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* 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]].
* Maru and Moro of ''[[
** 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.
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* 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.
* A similar case is [[Spider-Man]]'s foe the Sandman, who is iconically associated with his brown slacks and green horizontally striped shirt; an early attempt to give him a more traditional supervillain costume never caught on. In this case, it really ''is'' justified - that's part of his body after the accident that gave him his powers.
* 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.
* [[The Tick (comic)|The Tick]]. Sometimes he wears clothes over his blue (outfit? body?), such as a tuxedo at Dot and Neil's wedding, but he never takes it off. Possibly a [[Clingy Costume]].
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* 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.
* In ''[[The Beano]]'' pretty much every character wears the same clothes all the times however their clothes have occasionally changed for example ''[[Dennis the Menace (UK comic strip)
=== 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.
* In The ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' fic ''[https://www.wattpad.com/story/173566505-final-stand-of-death Final Stand of Stand]'', Redd in her mecha-form, except her head and tail, she's mainly wears the colors of her beloved Liverpool F.C., hence her mecha-name. When seen without it, i.e. [[Robot Girl]], she wears a tank-top,
=== Films ===
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** 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.
* Much like the animated programs that aired on Saturday mornings, live action programs – usually of the fantasy and/or action/adventure genre, often produced by [[Sid and Marty Krofft Productions]] – featured the main
* ''[[Fantasy Island]]'': In the original 1978 series, Mr.
* In ''[[Dennis the Menace (TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'', Jay North always wore a striped shirt and overalls like comic strip Dennis for the first three seasons. For the fourth he was allowed to wear regular pants, but they were the same color as the overalls and he still wore the striped shirts.
* Averted in ''[[The Nanny]]''.
* 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.
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* ''[[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.
* ''[[Kolchak the Night Stalker
* 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.
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** 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.
** At least Robbie has pajamas. Sportacus ''only'' ever wears his blue-and-white superhero outfit... even to bed!
* 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.
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* 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.
** The most notable example is Ana Lucia, who wore the ''exact'' same clothes her entire time on the Island... even after they reunited with the main group. The only difference was that sometimes she had the jacket, and sometimes she didn't.
** 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''.
* Contrajustified on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'': they're a zillion light-years from home, they have to make do with what they can scrape together, but the top priority is getting the rebels out of their leather trench coats and steampunk armor, and into the exact same Starfleet uniform as everyone else. Flag on the play.
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* 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.
* On ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'', Gilligan, the Skipper, and the Professor almost always wore the same stuff outside of [[Dream Sequence
* Justified in ''[[24
* 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.
* Jamie Hyneman on ''[[MythBusters]]''.
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* 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.
* ''[[Get a Life]]'' had a particularly odd version of this: Chris's parents wore pajamas and robes at all times, in and out of the house.
* 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).
* Understandable on ''[[Farscape]]'', where the characters are refugees and former prisoners who are frequently on the run. However, over the course of the series their wardrobes ''did'' evolve, reflecting the [[Took a Level in Badass|levels of badass]] they were all accruing. The most obvious case was when Crichton gave up his IASA jumpsuit for Peacekeeper leather.
* 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.
* Justified in ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. Most of the cast are military and wear uniforms, and the rest are pretty much stuck with whatever they happened to have in their suitcases when the Cylons attacked.
*
** 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.
** This was best exemplified with Richard Hatch from the very first iteration of ''Survivor'', who at one point [[Naked People Are Funny|just stopped wearing clothes pretty much altogether]], much to the annoyance of the other characters. {{spoiler|He won, by the way.}}
* 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.
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* 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.
* ''[[Happy Days]]'' actually dodged [[Executive Meddling]] to apply this to Fonzie. ABC's Standards and Practices declared that Fonzie could only wear his distinctive black leather jacket when he was engaged in activities involving his motorcycle, because then it was "safety gear"; at all other times it made him look like too much a thug for their liking. The producers decided that if that were the case, then Fonzie would bring his motorcycle ''everywhere'', so he would always be wearing the trademark look they wanted him to have. (One could argue that the motorcycle became part of his outfit.) Later, when Fonzie became ''Happy Days''{{'}} [[Breakout Character]], his "looking like a thug" suddenly became ''far'' less offensive to Standards and Practices, he no longer had to bring his motorcycle everywhere, and the show engaged in some gentle [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] about his wardrobe (see below).
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{{quote|'''Jason''': It's high time someone asked you a question...
'''Peter''': Lookin' good! }}
* ''[[Doonesbury]]'': B.D. always wore his football helmet 24/7. Then when he was in the First Gulf War he switched to a "Fritz" helmet. He wore the helmet until he was wounded and discharged from the army. [[Lampshaded]] when they had to have a special operation to remove his helmet.
** B.D.'s helmet was a slowly-changing icon throughout ''[[Doonesbury]]''. He switched to an army helmet for the first time when he went to Vietnam. Since then, he's also sported an NFL helmet, a CHP helmet, and a riotgear helmet (following the Rodney King verdict), among others.
* Pretty much all the characters in ''[[Peanuts]]''.
** There's a discussion on the [[Depending on the Artist]] page where someone listed Charlie Brown's shirt sometimes being red instead of yellow; someone brought up the possibility that good old Chuck might actually have two zigzag-striped shirts of different colors.
** In a very early strip (1960s vintage), Lucy shows off one of Charlie Brown's shirts, which he apparently left at her house after a pool party, then puts it on and pretends to be him. The real Charlie Brown then walks by, wearing an identical shirt (and continuing the gag, insults Lucy-as-Charlie-Brown the same way Lucy normally insults him, to the amusement of the onlookers).
* Calvin, of ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'', has his trademark ensemble of red striped t-shirt, black pants, and white-and-red sneakers.
* In ''[[Dilbert]]'', everyone wears the same clothes every day.
** In some cases, even for casual day:
{{quote|'''Wally:''' Well, well. It wouldn't be casual day without Alice wearing her one pair of tan pants.}}
* [[Dick Tracy]]. Whether it's the comic, animated adaptations or live movie adaptations, his outfit is always the same, black suit, white shirt, red tie, [[Badass Longcoat| yellow overcoat]], and [[Nice Hat|matching yellow hat]].
* In ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'', Sarge has stated that one thing he likes about being in the army is that the clothes are always the same and he never has to put any effort into deciding how to dress. Indeed, when he does have to wear civvies, he tends to end up a [[Rummage Sale Reject]].
=== Video Games ===
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* ''[[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.
*
** Mostly averted since the game's resurrection in 2019. About half a dozen or so of the ten possible costume slots start off unlocked in the revived game, and the remainder are (still) rewards for completing missions or returning certain salvage items to special NPCs.
* [[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]].''
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** 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.
* Regardless of the version, [[Carmen Sandiego]] almost always wears the same red overcoat and fedora; kind of odd that the world's most wanted thief is so easy to recognize.
* [[Donkey Kong]]'s sole article of clothing is always a big, red tie with the letters DK on it.
=== Web Animation ===
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*** ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' took more than a few shots at [[Lampshade Hanging]] this, including Shaggy (who had the same outfit as always) opening a suitcase full of green shirts and then pondering what to wear and Fred (who had a new outfit for the movie) secretly posing in a mirror with his old scarf before discarding it in disgust.
** 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.
** Subverted in ''Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins'', the newest version of the [[Origin Story]], where everyone wears things that would be consistent with their role in a modern-day high school. [http://www.scoobyaddicts.com/Images/SDMysteryBegins.jpg See] [http://www.comicbooknews.us/IMGs/dccomics/Mystery%20Inc-green.jpg for]{{Dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140902110826/http://www.dianechristiansen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/gang2.jpg your][http://tvmedia.ign.com/tv/image/article/102/1021013/scooby-doo-the-mystery-begins-20090902014732070_640w.jpg self.]
* ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' had an excuse since its characters all wore uniforms, but being a [[Filmation]] product, it still needed to cut corners further—Uhura's earrings never changed, and at least one ''Trek'' professional has complained about it.
** 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]]).
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{{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.
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* ''[[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.
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* [[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.
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* 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.
* Almost every recurring character in ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' Even on special occasions, such as Freakazoid's birthday and Cosgrove's date, said two characters wear the exact same clothes.
* Billy Batson in ''[[Superman/Shazam!: The Return
* Almost everyone in ''[[Huntik Secrets and Seekers]]''. The four
* 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.
* The three main characters of ''[[Dan Vs.]]
* ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' characters rarely dress in anything but their standard sets, which is funny considering Rhonda is such a
* April O'Neil in the 1987 version of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. The only time she didn't wear her trademark one-piece yellow jumpsuit was if the situation warranted something different, like if she was at the beach. Her friend Irma fits too, always wearing the same blue sweater, grey skirt, and brown shoes with yellow socks. And of course, Splinter always wears the same red kimono.
* ''[[Miraculous Ladybug]]''; despite Marinette and Adrien having career goals of fashion designing and modeling, respectively, each tends to stick to the same outfit in their civilian identities unless there's a reason for something else, like PE class. Marinette always wears a white shirt, black jacket, and pink slacks, while Adrien wears a black shirt, white jacket, jeans, and orange shoes. Most of the supporting cast is like this too.
=== Real Life ===
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** His "limited" wardrobe is reportedly a large one; early in his career, Al had a note in his concert rider asking venues to supply him with one new garish Hawaiian shirt, and quickly accumulated several closets' worth. The Vans company has also been known to let Al stop by the warehouse and take home an armload of new shoes.
** 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.
* Mwanzaa on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Teen Kids News]]'' on Sunday mornings is always seen wearing a dark blue jacket with a pink dress shirt and a pink/green spripped tie every week.
* 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]].
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* [[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.}}
* In ''[[Kaze no Stigma]]'', Ayano wears her school uniform all the time, even when she spends the day out of school. In episode 13, she takes her time choosing between [https://web.archive.org/web/20210819003901/http://fabien.li/tvtropes/KazeNoStigma.jpg three identical outfits]{{Dead link}}.
** 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]].
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* 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.}}
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel]]'':
** Justified, [[Lampshaded]], and then parodied in the character of Spike
** 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.
** Zigzagged with Giles who seemed to never wears anything except his tweed suit in earlier seasons. While he did have something of a variety - houndstooth, twill, and other classic mid-century patterns -
you'd have to be a fashion designer to find much difference. Jokes about this were frequently made, such as members of the Scoobies wondering if he wore tweed diapers as an infant.
* 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.
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* [[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."
* Having a wardrobe that never changes can make things difficult where things like changes in character design are concerned. That's why in ''[[Fletcher Apts]]'', when the characters underwent a change in appearance (most notably their clothing) they had to go purchase new clothes in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120227181058/http://www.fletcherapts.com/archive/20051128.html this strip] to explain the sudden change. The characters also permanently ditched shoes in the same strip.
* 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".
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* Similarly, everyone in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''; one episode had the other cast members dressing up in Robin's spare uniforms while he was out. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAX7fZlJK4c Seen here.]
* 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.
* In ''[[Batman and Harley Quinn]]'', Harley lampshades the concept. She has quite a few spare costumes and all of them have the same basic red-and-black jester theme, but with a lot of variations, including Sucker Punch Harley, Arctic Harley, Street Luge Harley, Rollerbabe Harley, Steampunk Harley, and Goth Lolita Harley. Unfortunately, the viewers never get to see her actually wear any of them except the basic version.
== Exceptions ==
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* 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.
* Though Watanuki, Domeki, and Himawari generally wear their school uniforms day after day, Yuuko of ''[[
** 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.
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* 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].
* Commonly assumed by ''[[Cyanide & Happiness]]'' comment section regulars, based on the solid-color tunics in the most common art style and the early recurring character Purple Shirted Eye Stabber. Eventually averted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20160514141157/http://explosm.net/comics/2562 #2562] by Matt and [http://explosm.net/comics/3726 #3726 by Rob], where a character is choosing which color shirt to wear.
=== Web Original ===
* Chapter 4 of ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170802124754/http://www.revenant-braves.schala.net/ Circumstances of the Revenant Braves]'' reveals that not only do the characters have variable wardrobes outside of their school uniforms, but also that their school uniforms have alternate possibilities for cooler weather (ie, long sleeves).
* Averted in ''[[
** [[Informed Ability|Four sweater vests!]]
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