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An outfit that, for whatever reason, sticks in the mind of the audience forever. This can happen even if it's not intended to be embarrassing or funny, but simply a strange fashion choice that is never commented on by anyone else... except fans. The character might never wear it again, nor even anything like it. Maybe the wardrobe people or artists were just bored one day. There's just something unique, inappropriate or just plain odd. Very rarely, the producers are aware of it, and it may become a sort of alternate outfit if a similar situation lets the makers bring it out again.
It can be even more noticeable in a character who [[Limited Wardrobe|rarely wears anything else]]. [[Nice Hat
Sometimes the popularity of these outfits make the writers have the character wear the outfit as much as possible. Then you have [[Clothes Make the Legend]]. Being remembered for ''lack'' of clothing would ([[Fan Disservice|probably]]) be [[Everybody Remembers the Stripper]].
Compare [[Iconic Item]]. If what the character is called is itself derived from the outfit, in the [[Person
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'': Everyone knows Dio Brando by his yellow jacket, yellow pants, black sleeveless undershirt, and heart-symbol headband.
* ''[[Naruto]]''
** Naruto's orange jumpsuit with the blue stripes and white collar.
** As well as his Part 2 outfit with the black shoulders and collar. Double points with his [[Badass Longcoat]].
** Sakura's pink skirt thing and biker shorts.
** Sasuke's outfit with the light purple "butt-bow" thing and the shirt revealing much of his chest...
*** More so his black part 1 outfit.
** The Akatsuki's oufits: Cloak (w/Red Clouds) + Straw hat + Hat wind chime thing.
** The [[Custom Uniform|standard Shinobi uniform]], especially the [[Awesome but Practical|Konoha flak vest]], definitely counts. Bonus points to Kakashi for his [[Mask Power]], making him one of the few to [[Highly
* Haruhi in ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
**
** There's also Sailor Mars's civilian outfit, a miko priestess outfit that is in some ways more recognizable than her Senshi uniform.
** Cape, top hat, domino mask, and tuxedo. Any fan of the show knows we just described Sailor Moon's boyfriend.
* The ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' animators weren't so good with costume design, so most clothes that didn't first appear in the manga got weird looks. One recurring outfit, a white and lime green hooded top given to the resident [[All Girls Want Bad Boys|bad boy]], stuck out so much (both for the color scheme and for being out of character) that it appeared again, in a ''[[Tantei Gakuen Q]]'' ending theme, worn by his [[Actor Allusion|same-voiced]] [[Expy]].
* ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z''
** The fandom is ''never'' going to let Vegeta live down the bright pink "Bad Man" shirt. The outfit was such an odd choice, the dub adds a line with Vegeta being defensive about it. It wouldn't have been quite as memorable if it hadn't been for those retina-searing yellow pants and green shoes that went with it.
** Similarly, although it only happened in one episode, Piccolo in a bright yellow t-shirt and a baseball cap is a pretty well-known image... which is understandable, considering it's [[Rule of Funny|damn funny]]. Especially since he could not possibly have been stuck for things to wear, [[Fridge Logic|since he can create clothing from thin air.]]
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** Gohan also gets remembered for his Piccolo-inspired outfit during the Cell Games, although this may have been exacerbated by the fact [[Arc Fatigue|that time slowed down even more in this arc than it did in the Namek arc]], to the point that Gohan and Cell fire Kamehamehas at each other at the end of one episode and are dueling with [[Wave Motion Gun|Kamehameha]] ''for the entire next episode''.
** Speaking of the episodes with Vegeta in pink, Goku's Yardrat costume was an interesting lapse in fashion sense.
** Where's Muten Roshi's turtle shell on this list? Seriously, it's the only one here that seems to have actually had a [[Training
* ''[[
** [[Action Girl|Setsuna]] was once made to wear a [[Moe|cute]] alternate [[Catgirl]] [[Meido|maid]] costume to make her more attractive to the crowd watching her fights. She started wearing it later for no reason other than being popular with the
** Negi's [[Opera Gloves]] got not small attention, especially that with his chinese clothes they gave a filling similar to [[Zettai Ryouiki]].
* [[
** The dark brown (or black, [[Depending on the Artist|depends who draws it]]) [[Playboy Bunny]] outfit Haruhi occasionally wears is also very well known, probably because she wears it in the [[Awesome Music|God Knows]] scene (which is arguably the ''peak'' of the sheer ludicrity and fun the show runs with, and was also a huge meme to boot).
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''
** The plug suits are extremely iconic.
** Likewise, Gendo's white gloves and amber shades as a part of the "Gendo Pose" meme.
* ''[[
** Lelouch vi Britannia's [[Nice Hat]] after he {{spoiler|became Emperor of Britannia}} started a fanclub... before the episode aired. That entire outfit he wore is also quite distinctive, having been described as a cross between pope and old-fashioned sea captain, resulting in him being drawn in it whenever he shows up in new fan art, as opposed to his old Zero outfit, which was already quite memetic by itself.
** Not to mention CC's Bondage-riffic jumpsuit from the first episode. It's basically the only thing she wears until about halfway through the first season, at which point Lelouch got tired of seeing it and bought her an entire wardrobe. She puts it back on when Lelouch gets his sweet hat after {{spoiler|[[Self
** I'd like to say that Suzaku's Lancelot outfit and all of the Knight of Rounds's outfits are some.
** Kallen's skin-tight, all-red piloting outfit is probably second only to the Zero outfit.
* Sakura from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' has her [[Dressed All in Rubber|rubber]] [[Catgirl]] [[Meido]] outfit, among others... In fact, in the series the same outfit is never used twice, which is done on purpose.
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''
** Kamina's [[Cool Shades]].
** Also, Simon's own star-shaped ones.
** And Yoko's infamous "Starboobs"/"Space Yoko" outfit from the last arc.
** Kamina's ragged [[Badass Cape]] also.
** Also, Simon's pleather [[Badass Cape]]. Just as (in)famous would be the leather <s>[[Of Corsets Sexy|man-corset]]</s> [[Sarashi|haramaki]] and posture collar that came along with it.
* In ''[[
* The mechanized Bonta-kun outfit probably gets more attention than most ''[[Full Metal Panic
* Knuckles' wonderful, wonderful hat from the ''[[
** It even carried over to the [[Alternate Timeline]] [[
** It appeared briefly in the regular timeline too, as a piece of clothing once worn by an ancestor of his. According to one letters page, the reason he never wears it is so it won't get damaged.
* Utena from ''[[
** For the fans of [[The Movie]], Utena's black-and-white suit just oozes dapper and class.
* ''[[Trigun]]'': The distinctiveness of Vash's yellow-tinted shades with the zig-zag bit and the red leather coat is probably only overshadowed by Wolfwood's massive Cross-Cannon.
* Ryoma's outfit from ''[[Getter Robo]] Armageddon'' was supposed to be a reference to Shinichi from ''[[Maju Sensen]]'', another series by [[Ken Ishikawa]], but the popularity of the OVA [[Weird Al Effect|led to the iconic outfit being attributed to him instead]].
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]''
** When Yami Yugi wears his jacket over his shoulders. Though he doesn't keep this look up for many episodes, it seems to be incredibly catchy among fans. It's probably his most memorable and unrealistic outfit {{spoiler|until Millennium World, where he actually dresses like a pharaoh}}.
** Kaiba is first seen in a purple trenchcoat, and is also seen in a school uniform at some points. But his white trenchcoat from the Battle City arc is the outfit everyone remembers.
*** The purple coat was also fairly iconic. The coat itself doesn't seem to be as important as the [[Rule of Cool|impossible tail]] that [[Dramatic Wind|doesn't so much flutter as levitate.]]
** Bakura went through something similar; He's been in school uniforms, rather fetching cricketing jumpers and a few other outfits including a [[Black Cloak]]/[[Badass Longcoat]], but it's the blue-and-white striped tee with the [[Dramatic Wind|impossibly light]] sky-blue shirt from the Battle City Arc that everyone remembers and cosplays with.
** These two designs--[[The Hero]] in a jacket colored blue or red, [[The Rival]] in a [[Badass Longcoat]] colored white or
* ''[[
* ''[[
** England, in a single strip and most likely not in his right mind, dresses up in an angel outfit and calls himself "Britannia Angel". Only in one short strip did he do this, but there are a ''lot'' of fanworks of Britannia Angel.
** Also, England scores again with his "Sexy Waiter" outfit, which is basically the lower half of a [[Naked Apron|Hadaka Apron]].
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** Poland crossdresses a grand total of three times in the entire series. The extent to which he does it fanart is....much, much higher.
** Canada is commonly depicted in his military uniform... even though he has yet to actually wear it in the strips or anime.
* Rena's [[Nice Hat|hat]] from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
** And now we've got George's [[Shout
** Kinzo's {{spoiler|and Battler's}} cape is also fast-approaching this status.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (
** If one tells you to imagine a red cloak with a serpent-on-the-cross sigil on, need they even mention the black not-supposed-to-be-leather outfit underneath?
** [[Memetic Mutation|TINY MINISKIRTS]]! So memetic, they don't even have to be ''worn'' in the series.
** And who was it again, who wore a white suit with a matching hat and longcoat?
** Hello, [[Good
** Does Al's [[Animated Armor|armor body]] count?
* From ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* In ''[[Ranma
* The Knight Sabers in the original ''[[
** The 2040 version of Sylia had a Little Red Dress with [[Absolute Cleavage]] that stuck in viewers' memory.
* ''[[
** Ciel probably has more fan artwork of him in the [[
** Alois Trancy's booty shorts are practically a meme in their own right, too.
* Four of the five main cast members of ''[[
** Lupin's red or green jacket paired with black or white pants and a black or blue shirt and
** Jigen's dark suit with the fedora slouched over his eyes;
** Goemon's yukata and hakama;
** and Zenigata's conservative brown plainclothes suit, trenchcoat and fedora.
** Fujiko's doesn't wear her iconic black [[Spy Catsuit]] as much as the other four wear their outfits, but it's still memetic.
* Although not exactly an ''outfit'', in ''[[
* ''[[
* From ''[[
* ''[[
** Papillion Mask, especially his speedo or his post transformation outfit in all its bizarre battle ballet outfit glory..
** Don't forget Captain Bravo's white coat-hat combo.
* The black outfits Section 9 wear in the [[V
* ''[[Durarara
** Shizuo Heiwajima is inseparably linked with his [[Limited Wardrobe|endless supply of]] [[Waistcoat of Style|bartender's uniforms]] to the point that they've wormed their way into both his [[Fan Nickname|fandom]] (the Gartender) ''and'' [[Red Baron|canon]] (God of Destruction in a Bartender Suit) nicknames.
** Also Celty's Kitty-Cat-Eared yellow biking helmet, which was a joke by the illustrater but loved so much by the animators that it became her stock outfit in the Anime. And no, the cat ears don't have anything to do with anything, especially when you know that Celty is a [[Humanoid Abomination|Dullahan]].
* Going by fan works, one would think that Fate of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' wears her [[Leotard of Power|New Sonic Form outfit]] whenever she goes in battle, as opposed to it being a rarely used last resort kinda thing. [[Fan Service|One could only]] [[Stripperiffic|wonder why...]]
* ''[[Pokémon (
** All of Ash's main outfits count, but his Ashley and [[Meido]] outfits are remembered even though he only wore them once each.
** Wait, no mention of the iconic [[Nice Hat|Poké Ball-colored hat]]?
** Misty is most remembered in her original style for the anime, even more so than any of her game looks. ''[[Super Smash Bros
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* The Protect Gears from ''[[
* ''[[
** Pretty much ALL of the Strawhat Pirates outfits are notable and memorable considering they never change. Towards the end of the first half of the series, the crew starts to go through wardrobe changes. Though their default outfits are the best known
** Interestingly enough, Nico Robin is the only Straw Hat without an iconic outfit. Some fans count her Stripperific cowboy hat/open corset combo from her days as Miss All-Sunday, but she's worn something different almost every episode since she joined the Straw Hats.
* After an episode of ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
** Madoka is quite often drawn in the {{spoiler|white-dressed form she unveils when superpowered in the final episode, often referred to as "Goddess Madoka"}}. This outfit showed for probably about 2 seconds.
** Madoka's red hair ribbon becomes this in the last episode, when {{spoiler|she gives it to Homura. To fans of the series, long black hair + red ribbon instantly brings Homura (and Madoka) to mind.}} In the first episode, Madoka ''almost'' wears [[Haruhi Suzumiya
* ''[[
** Alucard has been seen in a few outfits and they're all very popular among the fandom, but the cake goes to Alucard's usual coat, hat, gloves and glasses. This ensemble is known among [[Crispin Freeman|his VA]] as 'pimp'.
** Both of Seras' outfits are quite popular, too.
* ''[[
* As a broader, franchise-wide example, [[Goggles Do Nothing]] on a ''[[
* ''[[
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* This is the reason why [[Superhero]] characters wear [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|brightly colored]] [[Spandex, Latex, or Leather]]. Also why most older characters are still wearing the same outfit they did decades earlier. The one time [[Superman]] had his outfit changed in canon is one of the bigger [[Dork Age]] moments of the 90s. And Superman's outfit was originally designed simply to be colorful and easy to draw, because comics had very limited printing capabilities in the 1940s. Whenever the comics change a character's look significantly, it likely won't stick to merchandising or adaptations. To wit; grey [[The Hulk|Hulk]], [[Spider-Man]] and his black outfit, and [[Wolverine]] and his bone claws.
* Wolverine has two outfits that are used with almost equal prominence: he started in yellow and blue, moved to a brown and tan outfit, then returned to the yellow and blue because Jim Lee liked the look. The yellow and blue is slightly more prominent currently{{when}}, but brown and tan has been used on occasion nevertheless. It's arguable that Wolverine subverts this trope more than any other comic character.
* [[Batman]]'s silhouette is so iconic he has a villain whose goal in life is just to steal his cowl. The fight for Batman's successor was even called Battle for the Cowl.
** Batman's outfit is continually tweaked [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-COurdf5cxBQ/Tvsoa8k8HAI/AAAAAAAAEKo/nCrV34-v4Ns/s1600/batman-infographic.jpg as this shows nicely] the key is that the outline is identical.
** Scans_Daily has concluded that Russian fur cap that [[Batman]] wears in ''[[Superman: Red Son]]'' is most likely the awesomest article of clothing in fiction. [http://www.kingofslackers.com/comics/SexyHat.jpg It's okay if you want to touch it. That is the natural response to a hat so sexy.]
** [[Batman]]'s [[Rogues Gallery]] has the market cornered on this trope. [[The Joker]]'s purple tuxedo, the Riddler's green outfit with the question marks and [[Nice Hat|bowler hat]], [[Catwoman (
** The Riddler actually has ''two'' memetic outfits: the suit and bowler hat, and the tights. It depends on whether the portrayal is homaging Frank Gorshin or not.
* [[Incredible Hulk
* [[Young Avengers]] has some:
** Wiccan, [http://colourmeshocked.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/hulkling__wiccan_001.jpg his cape and his (no longer worn) winged head piece.] Everyone remembers the cape. Everyone remembers that time Wiccan worn the cape over his civilians. The Young Avengers el-jay comm has declared Wiccan/Cape to be canon and the comm's unanimously accepted OTP.
** Kate Bishop's [http://marvel.com/universe3zx/images/thumb/8/82/LadyHawkeye01.jpg/440px-LadyHawkeye01.jpg "original" outfit]{{Dead link}} consisting of a torn purple bridesmaid dress, [[Black Widow (
* That one time [[Deadpool]] wore Marvel Girl's outfit. Because it was burned into the eyes of readers (you can't unsee it, even if you've never seen it!), but still remembered (though the panties turn up again later).
* The [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] are invariably remembered, redrawn, and [[
* ''[[Watchmen (
** If a Memetic outfit can be extended to other people, fanart of Silhouette shows her as pretty fond of nurses, probably because the girl she kisses in the movie is a nurse.
** The canonical memetic outfit of ''Watchmen'' is Dr Manhattan's [[Full
** Rorschach's mask is his face.
** This goes more for the film than for the comic, but Adrian Veidt's delicious purple blazer so qualifies. He's dressed very innocuously most of the time, and the jacket's not exactly odd for the 80s, but when you think of Adrian Veidt, you probably think of him in that blazer. God, so purple.
* The Guy Fawkes mask from ''[[V for Vendetta]]''. It's even used in [[Image Board|Anonymous-based protests]]. Possibly subverted in that the mask is [[Older Than Steam]].
* Gwen Stacy's headband. The black headband has become such an iconic symbol that it's appeared in movies, cartoons, and even [[
* Delirium has a bunch of different hairstyles in ''[[
* From ''[[
* [[Zatanna]]'s tuxedo shirt, coat, tails, top hat, fishnets and thigh-high hooker boots.
* [[Wonder Woman]] with her corset and [[Fan Nickname|star spangled panties]]. DC has tried to give her pants on at least a couple of occasions. Never sticks.
* The [[
* [[Justice Society of America|Stargirl's]] braces. She got them all the way back in issue 2 of ''Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.", and even though she later got "invisible" braces, she still has them. Their possible removal was a central plot point in the last issue [[Geoff Johns]] wrote of the current volume.
* [[Conan the Barbarian]] can't be illustrated without the furry [[Loin Cloth]]. You can give him a [[BFS]], long black hair, and otherwise make him a [[Walking Shirtless Scene]], but he's still not Conan without a furry loincloth. Note that neither the original Conan pulp stories by [[
* [[
* Like Wolverine and the Riddler, [[
== [[Film]] ==
* The iconic dress worn by Snow White in Disney's ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.
* Pretty much every [[Disney Princess]] has one of these. With the exception of Pocahontas, every single one of them had at least one wardrobe change during their respective movie. [[The Princess and the Frog|Tiana]] sets the record with a multitude of clothing changes, plus a full-on frog transformation, while most Disney Princess media depict her in her [[Pimped-Out Dress]].
* A little jarring in the case of [[Dinsey/Mulan|Mulan]], whose Memetic Outfit is her matchmaker dress (which she was uncomfortable wearing), but even more for {{spoiler|Rapunzel from [[Tangled]], whose long blonde hair is in every piece of merchandise.. while it being cut was what freed her from her oppressor.}}
* ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''
** Jack Skellington's pin-striped tuxedo and bat bow-tie]].
** Sally's stitched-up dress is pretty well-known as well.
* [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s Tramp outfit.
* [[Buster Keaton]] occasionally played [[
* [[Harold Lloyd]]'s horn rim glasses.
* [[
* ''[[James Bond (
** The trademark tuxedo, of course. This has lead to a misguided notion that he wears nothing but it (a staple of the typical [[Shallow Parody]] of the series), which isn't true. He wears plenty of normal, practical outfits (even military fatigues) and the tuxedo is limited mostly to social events. Bond's tuxedo is so emblematic that it's often invoked in [[Tuxedo and Martini|things inspired by Bond]], as a [[Shout
*** The always-wears-a-suit idea might stem from a Crowning Moment of Suave in ''[[
*** ''[[
*** There is an urban legend (of unknown veracity) that actors who agree to play James Bond are forbidden to wear a tuxedo in any other role for the duration of their contract. Supposedly, this is why [[Pierce Brosnan]]'s tuxedos in ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' were always "off" in some way, with something untied or missing.
** Honey Ryder's white bikini from ''[[
* ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]'' has a scene with [[The Joker]] dressed in drag as a nurse. The internet seems to have an odd obsession with this image.
* ''[[Star Wars
** Princess Leia's cinnamon-bun hairdo. Her white dress and blaster are also part of her classic look, but not as important as the hair. Her more famous outfit, ([[Stripperiffic|if you can call it that...]]), is the [[Go
*** Incidentally, the memetic power of Leia's buns is a ''dramatic plot point'' in ''[[
** Not to mention Han's vest, Luke's kimono... thing and boots, Obi-Wan's robe, Storm Trooper armor, Darth Frickin' Vader, as well as The Emperor's black cloak and Boba Fett's armor.
** Boba Fett doesn't do anything in the movies. All he does is standing around, showing off his armor! And even though he suffered the most ridiculous ([[Retcon|apparent]]) death in the entire series, he's still considered at least as [[Badass]] as Vader, if not even more. And all because of his armor.
** Padmé's white outfit with the [[Clothing Damage|erotically slashed shirt]] from ''[[
** Not to mention her elaborate royal costumes and face paint from ''[[
* [[Clint Eastwood]]'s poncho in the [[Spaghetti Western|Leone Westerns]]. ''[[The Good, the Bad
* [[Bruce Lee]]
** The yellow and black tracksuit from ''Game of Death'' (although it only appeared in one movie for a few minutes), especially after [[Uma Thurman]] wore the same outfit in ''[[
** A close second would be bare-chested in black pants as seen in ''[[Enter the Dragon]]''.
* ''[[A Nightmare
* Jason Voorhees' hockey mask from the ''[[Friday the
* ''[[
* The ''[[
* [[The Blues Brothers]] black suit pants and jackets, ties, shades, hats, and white shirts. [[Cool Shades|Mostly]] [[Sunglasses
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Breakfast
* ''[[
* ''[[
** Captain Jack's hair (and everything in it) alongside his bandanna and, of course, [[Nice Hat|his hat]]. Pretty much everything about Captain Jack's appearance is memetic, especially his sometimes drunken swagger-stagger.
** Barbossa's wide-brimmed hat with a huge feather.
* ''[[The Mask (
* In ''[[Back to
* [[Dracula (
* Hannibal Lecter's restraint mask. Not even mentioned in ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'' novel (he wore a hockey mask instead) and appearing only for a single scene in the movie, it went on to have a starring role in Hannibal, which opens with Mason Verger buying the mask for a ridiculous amount of money, has a scene of him wearing it and eventually putting it on [[Hannibal]]. It gets featured again in [[Red Dragon]] for a brief scene and Hannibal Rising features a moment with him putting on an ancient samurai mask that resembles his later restraint. The mask has become a symbol for Hannibal Lecter despite him wearing it for just a few minutes in every movie.
* Bo Derek's yellow bathing suit and cornrows in ''10''.
* [[Jake Gyllenhaal]]'s skeleton outfit in ''[[
* [[Carrie|Carrie White]]'s [[Blood
* [[Laurel and Hardy]]'s bowler hats (often depicted in their movies' opening titles for instant identification) -- gives them a little dignity against all odds. True to the [[Hat Shop]] trope, wearing them in ''Way Out West'' marks them as out of their element.
* Alex's giant grey sweatshirt and red heels from ''[[
* [[James Dean]], in all post-mortem representations, is wearing the red windbreaker from ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''.
** To the point where Fry's outfit from ''[[
* From ''[[A Clockwork Orange (
* From ''[[
* In the ''[[Harry Potter (
* Tony Monero in ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' wears different clothes throughout the movie but the white leisure suit is the one people remember most.
* Carmen Miranda's fruit hat and samba outfit. Among younger people the outfit is more well-known than ''her''.
* [[Austin Powers]]' thick glasses, crushed velvet suits, Beatle boots and male symbol medallion.
* Fred Astaire's
* [[Johnny Depp]]'s portrayal of [[Hunter S. Thompson]] in ''[[Fear and Loathing
* [[
* The Ghostface Killer's (no, not [[Wu
* A trailer for ''[[The Mask of Zorro]]'' opened with a completely silhouetted figure strolling out to center "stage." Practically anyone seeing the shape of his hat, the rapier on one hip, and the coiled whip on the other knew who this movie was about from that instant, even before he drew the sword and slashed the [[Zorro Mark|"Z"]] across the screen.
== [[Literature]] ==
* The [[Fracnhise/Star Wars Expanded Universe|Star Wars Expanded Universe]]:
** [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mitth%27raw%27nuruodo Thrawn] is almost always depicted in the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Big_Thrawn.JPG white Grand Admiral outfit], with or without the medals and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Thrawn.JPG gold epaulets]. He wore a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:OutboundFlight-cover.jpg black uniform] as a [[Outbound Flight|Commander of the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force]], and at various points he's said to be in such things as [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Young_Thrawn.jpg animal skins], a very fancy [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:DiscoThrawn.jpg robe thing] dubbed "Disco Thrawn", stormtrooper armor, and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:No_No...Not_Fett...Thr-err...Kast.jpg Mandalorian armor]{{Dead link}}. He must have worn uniforms appropriate to his rank before making Grand Admiral, but even official art puts him in the white uniform. In ''Galaxy of Fear'' he was only a Captain, but [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:TheSwarmCover.jpg look]. Same with in [[TIE Fighter]]. Depictions of him in his [[The Thrawn Trilogy|final campaign]] also tend to have him cradling and stroking a ysalamiri [[Right-Hand-Cat|like it's a cat]], when he never did that, and you can't really hold ysalamiri that way.
** [[X Wing Series|Wedge Antilles]] will [[Never Live It Down|always be reminded]] of the lavender short pants and the Ewok thing, if we ask the writer [[Aaron Allston]]. Those are more of [[Running Gag]]s—but he is very much associated with the oh-so-very-''orange'' Rebel flight suits.
* Sam Spade. [[Badass Longcoat]].
* [[Yellow Peril|Dr. Fu Manchu]] actually went so far as to lend his name to his style of [[Beard of Evil]]. Oddly enough, Rohmer describes him as clean-shaven.
* ''[[Harry Potter (
** Harry Potter's big, round, black glasses. Combine with a striped scarf and/or school uniform, and you have one of the most easily recognizable outfits in history. Black robes are a plus, but not even entirely necessary.
** [[Our Presidents Are Different|Minister for Magic]] [[Head
* ''[[
* ''[[
** An in-universe example: Moist von Lipwig doesn't really have a
** Discworld Witches and Wizards both recognize the value of this trope, and thus has a strong attachment to their pointy hats.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (
* [[Sherlock Holmes]]: [[Nice Hat|The deerstalker hat]], despite [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]/[[Popcultural Osmosis]] status.
* ''[[
* The [[Malevolent Masked Men|phantom mask]] worn by [[The Phantom of the Opera]], completed with a [[Something About a Rose|rose]].
** The musical pretty much codified the Phantom's [[Man of Wealth and Taste]] look: tailcoat, [[Badass Cape|dramatically swirling cloak]], and a [[Nice Hat|fedora]] (the last item is such an essential part to the image for some fans that there were complaints when it wasn't included in the film). Note that the fedora would either be [[Anachronism Stew]] or make The Phantom a [[Villainous Crossdresser]] (at the time the story was written and takes place, a fedora was ''women's'' fashion). A [[Nice Hat]] has always been part of his Memetic Outfit; originally, however, it was a top hat instead.
* [[Robin Hood]]'s Lincoln green tunic and pointy hat.
* The title character from ''[[
* ''[[Where's Wally
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[
** The Tenth Doctor's pinstripe suit and Chuck Taylors. As well as the Fourth Doctor's bohemian outfit with the long scarf and the Fifth's cricket outfit, with, um, decorative vegetable. The Sixth and Seventh Doctors were intentionally designed to be as memetic as possible (the former involving a [[Impossibly Tacky Clothes|profusion of colors]], the latter a shirt with question marks on it and an umbrella carried in any weather), but weren't as successful as the subtler examples.
** The earlier Doctors were more iconic for a specific style, but it wasn't until John Nathan-Turner's run as producer that their outfits literally became more like uniforms than styles. While the Third Doctor was always seen in some elegant outfit, it was often enough a ''different'' outfit each time. In the case of both the Fifth and Sixth Doctors, they more or less wore an identical outfit in every single story.
** And the Eighth Doctor also bears a distinct resemblance to Wilde, in what seems to be a more obvious way. Evidently, the costume department will keep making this joke until you get it.
** The scarf is probably the most iconic item of any Doctor's outfit, based at least partially on Toulouse-Lautrec's
** "City of Death". Romana. School Uniform.
** Sarah Jane's 'Nandy Pandy' from ''Hand of Fear''.
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*** Tegan's purple flight attendant uniform, which was a short, tight dress.
*** Nyssa's puffy maroon trouser-suit.
**
** Zoe, in the (in)famous sparkly sequinned catsuit; she actually only wore it for one and a half stories (all but the first few minutes of "The Mind Robber", and about half of "The Invasion").
** Jamie - being a proper Scotsman, always wore a kilt; usually paired with a pullover and a waistcost (sometimes not).
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** Leela's cavewoman outfit.
** Eleven's tweed jacket and bowtie. [[Bow Ties Are Cool]].
*** Also,
*** In "The Impossible Astronaut", he wore a Stetson for all of a minute. ''That was all it needed.''
** Fitz, in the ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', wears a [[Hell
* [[Series/Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]'s Guadalajara! poncho.
* ''[[
* Catwoman's costume from the 1960s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]''.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* Emma Peel of ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'': black leather [[Spy Catsuit
* ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]]''
** The previous season's Rangers came back during a teamup two-parter that the fandom remembers fondly. The fandom ''also'' fondly remembers the apocalyptic future-based [[media:vlcsnap-7966220.jpg|black leather/PVC outfit]] the Pink Ranger [[Fan Service|was dressed in]] during her first appearance in said episodes as she singly handedly saves everybody else in the cast.
** There's also the cloak Andros wears in his [[Establishing Character Moment]] in ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]''. Both times he's brought back for a crossover, he's shown wearing it.
** The Ranger outfit itself is iconic enough to be recognised by non-fans - base color bodysuit & helmet, long white gloves, boots & belt, and large black eyepiece on helmet, hardly varying from one season to another. Making it easy enough to create [[Evil Twin
* Much like Power Rangers above, ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' is known for his bug-eye lenses, antennae, silver mandible mouthpiece, [[Scarf of Asskicking]] (at least early on) and always,
* Many of the Heisei Riders have a fairly set clothing style out of suit (for example, [[Kamen Rider Double|Shotaro]] and his fedoras and waistcoats, or his partner Philip and his far less common long-sleeved shirts and parkas) but special mention goes to [[Kamen Rider OOO|Eiji Hino]], whose [[Establishing Character Moment]] cemented his [[Goofy Print Underwear|Memetic Lack of an Outfit]].
* The regular ''[[
* ''[[
** Jayne's clever homeknit hat -- "A man walks down the street in that hat, you know he's not afraid of anything."
** Also River's floaty skirts coupled with cycle shorts and big clompy boots... or not, [[Foot Focus|as the plot demands]].
** [[Fan Nickname|Captain Tightpants]], anyone? Those, and his [[Badass Longcoat]], from which the Browncoats take their name.
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq9slPefZwM Ryan's] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv9Ai00eByU Shoes.]
** And Colin's "tacky shirt," though he only wears it for one taping (which spawned two episodes).
* ''[[
* From ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'': Much's hat. He wore it for three seasons straight.
* ''[[
* [[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'s Neckerchiefs. Also, the [[Robe and Wizard Hat|Hat]].
* [[You Are Number Six|Number Six]] from ''[[
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''
** Claire was defined by the writers as "The Cheerleader" from day one, so they always have to find a way to show her in a cheerleader outfit, even when it stretches credibility, and everyone still refers to her as "The Cheerleader".
** Mohinder's hot-pink shirt (matched with striped purple-and-yellow scarf). There are multiple crack fics starring it.
* ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'': Al Borland's flannel shirts.
* ''[[Are You Being Served
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'': Dean's leatherjacket, and even more so, Castiel's trenchcoat (which is
* ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'': Daisy Duke's incredibly high-cut, tight jean short-shorts. So much that they were named after her.
* ''[[Hee Haw]]'': Minnie Pearl's flowery straw hat with the price tag hanging from it.
* ''[[
* ''[[Gossip Girl]]'': Chuck Bass' signature scarf.
* Played with in ''[[Sherlock]]'', where the deerstalker cap is something Sherlock spontaneously steals and dons as something of a disguise, and thanks to the press gets associated with him in the public mind.
== [[Music]] ==
* [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]]' outfits (mostly the dark suits they wore on the ''[[Ed Sullivan Show]]'', the tan Nehru jackets at Shea Stadium, and the colorful military outfits with epaulettes from ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'').
* [[Elvis Presley]]
** The white jumpsuit and shades he performed in during the Seventies.
** The black leather outfit he wore at his '68 Comeback Special.
* The green US army jacket [[
* [[
** The glove. Just the one.
** The ''Thriller'' red jumpsuit as well.
** And the leather jacket with the assload of zippers he wore in ''Beat It''.
** Never forget the white/glittery silver socks with black penny loafers.
** His fedora.
** Pinstripe suit and blue armband.
** His faux-military outfits. Dad gone it, ''anything'' he ever wore!
* [[
* [[Hair Metal]] in general.
* [[
** At the 2006 Academy Awards, Jon Stewart joked that "We're sorry Bjork couldn't join us this year. She was getting into her dress and Dick Cheney shot her."
** ''[[Mad TV]]'' paid homage to this outfit when a recurring character wore it. Her name: Ms. Swan.
* Many outfits worn by [[
* [[
* The white trousers and yellow leather jacket (and [[Badass Mustache|mustache]]) worn by [[Queen
* [[
* [[
* [[
** The [
** The eyepatch he wore (due to conjunctivitis) during a Dutch television appearance in 1974 is forever tied to his character Halloween Jack from ''Diamond Dogs'', which he was promoting at the time.
* [[Owl City
* [[
** He only wore a flannel shirt for a few months in 1990, but it is the article of clothing most frequently associated with both him and grunge fashion in general.
** Otherwise, his stripped shirt and jeans outfit from the [[Nirvana
* [[
* Geri Halliwell of the [[
* Earlier, you had Pete Townshend wearing a Union Jack suit during the early days of [[
* Rapper Flavor Flav always wears a large clock around his neck.
* Similar to the Elvis example, [[The Doors
* Miku Hatsune of ''[[
* Liberace says hello, by candlelight too.
* The outfits worn by [[
* Practically anything [[
== [[New Media ]]==
* [[GameFAQs|Board 8]] has a wiki. The very first line in the page for one longtime regular is that he has an awesome shirt... with a link to the wiki page ''[http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Ulti%27s_shirt for the shirt.]''
==
* ''[[Peanuts]]'': Charlie Brown wouldn't be Charlie Brown without the zigzag stripe shirt. Ironically, in early comics he wore an ordinary blank shirt, but his zigzag has overshadowed it for good.
* ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'''s red dress and red curls. [[Annie|The musical]] plays off of this by only putting her in said outfit when she's adopted by Warbucks.
* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''
** Calvin is never seen without his red T-shirt, sneakers, and shorts-that-are-too-long-for-his-legs.
** Then there's STUPENDOUS Man! See above, but add a cape and a red Luchadore-esque mask.
** Spaceman Spiff's jumpsuit and blaster, plus goggles.
** Tracer Bullet's Fedora, cig, and [[Badass Longcoat]]. Possibly subverted, since [[Badass Longcoat]]s may or may not be Narm for viewers.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[Super Soldier|Space]] [[Warrior Monk|Marine]] [[Powered Armor|power armor]], with its distinctive "Death's Head" helmet and [[Shoulders of Doom|huge pauldrons]], is pretty much shorthand for ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''.
==
* Mark Cohen's scarf from ''[[Rent]]''. Heck, some people even [[Cargo Ship|ship him with it]].
* The popular dress from ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]''. [[Cheeseypoofs]] has seen people tried to find it so they can go as Galinda for halloween.
* Quite a few from ''[[Les Misérables (theatre)|Les Misérables]]'' (Valjean's national guard outfit, Eponine's trenchcoat and hat, Cosette's black dress), but most notably the red vest that Enjolras wears from the Act 1 finale onwards. It is known as the "[[Fan Nickname|Red Vest Of Doom]]" to fans.
* Jesus's "Superman shirt", clown pants and clown shies in ''[[Godspell]]''.
== [[Toys]] ==
* Holly Hobbie's patchwork dress and bonnet.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Appearing (or not) in a variety of media, [[Franchise/Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] has her matching red hat and trenchcoat.
* ''[[Brink (
* ''[[
* ''[[Super Mario Bros
** [[Nice Hat|Red cap]], white gloves, blue overalls.
** Donkey Kong's monogrammed necktie.
** [[Donkey Kong
* ''[[
** For example the infamous "Black leather skirt and high-heeled Dominatrix boots" that Simon Belmont was saddled with for ''[[Castlevania Chronicles]]''.
** And Soma's ever-loving white, fur-collared, and blue-trimmed Pimp Coat. Even with the [[Art Evolution|questionable change in artists]] he kept the iconic coat.
** Isaac's pants are quite infamous.
* ''[[
** Link's green tunic, leather boots, and [[Nice Hat|hat]].
** Zelda's purple and white dress from ''Twilight Princess'' also counts to the point that it's practically her default outfit. It even shows up in fanarts for other games where she wore mostly pink.
* ''[[
** ''[[
** While ''[[
** The same could also be said for [[Final Fantasy IX
** [[Final Fantasy IV
** [[Final Fantasy VI
** [[Final Fantasy VII
** Cloud's ''[[Kingdom Hearts (
** For ''[[
* ''[[
** Solid Snake's sneaking suit in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2
** Certainly the [[Eighties Hair|mullet]]. Even though he wore his hair short in as many games as he wore his hair long, including in his first appearance on the [[
** Don't forget Raiden's Skull Suit. Although, does his [[Naked People Are Funny|lack of Skull Suit]] at one point count?
* ''[[
** Niko Bellic is often portrayed wearing fingerless gloves, even though he never actually wore them in-game. The reason for this is because of early artwork showing him wearing them, although they were removed from the game later on. Asking where Niko's fingerless gloves were became a popular meme on GTA message boards.
** Niko's starting outfit, a leather jacket and tracksuit, has become rather memetic, too, to the point where he wears them in all his appearances in the expansion packs, despite having access to a designer clothing store and plenty of money.
* Master Chief's armor in the ''[[Halo (
* ''[[Silent Hill]]'': Pyramid Head's, um, pyramid head, a huge, implied-to-be-very-heavy torture helmet that may or may not be his actual head. Note that the original is solid and has five sides, whereas the most popular version from [[Silent Hill (
* ''[[Half-Life (
* ''[[Super Smash Bros
** [[Star Fox (
** [[F-Zero
** Ditto for the red on pink ensamble worn by [[Hotel Mario
** And also Marth in his white, "Wedding Marth" outfit.
* ''[[
** Ryu's sleeveless white gi with Red Headband. Ken's red and Akuma's gray ones follow on from this.
** Blue female outfits with spiked wristbands and white hair-puffs work too.
* ''[[
** Banjo the Bear is memorable for his yellow shorts. He was granted the chance to talk about it in a Facebook Q&A promoting his latest game. Of course, he also has the backpack that houses his longtime friend Kazooie, but uh...[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=273 that may cause some uncomfortable conversations these days].
** His shorts and backpack are so memetic that they appear on ''every. single. transformation.'' that the pair have been through in both the original and sequel. Yes, even the ones that don't make any semblance of sense, like a pumpkin, a snowball, or a ''washing machine.''
* Power armor for the ''[[
* ''[[
** The Varia Suit. Although Samus rarely starts the game with it (and if she does, there's a pretty good chance she [[Bag of Spilling|loses it pretty soon]]) and usually gets another upgrade or two to her suit, its design (complete with the iconic [[Shoulders of Doom]]) and color scheme are synonymous with her [[Powered Armor]].
** Also the Zero Suit, especially since appearing in ''[[Super Smash Bros
* ''[[
** "I like shorts. They're comfy and easy to wear!" The playable characters are also easily recognizable in their attire.
** Lampshaded in ''[[Hotel Dusk: Room 215]]'' sequel ''[[Last Window]]'' by player character Kyle Hyde: "I like suits. They're comfy and easy to wear."
* Zero from ''[[
* Koei is responsible for doing this to the ''[[
* ''[[Dead Space (
** Isaac Clarke]]'s gothic-looking, horror-show engineer suit. Other people obviously wear it, as you'll see in ''[[Dead Space: Downfall
** Moreover, in most promo and fan art, Isaac's wearing the midgame level 3 suit, rather than the basic or fully upgraded versions.
* ''[[
** Suwako's combination of a purple dress with long wide sleeves paired with her [[Nice Hat|epic wide-brimmed frog-eyed hat]] makes her stand out in the [[Physical God|divine crowd]].
** Two-toned red/blue nurse's dress that [[Batman|Two-Face]] would approve of? It's Eirin!
** Red-white number with [[Detached Sleeves]]? Reimu's Incident-resolving dress!
** Oh wait! We forgot to mention the new [[Memetic Mutation|good]] [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|green haired]] miko in white and blue who lives with [[Physical God|Suwako and Kanako]] in the Moriya Shrine. That's right guys! It's Sanae Kochiya (or [[Spell My Name
** Reisen Udongein Inaba only wore a suit jacket in one game out of all the other official games which she had been in. In all the other official works she doesn't wear it; but even so it has become her
** Flandre Scarlet's distinctive [http://jollepoker.deviantart.com/art/Flandre-s-Wings-121847881 metal-and-"Christmas lights" wings] certainly make an impression (unfortunately missing in the picture is a single glowing eye peering out of the darkness at you). Although, the Memeticness might partly come from the fact that Flandre's wings resemble [[Kirby|Marx's]] wings.
** Cirno's ice wings.
** A red, plaid dress and vest, with a white shirt and a [[Parasol of Prettiness]][[Parasol of Pain|sol?]] [[Green Thumb|Yuuka]] [[Badass|Kazami]].
** In fact, a [[Memetic Mutation|rather famous]] [[Fan Vid]] uses the incredible number of
* All of the ''[[
* ''[[
* Hazama/{{spoiler|Terumi}} from ''[[
* The standard [[The Hashshashin|Assassin]] outfit in ''[[
* ''[[
** The Mishima studded gloves and Heihachi's tiger's head gi.
** His [[Fundoshi]] from the <s>third</s> fourth game is hard to forget, too...
* ''[[
* ''[[
** Mai Shiranui's famously [[Stripperiffic]] red kimono(?) in ''[[
** Terry's iconic red jacket and [[Nice Hat|trucker cap]].
** Iori's [[Anime Hair|hairdo]], underjacket... [[Impossibly Cool Clothes|thing]] and leg belt.
** Rugal's [[Badass in
* ''[[
** Commander Shepard's N7 Onyx armor in ''[[Mass Effect
** [[Highly
* ''[[
* In ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts (
** Three words: Giant. Yellow. Shoes.
** Three more words: Black hooded trenchcoats.
* ''[[
** Jill Valentine and the (in)famous blue tube top, miniskirt, and sweater wrapped around the waist combo that she wears in ''[[Resident Evil 3
** Likewise, Claire Redfield and her iconic pink cycling suit from the second game.
** Wesker and his penchant for sunglasses at night and wearing all black.
* ''[[Hitman]]'': Agent 47]] has a really snazzy black suit with a striped white shirt, a diagonally striped red tie and black leather gloves, with those specific details. The suit's almost as recognizable as his [[Scannable Man|barcode]] (which it should be, considering how much it costs).
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* The standard Iron Helmet from ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
** The Warden in is frequently depicted in artwork wearing Warden-Commander Armour, Leather Armour, or Circle Robes.
** Hawke in ''[[
=== [[Visual Novels]] ===
* ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]''
** Archer. Of course is identified by his not-quite-a-[[Badass Longcoat|longcoat]]. Technically, it's two red sleeves and a battle skirt. Try and imagine him without it and, at best, you get {{spoiler|a tanned Shirou}}.
** Let's not forget
* ''[[
** Miles Edgeworth's maroon suit and cravat.
** [[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
* In the ''[[
== [[Web Animation]] ==
* The immense popularity of ''[[Half Life: Full Life Consequences]]'' means that almost every video made using Gary's Mod uses the same "John Freeman" sprite as it's star.
* Even before John Freeman, Male 07 had been a popular character model due to its starring role as Gordon Frohman in the webcomic ''[[Concerned]]''.
== [[Web
* Marten's "TEH" T-shirt in ''[[Questionable Content]]''.
* Due to the fact that everyone is a stick figure in ''[[Xkcd]]'', the one extravagance worn by recurring characters is this. [[Nice Hat|Black Hat Guy]] is the most prominent, followed by [[Cloudcuckoolander|the guy in the beret]].
* In-universe example: the white dress from Agatha's holographic message in ''[[Girl Genius]]''.
* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'': It's probably justified because we never see him wearing anything else, or his face through it, but Dr. McNinja's lab coat and Ninja mask. When {{spoiler|Franz Rayner}} made an army of Doc clones, he even made sure to equip each and every single one of them with that same lab coat and mask.
* ''[[Homestuck]]''
** We get [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|Courtyard Droll's]] [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003684 absolutely ridiculous hat], and to a lesser extent the rest of his outfit. Though it's more just "odd hats in general".
** Each of the kids has a shirt design that is iconic of them, and almost all of their alchemised clothing still has a basis in their original shirts in that they share the logo. Pink hairband and shirt with a defaced purple octopus? Rose. Broken record and baggy pants? Dave. [[Ghostbusters
** Although it's more of a case of [[Off
* ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'': Gabe in yellow and Tycho in blue.
* ''[[
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Some of the "[[Fan Service]]" outfits in [[Survival of the Fittest|SOTF-TV]] qualify both in [[Character Blog|"Survival of the Snarkiest"]] and among the handlers, especially the ones that are actually worn by the characters. This includes Panya Bishara's Smokey the Bear fursuit, Mae St. Clair's geisha costume, Sidney Rice's [[Playboy Bunny]] gear, and Jeanette Buendia's hula girl outfit.
* Most of the [[That Guy With The Glasses]] members that wear a costume recieve this treatment. Most common targets include [[The Nostalgia Critic|the Critic's]] [[Unkempt Beauty|black and white suit]], tie and cap, [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara's]] coat and [[Nice Hat|purty hat]] and, before she lost it, [[The Nostalgia Chick|the Chick's]] [[Bow Ties Are Cool|bowtie]].
==
* ''[[The Batman]]'' has the Joker in a purple straightjacket, yellow vest, fingerless gloves, and [[Does Not Like Shoes|no shoes.]]
* [[The Fairly OddParents]]'': Timmy Turner's pink hat.
* ''[[Scooby-Doo (animation)|Scooby-Doo]]''
** Fred's ascot (actually a neckerchief). Though present-day Freddie doesn't wear one, they do bust it out for [[homage]]s every once in a while, as well as plenty of [[Lampshade Hanging]] in the series of Fred's fashion choice.
*** [[The Venture Brothers|Hank Venture]] wears one specifically to evoke Fred. There's been a [[Lampshade Hanging]] on this.
** The other members of Mystery, Inc. also apply, though the ascot (being so out of place) is the most known.
* Black shirt, gray gloves, and khaki cargo-pants define [[
* In an interesting case of an adaptation spawning a memetic outfit for a character, [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* [[SpongeBob SquarePants
* [[Mickey Mouse]] has his red shorts and yellow shoes.
* [[Donald Duck]] and his sailor hat and shirt.
* ''[[
* [[Freakazoid
* [[
* Every one of [[The Simpsons (
* Speaking of Matt Groening's work, the red windbreaker jacket and the tank top ''[[
* Finn's awesome [[Nice Hat|hat]] in ''[[
* Lola Bunny's [[Bare Your Midriff|midriff-baring]] yellow tank top and [[Who Wears Short Shorts?|short purple gym shorts]], which has a [[Palette Swap|different colour scheme]] in her introductory appearance in ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Hey Arnold
* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n
* ''[[My Little Pony
** Applejack's hat and mane-ties, while several other minor characters are known almost as much for their accessories as for their looks.
*** In particular, Vinyl Scratch sports a pair of [[Cool Shades]] while Octavia has her pink [[Bow Ties Are Cool|bowtie]], and Doctor Whooves is frequently depicted in fanworks as wearing one of a few different outfits designed to make him more closely resemble [[Doctor Who
** The Mane 6's Gala dresses are also considered quite iconic.
** In the fanart community, art featuring the ponies in anthro or human form have settled for some commonly accepted outfits.
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*** Fluttershy with a loose yellow sweater.
*** In contrast to her sister's white gowns, Luna has recently been often portrayed in a militaristic dark uniform.
* ''[[
** Red baseball hat turned backwards, greenish-grey jacket, white t-shirt, baggy jeans...
** Not to mention for his friend, orange ski cap, red oversized t-shirt/dress, dark grey jacket, red-and-orange striped stockings, dark grey boots, not to mention wearing pigtails.
* ''[[
* From ''[[Codename
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[Complete World Knowledge|John Hodgman]] is pretty much always seen wearing the same brown suit with orange tie.
* [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s beard and stovepipe hat.
* Davey Crockett's coonskin cap. [[
* [[
* The obligatory all-concealing [[Ninja]] outfit, rarely if ever worn by actual ninja in real life.
* The Nazi uniform. Skulls on a cap, black trenchcoats, or an armband will remind people of the Nazis more than any other group. [[Putting
* Similarly, [[Fascist Italy|Mussolini's]] black military uniform, including the [[Nice Hat|black cap]].
* [[Robin Williams]]' Hawaiian shirts. There's rarely a parody of him where he isn't wearing one.
* Similarly, [["Weird Al
* [[Tina Fey]] and her glasses.
* [http://imeanwhat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/aretha_franklin_hat.jpg Aretha]{{Dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140723132941/http://www.papermag.com/blogs/aretha-hat-poster.jpg Franklin's] [https://web.archive.org/web/20141019052348/http://www.shoppingblog.com/pics/arethas_hat_smithsonian.jpg hat] [http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3222794249_9204fb044d.jpg that] [http://www.thestyleinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/noreen-carroll-aretha-franklin-hat-picture-buzzfeed.jpg she] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090215112812/http://www.usmagazine.com/files/degeneres-franklin-b.jpg wore] [https://web.archive.org/web/20140723233816/http://blog.nola.com/living/2009/02/large_ArethaCrop.jpg to] [http://s-ec-sm.buzzfeed.com/static/imagebuzz/web02/2009/1/25/13/finally-the-man-in-an-aretha-franklin-hat-now-t-28353-1232908781-11.jpg Obama's]{{Dead link}} [http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3423/3219976078_7c0fc0fa89.jpg inauguration].
* [[The Duke of Wellington]]: "I shall come in any damn trousers I like!"
* Colonel Sanders and his iconic white suit.
* [[Carl Sagan]]'s tan blazers, often worn with a turtleneck.
* [[George W. Bush]] and his flight suit.
* [[Winston Churchill]]'s pen-striped suit.
* Douglas MacArthur's corncob pipe. Not to mention the [[Cool Shades|aviator shades]], [[Older Than They Think|before the aviators started wearing them]], in a literal case of [[Follow the Leader]]. It helps that General MacArthur had been a Brigadier General since 1918, which for many people only familiar with him from [[World War II]] and [[The Korean War]], makes ''him'' [[Older Than They Think]]. Before the shades, he as known for his turtleneck sweater and swagger stick which he'd wear on the battlefield.
* The comforting sweaters and sneakers of everyone's favourite TV show host [[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
* Steve Jobs' penchant for rollneck shirts and blue jeans.
* [
* American writer and journalist Tom Wolfe and his trademark white suits.
* Ryan Ross's Rose vest. The vest alone has fangirls.
* [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s bicorne hat and uniform.
* [http://img.alfonsojimenez.com/2007/01/audrey.jpg Audrey Hepburn's outfit]{{Dead link}}. Specially the cigarette holder.
* The yellow suit worn by Bertie Ahern to a meeting of world leaders.
* [[Mr. T]]'s gold chains
* [[George Lucas]]' flannel shirts.
* [[George
* Jackie Kennedy's pink Chanel
* [[Mike Jittlov]]'s green jacket and green sneakers, to the point that his credit on ''[[The Wizard of Speed and Time (film)|The Wizard of Speed and Time]]'' simply reads "Directed by the man in the green jacket".
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