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** Not only the captains but some of the lesser-ranked shinigami, too. The espada also have customized uniforms, and the main characters even wear their school uniforms in different ways (Ishida and Mizuiro wear it properly, Ichigo doesn't wear the tie, Keigo wears the tie but never seems to tuck his shirt in, Orihime later starts using [[Zettai Ryouiki]] while Tatsuki prefers sneakers, etc.)
** Kyoraku wears the standard uniform, but he also has a big straw hat and wears a [[Real Men Wear Pink|pink, flower patterned]] ''women's'' kimono over his captain's coat. These two items getting removed/damaged seem to be a visual indication he's not the drunken twit he appears, not least because it reveals his captain's coat - Chad gets curbstomped, Starrk had his work cut out.
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', Kenzan/Hassleberry removed the sleeves of his Ra Yellow jacket to look like a delinquent.
* In ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]'', none or almost none of the characters wear ''quite'' the same uniform.
* Rina in ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' wears the boys' uniform for no apparent reason.
* In Japanese schools where [[Sailor Fuku]] are the standard uniform, "[[Rule-Abiding Rebel|bad girls]]" would often wear ''longer'' skirts than is required by the dress code, or just wear the winter version in the summer.
** These kinds of girls were the target of a hit-and-run driver back in the day when [[Case Closed|Inspector Juuzou Megure]] was still a patrolling officer. {{spoiler|One of them, Midori, was gravely injured while under his watch. She got better, though... and later she married him.}}
** Subverted: In ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', it looks like Makoto is one of those girls (that was apparently the intention in [[The Artifact|early design notes]]). She eventually gets a new one, but it was so distinctive as to stick around, with the [[Hand Wave]] that [[Huge Schoolgirl|finding one in her size]] wasn't worth the trouble.
** Kaorin imagines two girls in her class (Tomo and Yomi) dressing in these long skirts in an ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'' dream sequence (Osaka goes with a spacy set of glasses, and Chiyo has a hat and black overcoat with a [[Shout-Out]] on the back); they accost her, so she can imagine Sakaki coming to her rescue.
* In ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]'', [[The Fashionista|Nodamiki]] ''always'' wears the school tracksuit instead of the blazer, even there's no P.E.. On the other hand, [[Bokukko|Tomokane]] always unbuttons her collar and often removes the ribbon tie, something that leads to [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]. OK, she still wears the skirts...
** There's also Namiko, who always wears a big belt and doesn't wear her blazer, in order to hide her [[Huge Schoolgirl|size]].
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** The starlight's also have different accessories on their uniform and different strap colors. Kakyuu's version (Which only appears in the manga) has a unique skirt and shoulder pads and her crown remains.
** Sailor Senshi as a whole have wildly different uniforms based on their team with the only real rule being it must have a Sailor collar, a bow of some kind on their chest and some from of tiara or head gear.
* Late in ''[[Gundam Wing]]'', when the five Gundam Pilots finally start working as a team, they start wearing matching [[Latex Space Suit|Latex Space Suits]], mostly black with white and red trim and different colored patches on the chests and arms: [[Hitman Withwith a Heart|Heero]], [[The Heart|Quatre]], and [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Wu Fei]] have a tan-brown while [[The Lancer|Duo]] and [[The Stoic|Trowa]] have blue. There doesn't seem to be any real reason behind this, either in terms of "coding" or style.
* [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena]] seems to be following the school rules by wearing the approved uniform (for men) but we never actually see a male student wearing the style.
* All five [[Smile Pretty Cure (Anime)|Smile Pretty Cures]] wear some kind of variation on their school's uniform, complete with color-coded ties and (for the most part) vests.
 
 
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* Commonly seen throughout the ''[[X-Men]]'' franchise. Any given junior team such as [[New Mutants]] or [[Generation X]] usually have a standard school uniform, but some may modify it to accommodate their powers, "sex it up", or discard it completely to signify leadership or lone wolf status.
** Even with the original X-Men, everyone's outfit was slightly different to accommodate their powers. Cyclops had the visor, Jean's outfit was feminized (lower neckline and flowing hair), Iceman only wore shorts and boots since he was covered in snow (later ice) most of the time, Beast didn't wear gloves or shoes (the latter so that he could make use of his prehensile feet), and Angel had his wings sticking out the back. During [[The Nineties]], all X-Men had yellow and blue uniforms that they mostly used during training sessions, although they were occasionaly worn in battle. During [[Grant Morrison]]'s run, they all wore black and yellow leather and briefly went with blue and yellow variations.
** The X-books generally love this trope even in the [[Spin-Off|spin offs]]. Aside from the junior teams mentioned above, [[X Factor]] had yellow and blue costumes in the ninties and even the original roster (the original five X-Men) had matching costumes that were mostly single-colored jumpsuits with the X-emblem running down the length of them. Meanwhile, when the [[X -Force]] was revamped by Mike Allred, the characters wore red and gray spandex. A more traditional team has returned since then, now with black costumes and red eyes.
* In the [[X Wing Series]], Imperial [[Ace Pilot]] Baron Soontir Fel [[Defector From Decadence|defected]] to the New Republic and joined Rogue Squadron. He wore their [http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4452/blz05.jpg dress uniforms] instead of his [http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4452/blz05.jpg Imperial one] (well, [http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/449/blz20.jpg sometimes]), but he kept his [http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/5797/blz41.jpg old] Imperial [http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6889/swrsmr305.jpg flightsuit], adding a Corellian bloodstripe - admittedly he [http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1527/blz14.jpg sometimes] had that before - and removing the Imperial symbol. Note that the other pilots are in orange.
** Basically, every artist put him into something different. Maybe, unlike the other Rogues, he doesn't have a [[Limited Wardrobe]].
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* For a short time in the nineties, [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]] wore brown leather jackets with the Avengers' logo on the shoulders. This gave the team a uniformed look while maintaining their individual identities.
** Perhaps as a reference to this, the "uniforms" of [[Nextwave]] were just a roughly knee-length trenchcoat (usually grey with black lapels) over whatever their normal outfits were. Or perhaps it was just [[Warren Ellis]]' love of trenchcoats. Either way, it worked.
* Currently, the [[Fantastic Four]] has been remodeled as the Future Foundation. The group wear black and white body suits similar to their original F4 designs. Thing and [[Spider -Man]] both have different costumes that accomodate their powers and past costumes while Reed and Susan Richards seemingly have identical suits with their chest emblems slightly different. Their children have gender-based uniforms.
 
 
== [[Film]] ==
* Joker from ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' wrote 'born to kill' on his helmet and wears a peace pin on his jacket. When a colonel gives him heck for it, he claims he was trying to make a statement about the dual nature of man.
* Coraline from ''[[Coraline (Filmanimation)|Coraline]]'' wants rainbow-colored knit gloves because she has to wear a school uniform and those are something no one else will have.
* In ''They Died With Their Boots On'' (1941), the [[Warner Bros]]. take on the Custer story, Cadet George Armstrong Custer ([[Errol Flynn]]) arrives at West Point in a uniform bedecked with plumes and so much braid that he is mistaken for an officer. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* In ''[[Alien (Filmfranchise)|Alien]]'', the crew on the Nostromo all wear various pieces of the uniform (jacket, jumpsuit, shirt, hat, etc.) combined with their own choices. Since they're traveling by themselves in deep space, it's not like the Corporation is going to notice whether they follow the dress code or not.
* The eponymous ''[[Mystery Team]]'' wears color-coded outfits that make them look like children.
* According to the "Children of the Atom" behind-the-scenes documentary this was done purposefully in ''[[X -Men: First Class (Film)|X Men First Class]]'', not only because the comics did so [[Fridge Brilliance|but also because each member required something slightly different]], like Xavier having more body armor (as the leader) and Magneto having less (since he can stop bullets) or Hank's collar being torn off.
** Even the original ''[[X -Men (Filmfilm)|X Men]]'' movies invoked this trope. The team wore black leather bodysuits with slight variations (Cyclops' visor was incorporated into his, Beast's costume was modified for his bulky frame, Angel went shirtless, etc.).
 
 
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*** They actually got the extras to adjust and modify their uniforms as they would at a normal school.
*** In the fifth film, one of Umbridge's decrees imposed that "proper dress and decorum is to be maintained at all times." Either the filmmakers were sloppy or the students didn't care to follow this rule. We'll go with the second explanation because we hate Umbridge.
* In the [[Discworld]] novel ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Monstrous Regiment|Monstrous Regiment]]'', if I remember correctly, most of the uniforms followed this trope, especially Maladict's, whose uniform was "deshabillé [...] scruffy, but with bags and bags of style" (because [[Man of Wealth and Taste|Maladict is a vampire]]). Later, after running out of Coffee and going somewhat loopy, Maladict starts acting like a character from ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'', adding a homemade camouflage poncho and writing on the hat.
** The Monstrous Regiment's uniforms weren't very uniform anyway, mostly because they were odds-and-sods mashups of whatever was left. The City Watch demonstrates this trope as well for the same reason, looking like a museum exhibit of "[[Nice Hat|Funny hats]] through the ages."
** ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'' [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this with the aging postal workers: "They all wore uniforms, although since no two uniforms were exactly alike, they were not, in fact, uniform, and therefore not technically uniforms."
* In ''[[Phules Company]]'', when Phule gives his troops new custom-made uniforms, C.H. immediately has the sleeves removed.
* In ''Scarecrow'' by [[Matthew Reilly]], the bodies of some Delta Force operatives are discovered. They don't wear unit insignia or any personal identification, but each man has customised his uniform slightly.
* Myn Donos of the [[X Wing Series]] sports a variably-customized uniform. Though his gear is New Republic issue, some of it still bears the patches from his ([[My Greatest Failure|nearly wiped out]]) former command. When he's in the middle of a [[Heroic BSOD|BSOD]], he wears a bare-bones Wraith Squadron uniform with no ornamentation, but when he starts recovering he sports his Talon Squadron insignia and the various decorations and medals he's earned.
* Endemic among the [[GauntsGaunt's Ghosts|Tanith First And Only]], starting with the fact that they've been amalgamated from three separate commands and didn't have entirely uniform equipment to begin with. Aside from Gaunt (who has a [[Custom Uniform]] to go with his unique rank), notables include [[Kill It Withwith Fire|flame trooper Lyse]], who goes sleeveless to emphasize that [[The Big Guy|even her muscles have muscles]], and Sergeant Criid, who sports a fur bomber jacket. They also have a surprising mixture of smaller equipment, including sidearms and utility tools, that comes from various sources (up to and including the enemy, if they're not using it any more).
 
 
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** Next Generation had Troi, who for the majority of the show wore what appeared to be a civilian outfit. She doesn't begin wearing uniforms until late in the show's run, when a visiting Captain calls her on it.
* On ''[[Bones]]'', Seeley Booth wears the standard FBI suit, but has wacky socks and belt buckle. Also, Angela Montenegro wears a standard blue lab coat, but with decorated lapels.
* Will Smith on ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel -Air]]''. He always turned the jacket of his school uniform inside out, displaying a colorful silk liner instead of the single color shell.
** Not to mention the time he wore his tie ''[[Refuge in Audacity|as a headband]]''. (Tied in a Windsor knot, as specified in the student handbook.)
* In ''[[Reno 911]]'', while all the officers wear uniforms, a few are different than others-- Though Lt. Dangle's shorts are the most noticeable, Deputy Travis Junior wears his vest and shades at all times, Clemmy's shirt is usually unbuttoned to show her cleavage, as is Cindy's. The latter also wears a skirt.
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*** Scrubs does tend to restrict departments to certain specific colours: medical interns wear shades of light blue, surgical interns wear shades of green, and nurses wear shades of pink. More senior staff usually wear a white lab coat over their scrubs.
** Reference in an episode where Kelso, enraged at the theft of scrubs, decided to stop it by replacing all the scrubs with a single ugly brown color nobody would want to steal.
* Daisy's uniform modifications in ''[[MIM.I. High]]'' must be pushing the limits of what is allowable for a school uniform, even at a school as slack as St. Hope's.
* The characters on ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' are so creative with their high school uniforms that half the time you forget they're even supposed to be wearing uniforms.
* ''[[Degrassi]]'''s gone in this direction in Season 11. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that the school had only implemented uniforms earlier that school year, and one of the teachers stated flat-out that they don't like enforcing it any more than the students like wearing it.
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== [[Music]] ==
* [[DestinysDestiny's Child]] made this their signature look. In a [[Music Video]] or live performance, the girls' outfits always had the same theme, but the specifics were different for each girl. For example, if the theme is a red shirt and black skirt, one might wear a tank top, another would wear a tube top, another would wear a halter, and when there were four members, the fourth might wear a baby tee or crop.
* While [[Doctor Steel]] did give the his fan club, the Army of Toy Soldiers, a general guideline for uniforms, he also encouraged incorporating individual expression into them, resulting in a myriad of interpretations on the theme.
 
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== [[Theatre]] ==
* In ''[[Wicked (Theatretheatre)|Wicked]]'', the characters at Elphaba's school technically don't wear uniforms so much as all their clothes are made of the same cloth.
 
 
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* In ''[[Gears of War]]'', pretty much all of the COG characters have customised their uniforms in some way. (In fact, one part of the standard-issue uniform (the helmet) seems to outright doom you to die a tragic, undignified death, so yeah, incentive there.)
** It's retconned that the Helmet restricts sight and hinders the men in such a way that they become less adept at spotting snipers... Pity Carmine didn't listen.
* In [[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]], each student uses a slightly different uniform when they graduate from the Knight Academy. The color varies each year and seems to be personalized to a degree; Pipit, Link's friend, has a yellow tunic with markings on the pants; Karane has a light green tunic and a beret instead of a cap and Link himself uses pouches on the waist with a white shirt under the chainmail.
* The ''Persona'' series has quite a few instances of this, which also crosses into [[Custom Uniform]]:
** ''[[Persona (Videovideo Gamegame)|Persona]]'' has each playable character has some sort of [[Iconic Item]] or [[Custom Uniform|personal style variations]], while still keeping the basic uniform intact.
** The ''[[Persona 2]]'' duology has Eikichi "Michel" Mishina, who wears some sort of kilt-thing over his uniform pants and under his jacket. The other playable high school student characters keep with the standard uniform, believe it or not.
** ''[[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Persona 3]]'' has quite the track record with this, even taking the PSP remake into account. The female protagonist and Aigis are the ''only'' ones who wear their uniforms correctly, the latter even wearing the winter version during the summer (for a [[Justified]] [[Robot Girl|reason]]). The other playable characters from Gekkoukan are all guilty of [[Custom Uniform|Custom Uniforms]].
** ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'' is better about this than ''Persona 3'', though. Three of the eight (one of whom doesn't go to school, another is explicitly a delinquent) party members wears the full winter uniform, and five wear the full summer uniform. One of the characters who regularly does wear the full uniform is a [[Bifauxnen|cross-dresser]] who's wearing a regulatory uniform of the opposite gender.
* ''[[Bully (Videovideo Gamegame)|Bully]]'' seems to give some leeway in what is considered a uniform for Bullworth Academy; You need to have something on displaying the school's name or logo at all times, but other then that go nuts customizing Jimmy's outfit.
* In ''[[City of Heroes]]'', Soldiers of Arachnos must have a soldier/widow costume for their base slot, but are given some customization options so they don't all look the same.
* Rin Tezuka of ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' doesn't have arms and does everything with her feet. Obviously, she would have [[Panty Shot|certain problems]] with a skirt, so she wears the boys' uniform.
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* Similar to the ''For Better or For Worse'' example, Tristan Stallings of ''[[Angel Moxie]]'' exploits a loophole in her school's dress code to wear striped stockings to school. When a teacher tries to call her on this she gives the page quote.
* The Dogs of war in [[Cry Havoc]] all wear customized versions of the same basic uniform. This is explained away by their jobs as mercenaries who chose their own gear.
* The black belts in ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'' Anime Martial Arts wear what they want, because "no-one dares tell them otherwise".
** There is also Sarah's beret worn during the school uniform story. She gets away with it by giving the principal [[Puppy Dog Eyes]] even though hats were against the rules even before the uniforms showed up.
* [[Super Soldier|Jägers]] in ''[[Girl Genius (Webcomic)|Girl Genius]]'' wear wild [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111214 variety] of [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111216 uniform-looking] [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20111230 garb] even when prepared to fight. At least, "goot lookin' vunz", i.e. not working for Klaus.
 
 
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