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=== Anime & Manga ===
* 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
** Justified: His brother Kasuka gave him boxes and boxes and ''boxes'' of uniforms when he did work as a bartender. And Shizuo pretty much adores his kid brother.
* Unless he has to disguise himself, ''[[Lupin III]]'' always wears that suit of his, though the color of the jacket changes from work to work. It's common for fans to refer to certain arcs and remakes of the show simply by the color of the jacket Lupin wore in them (green, red, or -- rarely -- pink). Likewise, his allies (Jigen and Goemon) and [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Inspector Zenigata]] never change outfits. The one exception is Fujiko, whose entire style (including her hair color) is subject to change.
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** In the same series, ''multi-billionaire executive'' David Xanatos wears his black Armani business suit in almost every appearance where he's not sporting the Steel Clan body armor.
*** Or his wedding. Or practicing martial arts.
* ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'': Virtually all the characters wear the same outfits from episode to episode, unless the episode specifically calls for something else (wearing a formal outfit to a dance, for example.) Jake [[Lampshade Hanging|Hangs a Lampshade]] about this in the episode "Breakout", when he inquires (on what to wear to his date with Rose), "Should I wear my red jacket, or mix things up, and wear my other red jacket?"
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', "Setting A President" features a bit of [[Lampshade Hanging]]. When Frankie runs against Mr. Herriman for president of the house, Herriman eventually resorts to a smear campaign in his efforts to win. One of the resulting ads counters Frankie's promises of "change" by pointing out that she wears the same green jacket every day.
* Yet another [[Lampshade Hanging]]: in ''[[The Oblongs]]'', conjoined twins Biff and Chip appear to wear green shirts that are specially designed to fit two people at once. Then their mother tries giving one shirt away as a hand-me-down. The bare-chested twins emerge and yell at their mom, "Hey! That's our only shirt!"
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** 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]].
* Justified for one character in ''[[Durarara!!]]'': Shizuo Heiwajima really ''does'' have a closet full of identical [[Waistcoat of Style|bartender waistcoats]]. They were a gift.
* Gintoki has a whole rack of the exact same outfit in one episode of ''[[Gintama]]''.
* Poor [[Rurouni Kenshin]] doesn't even get a closet to lampshade--he's wearing exactly ''one'' outfit, as is shown when he gives up a part of it to Misao--the anime takes the time to close up on it, showing all of the repaired [[Clothing Damage]] he had taken up to that point. Misao then asks if his wife had left him.
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* ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'' changes the appearance of each armor set depending on the region. So even if the protagonist is wearing the same set of stealth armor, it may appear yellow in Saudi Arabia and white in Moscow. Likewise, going without armor puts the protagonist in street clothes, which also updates to the region. The protagonist wears a sweater in Moscow, while he wears a buttoned shirt with a dragon pattern in Taipei.
* Another weird example is present in ''[[No More Heroes]]''. You are able to customise Travis Touchdown's attire, but you are limited to changing his jacket, his shirt, his sunglasses, his belt and his jeans. What's even weirder is that the style never changes. Travis is always wearing the same type of jacket, sunglasses, t-shirt, belt and jeans. The only difference is in the palette swaps and the decals on each item of clothing.
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' plays with this a bit; a major game mechanic is changing your outfit to better camouflage yourself based on your surroundings, but all the outfits (no matter where you find them or who you get them from) are basically the exact same combat outfit as you wore to the mission, just made of different fabric prints.
* In ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', some of the respawn rooms have wooden lockers that store extras of the standard class uniform. Above the Pyro's locker? A purse with a flower motif.
* 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."
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* One of the biggest exceptions to this convention is ''[[Totally Spies]]'', in which the three central characters have a variety of unique outfits (when out of their uniforms).
* 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!]]!''
* As mentioned above, Kimiko from ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'' would wear a different outfit (and sometimes hairstyle) in every episode. The male characters got a slight costume change in the final season.
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' is in the middle ground.
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