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Some characters wear a realistic outfit, to the point that a cosplay of them might be relatively simple. But this gets kind of boring; it's not a challenge for the cosplayer to put together, and very few people will actually realize that he or she is in costume. (Which might explain why even mundane series tend to gravitate towards [[Joshikousei|unique school uniforms]] and such).
Sometimes the character designers realize that their characters' wardrobes are too realistic or [[Distinctive Appearances|just don't stand out enough]] from other characters in similar media. One way to compensate for this is by mixing bits and pieces of what might be a number of perfectly acceptable outfits into a bizarre Frankenstein mess. The outfit may be comfortable, but something about it just looks slightly, but not totally, off.
Often involves [[Too Many Belts]], [[Zipperiffic]], [[Goggles Do Nothing]], [[Virtual Paper Doll]] (with some questionable mixing and matching), and [[Impossibly Tacky Clothes]]. See also [[Rainbow Pimp Gear]], where video game characters achieve this effect due to their ideal gear being unfortunately mismatched.
Contrast [[Pimped-Out Dress]], which could have loads of accessories, but (usually) in a stylish manner. See also [[Improvised Clothes]]. For clothing that ''isn't'' supposed to stand out, see [[Stock Costume Traits]], [[Master of Disguise]], and (sometimes) [[Wig, Dress, Accent]]. When a costume, though it may be distinctive, indicates which faction the character belongs but doesn't stand out within said faction, it's [[Dress-Coded for Your Convenience]]. If faction members want stand out from each other within the dress code, they go for the [[Nonuniform Uniform]].
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== Literature ==
* Most of the time, when characters in the [[X Wing Series]] have their clothing mentioned at all, they're in pilot's jumpsuits. But in ''Wraith Squadron'', when three Wraiths doing [[The Infiltration]] are passing as [[Hawaiian-Shirted Tourist|wild-shirted tourists]], well - better just to quote.
{{quote|Wedge shook his [pile of clothes] out. A short-sleeved tunic in orange and yellow tropical fruit patterns and short pants in lavendar. "I'm going to throw up."
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