimated. There was underlying [[Stock Footage]] of Sakura sans clothing (with [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]], natch).

* In the first season of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' we quickly see that (outside of their Senshi outfits and school uniforms) these 14-year-old girls actually have their own wardrobes, and they're quirky and individual. (Who would have expected that the Shinto shrine maiden would wear pink overalls and baseball caps when not on duty at the temple?)

* Nami from ''[[One Piece]]'' originally starts off with wearing the same clothes, but after {{spoiler|defeating Arlong, and thus ending her financial limitations}} she buys a pile of new clothes, and changes very often. Sanji, while mostly wearing his usual black suit, can be seen occasionally in more casual clothes.

** After the Strawhats hit the Grand Line, they usually get a new outfit early in the arc for reasons that make sense, and then maintain that look whether it makes sense or not until after they beat that island's [[Big Bad]]. You can tell the arc is over because they all change back.

** And in its sister series ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' while the characters each have a set of default clothing, they generally adopt the clothing of whatever world they land in, and then change outfits as appropriate. This is partly a form of [[Fan Service]] for CLAMP's female fanbase. Note, however, that this is NOT [[Unlimited Wardrobe]] as they are shown bartering old clothes for new and they do not change clothes in situations where they would not realistically have had the opportunity. (Example: Kurogane remains in his outfit from the previous arc in Acid Tokyo, because their impoverished hosts don't have much clothing to spare.)

* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' subverts this trope as much as it uses it. The guys mentioned above generally wear different outfits when not in their fighting clothes (such as the infamous pink shirt worn by Vegeta). Then there's Bulma. Not only does she change clothes, but she also changes ''hairstyles'' more or less every appearance. In addition, the symbol on Goku's shirt usually changes every time he gets a new outfit.

** Goku has 20 (or more) outfits total, not counting identical replacements for [[Clothing Damage]]. In order of appearance (roughly): 1. a blue ''gi'' with a white ''obi'', 2. a pair of overalls borrowed from Oolong, 3. a blue pair of pants with a white tank top and ''obi'', 4. his first Turtle School orange ''gi'', 5. the suit he wears to and from the 21st and 22nd World Tournaments, 6. the outfit he borrowed from Suno when he fought the Red Ribbon Army in the north, 7. the outfit he took from the ninja dog Shu after his ''gi'' was destroyed, 8. the outfit he wore before the 23rd World Tournament, with the turban, 9. his adult-sized orange ''gi'' with the weighted black T-shirt and Kami's emblem on the back,, 10. the suit he wore for his wedding, 11. the ''gi'' with the blue T-shirt that he started wearing before fighting Raditz, 12. the ''gi'' with King Kai's emblem on the back, 13. the closet full of ''gi'' that he gets for the trip to Namek which have his name on them, 14. the Yardrat battle armor he wears when he returns to Earth before the Android Saga, 15. the ''gi'' he wears from then on that has no emblem on either the front or the back and has a wider blue sash instead of the black ''obi'', 16. the Saiyan battle armor he wears for training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, 17. the slacks/button-front shirt/leather jacket combo he wears before the Cell Games, 18. the blue ''gi'' with a white ''obi'' and dark blue pants he wears before he leaves to train Uub. 19. the slacks/button-front shirt outfit he wears to visit Gohan's school in the first Broly movie, and 20. the plaid suit he wears with the bow tie in ''Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!''. Not counting the outfits he got when fused into Vegitto and Gogeta, or in [[Canon Discontinuity|GT]]. And that's just Goku; Gohan, Yamcha, Krillin, Tien, Launch, Master Roshi, Vegeta, Trunks, Videl, and Chichi got several outfits each. And yet, when people think of him, they only think of that last orange ''gi'' with no emblems.

** In one episode, Piccolo is forced to borrow some of Goku's clothes

* Every episode of ''[[Michiko to Hatchin]]''—unless multiple episodes take place over the day—features Michiko and Hana wearing different clothes. Despite being on the run/tracking someone down across the country. Michiko occasionally chases clothes mid-episode.

* In ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', when not at school and thus in uniform all the characters are shown in casual outfits that change from episode to episode (and within an episode, if it spans more than a day).

* Averted by ''[[Kaleido Star]]''—although she has a couple outfits that we see her in several times (most notably a blue shorts and white T-shirt combo she trains in), in general Sora wears a different set of clothes in almost every episode. She even has different sets of training clothes, ranging from the aforementioned shorts and T-shirt to a leotard and ballet slippers.

* ''[[Yotsuba&!]]'' seems like a more severe case than she actually is; some people misremember her as only having one shirt, but it's actually a number of shirts with the same design scheme: an ''X'' body with ''Y'' sleeves and collar (and sometimes shoulders). Careful comparison reveals significant differences. That said, she does have other outfits that don't follow this pattern: her pajamas, her swimsuit, her ''yukata'', her poncho, her recycled shirt, her ''hapi'', her "flower cupid" outfit from episode 18, her triangle-like dress from chapter 27... umm... that's still not that much. Maybe others will surface.

* The characters in ''[[Wandering Son]]'' often change their outfits. Rarely are they seen in the same outfit, aside from school uniforms, and if they are it isn't for long.

 

* [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The original Wasp, Janet van Dyne]], was an important exception. [[Unlimited Wardrobe|She changed her costume all the time]].

** Eventually, anyway. When first introduced, she had a uniform that was always the same, but it began to evolve over the years. First she lost the pointy wimple, revealing her hair while everything remained as it was; then her costume changed occasionally, but with long periods between alterations; and then she went nuts and her costume became just one more outfit subject to the whims of fashion.

 

* [[My Immortal|Enoby]] has more sexxy oufitz tan you!! Yur just jealous, u stupid prepz!!

 

=== Films ===

* The animated movie ''[[Superman: Doomsday]]'' is an exception, as Lois Lane wears a different outfit every day. Other characters most likely do too (Supes' classic costume notwithstanding), but Lois is the most noticeable.

* In [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Batman]]'' (1989), Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) is almost never seen wearing the same outfit twice, and varies her hairstyles a lot too. In fact, Basinger was assigned so many costume changes that Burton had to appoint a ''second'' designer to dress just her while the other designer was working on all the other performers!

*** Not in the books, where ALL Hogwarts students wear their robes every day of the school year. The only exceptions are the Weasly jumpers, which get worn under the robes or over pyjamas, but even on weekends the students have to be in uniform.

* Padmé Amidala from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' Prequel Trilogy, particularly during her stint as Queen.

 

=== Live Action TV ===

* ''[[Pumuckl]]'', the kobold protagonist of a German children's series, always wears a yellow shirt and green trousers.

* ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' plays peoples wardrobe pretty realistically, i.e. different outfits that keep a common theme- Earl prefers plaid shirts and has one for every day of the week, Randy wears slacks a t-shirt and a short sleeve button down shirt, usually brown, gray and/or tan( in one episode he explicitly states that he has 3 pairs of pants and 5 shirts), Joy usually wears tube tops and pink is her favorite color, Catalina is most often shown in her maid uniform or stripper outfit but is also shown in jeans and different shirts when she isn't working, even Darnell isn't shown to have a completely limited wardrobe and occasionally wears a long sleeve thermal white shirt as opposed to his customary white a-shirt.

 

=== Music Video ===

** Murdoc wears black shirts and inverted cross necklaces quite a bit of the time. Everyone else is an exception, though.

 

 

=== Video Games ===

* The ''[[Inazuma Eleven]]'' series usually depicts characters wearing either their team uniforms, team tracksuits, or school uniforms, but some of the story characters also have additional set(s) of sprites depicting them in casual outfits, and the anime adaptation also depicts them in casual clothes whenever appropriate. The one major exception is our protagonist Endou, who seems to wear his soccer uniform or tracksuit in casual settings, [[Fridge Brilliance|although]] that ''is'' rather fitting for "the universe's number one soccer freak."

 

* Averted in ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''. The characters wear all sorts of clothes, appropriate to the situation: they wear school uniforms most of the time, but they're shown in casual clothes on the weekends and in pajamas late at night. (When Zimmy and Gamma are seen in their uniforms late at night, it's a hint that something is off about them.) They also wear coats while going out during a cold night, and Annie wears a formal suit when going to a diplomatic meeting.

** Also, Kat (and to a lesser degree, Annie) changes her hairstyle every few chapters.

* The characters of ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' are always dressed the same way; when [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/4/23/ Gabe put on a suit and changed his hairdo], some readers couldn't recognize him.

* Justified and Lampshaded in this "ask the characters" strip of [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/ask-the-cast-4/ Girls With Slingshots].

 

=== Web Original ===

** [[Informed Ability|Four sweater vests!]]

 

=== Western Animation ===

* On ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'', the boys wear the same things, while the girls have an actual wardrobe: you can see the girls' varying fashions at [http://www.cooltoons2.com/ginger/ the show's official website]).

* To some extent, ''[[All Grown Up!]]!''

** Princess Bubblegum was shown in three different dresses, but she mostly wears the hot pink one.

* ''[[American Dad]]'' usually plays this straight (except for Roger's many disguises) but there was a one-off exception in "Stan Time." In the first scene, Hayley bugs Stan to drive her to the headband store. This isn't mentioned again, but in one later scene she is wearing a white headband (as opposed to her usual green) without comment.

 

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